October 12, 2021 Tornado Event

Storm Survey Results:

Tornado - Sharon Springs WALLACE COUNTY Date 10/12/2021 Time (Local) 6:25 PM MDT to 6:33 PM MDT Est. Peak Winds 85 MPH Path Length 3.34 Miles Max Width 100 Yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The primary damage produced by this tornado occurred at the Sharon Springs Golf Course, just south of town. At this location, some tree limbs were snapped, a power pole was leaning, and several small outbuildings had metal roofs ripped off, walks knocked down, or garage doors blown in. In addition, a nearby combine had broken windows and a tractor trailer had at least two wood beams penetrate the door. Along the rest of the tornado path, broken tree branches were noted in a couple different locations. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video

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Damage to a golf course outbuilding. (NWS Storm Survey)	Damage to a golf course outbuilding. (NWS Storm Survey)	Damage to a golf course outbuilding. (NWS Storm Survey)

Wood plank impaling a truck door. (NWS Storm Survey)	Combine suffered broken windows. (NWS Storm Survey)	Tree limbs down WSW of Sharon Springs (NWS Storm Survey)

Radar

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Radar Reflectivity Broad rotation beginning to tighten southwest of Sharon Springs, KS	Storm Relative Velocity Broad rotation beginning to tighten southwest of Sharon Springs, KS	Radar Reflectivity Tornado begins southwest of Sharon Springs, KS	Storm Relative Velocity Tornado begins southwest of Sharon Springs, KS

Radar Reflectivity Tornado continues southwest of Sharon Springs, KS	Storm Relative Velocity Tornado continues southwest of Sharon Springs, KS	Radar Reflectivity Tornado impacting the golf course south of Sharon Springs, KS	Storm Relative Velocity Tornado impacting the golf course south of Sharon Springs, KS

Radar Reflectivity Tornado dissipates southeast of Sharon Springs, KS	Storm Relative Velocity Tornado dissipates southeast of Sharon Springs, KS

Storm Reports

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..

0517 PM     HAIL             1 NNE GOODLAND          39.36N 101.70W

10/12/2021  M0.25 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0532 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GOODLAND                39.35N 101.71W

10/12/2021                   SHERMAN            KS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            DISPATCH REPORT OF CAR WINDOW KNOCKED OUT OF

            CUSTOMERS CAR AT WALMART AND A SMALL TREE

            UPROOTED AND BLOWN INTO PARKING LOT. OTHER

            SMALL BRANCHES WERE FOUND SNAPPED BEHIND

            WALMART. DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF

            TORNADO AS ALL DAMAGE WAS BLOWN EAST. TIME

            ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0600 PM     HAIL             WESKAN                  38.86N 101.96W

10/12/2021  M1.00 INCH       WALLACE            KS   911 CALL CENTER 

            REPORT OF QUARTERS FROM DISPATCH TIME

            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0605 PM     HAIL             BURLINGTON              39.31N 102.27W

10/12/2021  E0.25 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   PUBLIC     

0613 PM     HAIL             4 SW BONNY RESERVOIR    39.57N 102.22W

10/12/2021  E0.25 INCH       YUMA               CO   PUBLIC   

0625 PM     TORNADO          1 S SHARON SPRINGS      38.88N 101.75W

10/12/2021                   WALLACE            KS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-0 IMPACTED LOCATIONS SOUTHWEST TO

            SOUTHEAST OF SHARON SPRINGS, KS. THE MOST

            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AT THE

            SHARON SPRINGS GOLF COURSE. PATH LENGTH WAS

            3.34 MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH AS LARGE AS 100

            YARDS.

0628 PM     HAIL             8 S SHARON SPRINGS      38.78N 101.74W

10/12/2021  E1.00 INCH       WALLACE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0630 PM     TORNADO          SHARON SPRINGS          38.89N 101.75W

10/12/2021                   WALLACE            KS   911 CALL CENTER 

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM SHARON

            SPRINGS. DISPATCH REPORT OF TORNADO HITTING

            GOLF COURSE ON SOUTH SIDE OF SHARON SPRINGS.

            POWERLINES WERE REPORTED DOWN.

0656 PM     HAIL             14 NNE SELKIRK          38.66N 101.48W

10/12/2021  M0.25 INCH       WICHITA            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            PEA SIZE HAIL AND 51 MPH WIND GUST.

0758 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S OAKLEY              39.10N 100.85W

10/12/2021                   LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            CENTER PIVOT BLOWN OVER. FOUND IN THE

            MORNING, TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E OAKLEY              39.13N 100.82W

10/12/2021                   LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SEMI BLOWN OVER AT MM 75.5 ON I70.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE OAKLEY            39.12N 100.83W

10/12/2021                   LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            EM RELAYED THAT A 1/2 MILE OF POWER POLES

            GOT TAKEN OUT DUE TO STRAIGHT LINE WINDS

            RESULTING IN POWERLESS FOR THE CITY OF

            OAKLEY.

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW GRINNELL          39.06N 100.66W

10/12/2021                   GOVE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF A LARGE,

            DEAD TREE (TRUNK DIAMETER UNKNOWN) WITH

            ROTTED ROOTS WAS BLOWN DOWN. TREE WAS

            ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 FEET

            TALL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR AND

            SPOTTER ESTIMATE.

0927 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E HILL CITY           39.37N 99.83W

10/12/2021  M53 MPH          GRAHAM             KS   ASOS            

            ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY.

0938 PM     HAIL             NORTON                  39.84N 99.89W

10/12/2021  E0.50 INCH       NORTON             KS   COCORAHS        

            DELAYED REPORT. MOSTLY PEA SIZE HAIL, BUT

            SOME UP TO HALF INCH SIZE.