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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
112 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2024
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/06/2024 SOUTH MANHATTAN TORNADO EVENT
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.06 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/06/2024
START TIME: 07:39 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SSW MANHATTAN / RILEY COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.1428 / -96.5839
END DATE: 05/06/2024
END TIME: 07:44 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 S MANHATTAN / RILEY COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.1545 / -96.5712
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SMALL TORNADO WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 85 MPH CAUSED AN
IRRIGATION PIVOT TO OVERTURN AND WENT ON TO CAUSE SOME TREE
DAMAGE.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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