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SHAWNEE

309254 · 38.910, -95.820

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Event typeevent_typeFunnel Cloud
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id309,254
Episode IDepisode_id50,210
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-05-21T23:10:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-05-21T23:25:00+00:00
StatestateKANSAS
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameSHAWNEE
Latitudelat38.910
Longitudelon-95.820
End latitudeend_lat39
End longitudeend_lon-95.680
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNWS Employee
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeSupercell thunderstorms developed in advance of a cold front and dryline during the late afternoon of Saturday May 21st. Several of the supercell thunderstorms produced tornadoes including at least 2 brief touchdowns in Topeka. The strongest tornado was rated an EF3 and hit the town of Reading Kansas. In all there were 8 tornadoes across Northeast Kansas that evening. There was one fatality which occurred in the town of Reading where a man was killed when his mobile home was destroyed. There were 5 injuries that required treatment in Reading. The supercells also produced huge hailstones with some reported to be the size of softballs and numerous reports of baseball size hail in and around Topeka.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA funnel cloud witnessed by many people including an off-duty National Weather Service meteorologist formed near Auburn and persisted for approximately 15 minutes before eventually dissipating.
Yearyear2,011

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