Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Overview

A squall line developed in a strongly sheared environment in western Kansas Christmas Day. Damaging winds and several weak tornadoes occurred as the squall line moved rapidly eastward. Each tornado moved at least 60 mph and lasted only a few minutes.

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Tornado - Kismet
Seward County

Date	12/25/2016
Time (Local)	855 CST
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	80 MPH
Path Length	.64 Miles
Max Width	25 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: A brief tornado damaged a building on a hog confinement facility south of Kismet

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Damage to Hog Confinement Building	Damage to Hog Confinement Building

Tornado - Ensign
Ford County

Date	12/25/2016
Time (Local)	944 CST
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	70 mph
Path Length	5.78 Miles
Max Width	40 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
A brief tornado moved from east-southeast of Ensign to southwest of Dodge City

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Tornado - Bucklin
Kiowa County

Date	12/25/2016
Time (Local)	1028 CST
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	80 mph
Path Length	3.17 Miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
A brief tornado moved from 6 miles east-southeast of Bucklin to 6 miles east of Bucklin

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Damage to Cattle Shed

Tornado - Greensburg
Kiowa County

Date	December 25, 2016
Time (Local)	1051 CST
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	75 Mph
Path Length	6.42 Miles
Max Width	30 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
A brief tornado moved from 7 miles south-southwest of Greensburg to 1 mile southeast of Greensburg

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Tornado - Wilmore
Comanche County

Date	December 25, 2016
Time (Local)	1058 CST
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	80 Mph
Path Length	1.88 Miles
Max Width	50 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
A brief tornado occurred south of Wilmore.

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Tornado - Rush Center
Rush County

Date	December 25, 2016
Time (Local)	1054 CST
EF Rating	0
Est. Peak Winds	70 Mph
Path Length	1.15 Miles
Max Width	30 Yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
A brief tornado occurred southwest of Rush Center.

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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

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Hog Farm South of Kismet	Road Grader Southeast of Ensign	Cattle Shed Southeast of Bucklin

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Tornadoes on Christmas Day