Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016 |
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| Type | Tornado outbreak |
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| Duration | May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22) – May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26) |
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| Highest winds | - 180 mph (290 km/h) near Chapman, Kansas on May 25; A 201 mph (323 km/h) gust was measured by DOW Mobile Radar from an EF2 in Dodge City, Kansas
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Tornadoes
confirmed | 98 |
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| Max. rating1 | EF4 tornado |
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Duration of
tornado outbreak2 | 4 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes |
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| Casualties | 0 fatalities; ≥11 injuries |
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| Damage | $1.3 billion (2016 USD)[1] |
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| Areas affected | High Plains, parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley |
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1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
A wedge EF4 tornado took place in Kansas from May 22 to 26, 2016, impacting Chapman and Niles.
Meteorological synopsis
A dip in the jetstream in Colorado and favorable thermodynamics for tornadoes in the EF2 to EF5 were present in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas causing the NWS to issue an enhanced risk.
Statistics
EF4 rating, on the ground for 25 miles. It was the strongest tornado of the outbreak and possible EF5. It travelled at 180 mph, 289kph, 264fps, 156knots, 80m/s.
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