Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Upper Level Low Over California

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today across central and eastern Minnesota, Iowa, and western Wisconsin. A few tornadoes, isolated very large hail, and damaging winds may occur. An upper level low will help trigger scattered thunderstorms over portions of central and southern California today along with a few inches of snow in the central Sierra Nevadas. Read More >

Overview

A powerful complex of storms rolled through northeastern Kansas during the overnight hours of June 16 and 17, 2017. In addition to producing very strong winds and hail up to the size of baseballs, one short-lived tornado was documented in central Marshall County.

Tornado
Storm Reports

Tornadoes:

Tornado - 2.53 miles WNW of Beattie
MARSHALL COUNTY

Date	June 16, 2017
Time (CDT)	11:01pm - 11:05pm
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	2.64 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: This short-lived tornado developed along the leading edge of a damaging wind storm. It destroyed several outbuildings and downed trees and power lines.

Track Map

Downloadable KMZ File


An outbuilding was destroyed and cedar trees snapped near the beginning of the path west of Beattie (NWS Survey)	An outbuilding was destroyed just south of highway 36 as the tornado moved south southeast (NWS Survey)	The tornado shows up faintly in velocity data as a single gate-to-gate couplet west of Beattie.

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Storm Reports

Storm reports for this event can be found on the Storm Prediction Center website.

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Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Upper Level Low Over California

June 16, 2017 Marshall County Survey