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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
612 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2026
..ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY
IN 1919, THREE TORNADOES STRUCK BARTON COUNTY. THE
STRONGEST TWISTER, A VIOLENT F4 WITH A TRACK 9 MILES LONG
AND AROUND 150 YARDS WIDE, TORE THROUGH DOWNTOWN
HOISINGTON. AROUND 60 HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR
COMPLETELY DESTROYED, 4 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, AND 25 WERE
INJURED. DAMAGE WAS AROUND $200,000. BUSINESS PAPERS
AND A CANCELED CHECK WERE FOUND IN LINCOLN KANSAS, 55
MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. IN 2000, WICHITA CHILLED OUT
WITH A LOW OF 26 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE EARLIEST IN THE
FALL THAT TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S HAD EVER BEEN OBSERVED
IN WICHITA. IN ADDITION, THE MERCURY FELL TO 26 DEGREES
ON THE 9TH AND TO 29 DEGREES ON THE 10TH, BOTH OF WHICH
WERE ALSO RECORDS FOR THESE RESPECTIVE DATES.
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