This graph is meant to represent the tornado density per state since For a proper perspective, square miles is roughly a bit smaller than the city of Wichita. This means that if you assume the average Kansas county has an area of roughly square miles, then each Kansas county has averaged roughly tornadoes since Above-right graph illustrates EF3 or greater tornadoes per state per square miles since Kansas is ranked 8th, at 2. EF3-EF5 tornadoes represent strong to violent tornadoes, so this graph represents the violent tornado density per state since For a proper perspective, square miles is roughly a tad bigger than Sedgwick County.
The above-left graph illustrates annual Kansas tornado days since , while the above-right graph illustrates annual Kansas EF3 or greater tornado days since The more notable years are highlighted in yellow.
These graphs count each day a tornado EF3 or greater tornado above-right graph occurred within Kansas since Tornado days are generally considered a better measure of tornado trends over time than tornado occurances due to the increased reporting of tornadoes since the ss refer to the left graph at the very top of this report.
The above graph illustrates hourly Kansas tornado frequency since The peak hours are historically between pm. Even though the highest sun angle each day occurs between noon-2 pm, peak afternoon heating does not occur until around pm. The most unlikely time of day for a tornado to occur is historically between am CST. It roared into Andover, drawing a bead on the Golden Spur mobile home park which was devastated. It was at the mobile home park where 13 of the 17 fatalities occurred.
The tornado continued onto El Dorado by which time it had weakened to F2-F3 intensity. The tornado dissipated after crossing El Dorado Lake. May 4th, Greensburg. It curved north, then northwest, then made a complete loop 2 miles northwest of Greensburg as it dissipated.
So powerful was the twister that, despite adequate warning, 11 people were killed, some of whom were in basements. In all, homes and businesses were destroyed, sustained major damage and received minor damage. Several oil storage tanks were destroyed, no doubt causing environmental concerns. This monstrous vortex went down in history as the first tornado to be rated EF5 on the new Enhanced Fujita Scale with windspeeds that were estimated at mph.
Please Contact Us. Please try another search. Multiple locations were found. Please select one of the following:. Location Help. News Headlines. Customize Your Weather. Privacy Policy. Wichita, Kansas Weather Forecast Office. Current Hazards. Local Radar. Rivers and Lakes. Climate and Past Weather. A twister resulting from that storm system killed one person that day in Leavenworth County. Sixteen people were also killed on June 17, , when a small tornado struck a paddle-wheel replica of an old-fashioned riverboat called the Whippoorwill on Lake Pomona, about 35 miles south of Topeka.
Eleven people were killed by the tornado that struck Greensburg in southwest Kansas on May 4, Wyandotte County in northeast Kansas saw fewer tornadoes between and than any other county in Kansas, with only 10, according to the weather service. That county during that time recorded two fatalities and 36 injuries resulting from tornadoes. Facebook Twitter Email. No other part of the world has the combination of a warm, moist air source on the equatorward side and a wide, high range of mountains to the west that extends for thousands of kilometers from north to south that provides the right atmospheric conditions for frequent tornadoes.
The Andes Mountains are not as wide as the Rockies, and the Himalayas dont extend as far north and south. Typically, air coming onshore off the Gulf has spent a longer time over the warm water than air coming onshore off of the Mediterranean Sea and is moister as a result. In summary, other regions of the world that occasionally get strong tornadoes dont experience the combination of all the necessary tornado elements as often as the central U. Answer originally published August 11, Newsletter Get smart.
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