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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
944 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JUNE 9, 2026 TORNADO EVENT
.LAWRENCE, KANSAS TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.57 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/09/2026
START TIME: 12:24 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 ENE LAWRENCE / DOUGLAS COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 38.9752 / -95.2246
END DATE: 06/09/2026
END TIME: 12:26 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 ENE LAWRENCE / DOUGLAS COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 38.9789 / -95.2151
SURVEY SUMMARY:
INTERMITTENT TORNADO TRACK ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF LAWRENCE. DAMAGE WAS
CONFINED MOSTLY TO TREE TOPS SNAPPED. QLCS TORNADO WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF
JUNE 9TH.
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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