Tornadoes - July 12th, 2010

Thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening of July 12th produced two tornadoes along with scattered reports of damaging winds and flooding. The first tornado occurred in Barton County 3 miles north of Lamar at 3:47 PM where thunderstorms rapidly developed along a boundary. A second tornado touched down in Cherokee County Kansas at 8:25 PM. This tornado was associated with a large and intense thunderstorm that tracked southeast from Cherokee County Kansas into Newton, McDonald and Barry Counties in far southwest Missouri.

Cherokee County Kansas

Time	8:25 - 8:35 PM CDT
Location	6 mi. WNW of Treece, KS
EF Rating	1
Estimate Wind Speed	90 mph
Path Length	~ 3 miles broken path
Path Width	~ 60 yards
Damage	Uprooted and snapped several large trees, blew over two large grain bins, heaviily damaged two well constructed outbuildings, and damaged one home.

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Barton County Missouri

Time	3:47 PM CDT
Location	3 mi. north of Lamar - Barton County Missouri
EF Rating	0
Estimate Wind Speed	75 mph
Path Length	one quarter mile
Path Width	~ 100 yards
Damage	Two trees uprooted