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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1122 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025 /1022 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025/


...NWS Damage Survey for 05/18/2025 Tornado Event Over Southwest KS...

.Overview...A regional outbreak of tornadoes occurred across portions
of western into south-central Kansas during the afternoon to
evening hours of Sunday 18 May 2025.  The first couple of tornadic
supercells occurred near Scott City KS in Scott County during the
late afternoon and progressed northward with both storms generating 
EF2 tornadoes and a lone brief EFU tornado. A second tornadic 
supercell developed near Dodge City KS in the early evening and 
progressed northeast with an EFO tornado occurring near Kinsley KS 
in Edwards County and an EF2 tornado near Garfield KS in Pawnee County. 
A final long-duration tornadic supercell then formed in the mid 
evening hours over Comanche County KS and commenced moving northeast
toward Greensburg KS in Kiowa County, Iuka KS in Pratt County, 
north of Preston KS in Pratt County and finally across Stafford 
and Reno Counties. This storm generated five EF3 tornadoes along with
several smaller satellite tornadoes.  The final count for this day
was 13 tornadoes just within the NWS Dodge City Warning area.


.Scott State Park to Southern Logan County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             5:35 PM CDT
Start Location:         3SW of Scott State Park in Scott County
Start Lat/Lon:          38.6546 / -100.9485

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               6:05 PM CDT|
End Location:           9N of Scott State Park in Logan County
End Lat/Lon:            38.8160 / -100.9254



.Modoc Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    125 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             5:43 PM CDT
Start Location:         1SW of Modoc in Scott County
Start Lat/Lon:          38.4786 / -101.0982

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               5:55 PM CDT
End Location:           7.5NW Scott City in Scott County
End Lat/Lon:            38.5585 / -101.0130



.Scott State Park Tornado Number 2...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    NA mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             6:10 PM CDT
Start Location:         3SW of Scott State Park in Scott County
Start Lat/Lon:          38.6559 / -100.9574

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               6:10 PM CDT
End Location:           3SW of Scott State Park in Scott County
End Lat/Lon:            38.6559 / -100.9574



.Kinsley Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             7:21 PM CDT
Start Location:         3SW of Kinsley in Edwards County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.8949 / -99.3668

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               7:33 PM CDT
End Location:           3.5NE of Kinsley in Edwards County
End Lat/Lon:            37.9433 / -99.3523



.Garfield Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             7:39 PM CDT
Start Location:         6.8SSW of Garfield in Edwards County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.9761 / -99.2640

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               7:56 PM CDT
End Location:           2.1NW of Garfield in Pawnee County
End Lat/Lon:            38.0908 / -99.2778



.Kiowa County Tornado 1 Southeast of Mullinville...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    155 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             9:21 PM CDT
Start Location:         12.4NNE of Proection in Comanche County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.3804 / -99.4475

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               9:38 PM CDT
End Location:           7.5SE of Mullinville in Kiowa County
End Lat/Lon:            37.4906 / -99.3926



.Kiowa County Tornado 2 Near Greensburg...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph
Path Length /statute/:  10.9 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   900 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             9:44 PM CDT
Start Location:         7.3SSW of Greensburg in Kiowa County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.5036 / -99.3297

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               10:06 PM CDT
End Location:           5.2E of Greensburg in Kiowa County
End Lat/Lon:            37.6142 / -99.1995



.Satellite Tornado of Larger Kiowa County Tornado 2...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             9:55 PM CDT
Start Location:         3.5S of Greensburg in Kiowa County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.5549 / -99.2847

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               9:55 PM CDT
End Location:           3.5S of Greensburg in Kiowa County
End Lat/Lon:            37.5549 / -99.2847



.Kiowa County Tornado 3 Near Haviland...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    155 mph
Path Length /statute/:  13.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1700 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             10:04 PM CDT
Start Location:         5.3ESE of Greensburg in Kiowa County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.5906 / -99.1968

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               10:34 PM CDT
End Location:           8.7NNE of Haviland in Edwards County
End Lat/Lon:            37.7347 / -99.0481



.Satellite Tornado of Larger Kiowa County Tornado 3...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             10:14 PM CDT
Start Location:         5.7NE of Greensburg in Kiowa County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.6383 / -99.1941

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               10:21 PM CDT
End Location:           5.5NW of Haviland in Kiowa County
End Lat/Lon:            37.6755 / -99.1778



.Cullison to Iuka Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    160 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             10:47 PM CDT
Start Location:         2.9NNW of Cullison in Pratt County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.6737 / -98.9116

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               11:08 PM CDT
End Location:           1.2NE of Iuka in Pratt County
End Lat/Lon:            37.7459 / -98.7199



.Satellite Tornado of Larger Iuka Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    NA mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             11:10 PM CDT
Start Location:         0.8SW of Iuka in Pratt County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.7208 / -98.7418

End Date:               May 18 2025
End Time:               11:10 PM CDT
End Location:           0.8SW of Iuka in Pratt County
End Lat/Lon:            37.7208 / -98.7418



.Pratt to Stafford to Reno Counties Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    155 mph
Path Length /statute/:  32.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1760 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 18 2025
Start Time:             11:17 PM CDT
Start Location:         5NW of Preston in Pratt County
Start Lat/Lon:          37.7858 / -98.6452

End Date:               May 19 2025
End Time:               12:17 AM CDT
End Location:           9.5N of Plevna in Reno County
End Lat/Lon:            38.1100 / -98.3000


&&

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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