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Overview

On the evening of October 6th, a strong storm system swept through northeast Kansas with a cold front. Severe storms that developed in the late afternoon quickly became severe with large hail up to golfball size, damaging winds, and two verified tornadoes

Tornado
Photos & Video
Radar

Tornadoes:

Tornado - Central Clay County

Date	10/06/2016
Time (Local)	4:36 PM - 4:52 PM CDT
EF Rating	1
Est. Peak Winds	105 MPH
Path Length	5.5 miles
Max Width	200 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: A hunting cabin was destroyed and blown into a pond. A few farm outbuildings were also destroyed. A pair of grain bins were dented. Four power poles were snapped and several trees were uprooted or snapped.

Track Map

Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado - Northern Clay and Southern
Washington County

Date	10/06/2016
Time (Local)	4:18 PM - 4:35 PM CDT
EF Rating	1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	9.5 miles
Max Width
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Farm structure was completely destroyed. Due to the inaccessibility of the damage, rating was based on radar signatures and ground truth reports.

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:

Damage photos south and southeast of Clay Center


Grain Bin south of Clay center	Grain Bin south of Clay Center	Hunting Cabin Destroyed	Farm Outbuilding destroyed

Tornado pictures from storm south of Clay Center


Tornado south of Clay Center Courtesy of Scott Blair	Tornado south of Clay Center Courtesy of Jonathan Napora

Radar:

Two tornadic supercells over north central Kansas


Northern supercell reflectivity along Clay/Washington county line south of Palmer at 421 PM	Northern supercell velocity along Clay/Washington county line south of Palmer at 421 PM	Supercell reflectivity for tornado south of Clay Center at 442 PM	Supercell velocity for tornado south of Clay Center at 442 PM