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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Goodland KS
825 PM MDT Tue May 20 2025 /925 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025/


...NWS Damage Survey for 05/18/2025 Tornado Event Update # 1...

.Update...Preliminary damage survey for Grinnel Kansas as well as 2
other nearby tornadoes have been completed. Additionally details
with regard to timing, path length and width have been refined for
other paths.


.Sheridan County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    143 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.60 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   230 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/18/2025
Start Time:             07:06 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 NNW Grainfield / Sheridan County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          39.2066 / -100.5199

End Date:               05/18/2025
End Time:               07:13 PM CDT
End Location:           8 NNW Grainfield / Sheridan County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            39.2273 / -100.5069

.Cheyenne County Kansas Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    133 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.98 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/18/2025
Start Time:             05:14 PM CDT
Start Location:         9 WSW St. Francis / Cheyenne County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          39.698 / -101.9497

End Date:               05/18/2025
End Time:               05:19 PM CDT
End Location:           8 W St. Francis / Cheyenne County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            39.7544 / -101.9591

Survey Summary:
Based on available data, appears to be one continous path of a rapidly
moving tornado. Due to lack of damage indicators, this is just an
estimate.

.Grinnell Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.69 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   230 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               To be determined.

Start Date:             05/18/2025
Start Time:             06:35 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 SSW Grinnell / Gove County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          39.0332 / -100.6672

End Date:               05/18/2025
End Time:               07:04 PM CDT
End Location:           1 N Grinnell / Sheridan County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            39.1377 / -100.6291

Survey Summary:
A significant tornado developed south-southwest of Grinnell and
move north-northeast across I-70 and over the western four blocks
of the town of Grinnell before dissipating in a wheatfield north
of the Grinnell Cow Paddy Golf Club.More details and refinement
of path will come over the next few days.

.Southeast Logan County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.14 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/18/2025
Start Time:             05:45 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 NW Scott State Lake / Logan County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          38.6997 / -100.9416

End Date:               05/18/2025
End Time:               06:05 PM CDT
End Location:           8 WNW The Monument Rocks / Logan County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            38.816 / -100.9254

Survey Summary:
continutation and ending of track coming out of Scott County.
Strength taken from DDC survey.

.Tornado near Stratton Nebraska...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/18/2025
Start Time:             06:54 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 WNW Stratton Ne / Hitchcock County / NE
Start Lat/Lon:          40.1634 / -101.2915

End Date:               05/18/2025
End Time:               07:15 PM CDT
End Location:           4 S Hamlet / Hitchcock County / NE
End Lat/Lon:            40.3174 / -101.2349

Survey Summary:
Sparse damage indicators lowers confidence in exact path. Appears
large area of intense rear flank downdraft winds also accompanied
this tornado.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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