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05/19/2013 0446 PM

4 miles S of Udall, Cowley County.

Tornado, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotter was 5 south of Udall looking north west and
            observed White Cone tornado




05/19/2013 0501 PM

4 miles W of Winfield, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e65.00 mph, reported by trained spotter.





05/19/2013 0504 PM

3 miles S of rock, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind gust m60.00 mph, reported by Emergency Mngr.


            K15 and us77




05/19/2013 0505 PM

N rock, Cowley County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter.





05/19/2013 0545 PM

Arkansas City, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


            Emergency manager reprots a 20 inch tree limb down and
            covering most of the roadway on a side street west of
            downtown Ark city at the 100 block and north 5th street.
            Time is approximated with radar.




05/19/2013 0549 PM

Strother Field airham, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e60.00 mph, reported by law enforcement.





05/19/2013 0559 PM

1 miles N of Arkansas City, Cowley County.

Tornado, reported by law enforcement.


            Brief rope tornado touchdown roughly 1 north of Ark city




05/19/2013 0625 PM

Arkansas City, Cowley County.

Hail e0.75 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.





05/19/2013 0725 PM

1 miles SW of Arkansas cityla, Cowley County.

Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.





05/19/2013 0823 PM

10 miles WSW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e2.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.


            Baseball sized hail was reported all over the Road just
            across the border.




05/19/2013 0824 PM

10 miles SW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e2.50 inch, reported by trained spotter.





05/19/2013 0827 PM

9 miles WSW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e3.00 inch, reported by storm chaser.


            Storm chaser reports 3 inch hail but it was mostly penny
            and nickel sized.




05/19/2013 0823 PM

10 miles WSW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e2.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.


            Baseball sized hail was reported all over the Road just
            across the border.




05/19/2013 0827 PM

9 miles WSW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e3.00 inch, reported by storm chaser.


            Storm chaser reports 3 inch hail but it was mostly penny
            and nickel sized.





05/19/2013 0823 PM

10 miles WSW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e2.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.


            Baseball sized hail was reported all over the Road just
            across the border.




05/19/2013 0827 PM

9 miles WSW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e3.00 inch, reported by storm chaser.


            Storm chaser reports 3 inch hail but it was mostly penny
            and nickel sized.





05/19/2013 0824 PM

10 miles SW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e2.50 inch, reported by trained spotter.






05/19/2013 0824 PM

10 miles SW of Cedar Vale, Cowley County.

Hail e2.50 inch, reported by trained spotter.






05/19/2013 0545 PM

Arkansas City, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


            Emergency manager reprots a 20 inch tree limb down and
            covering most of the roadway on a side street west of
            downtown Ark city at the 100 block and north 5th street.
            Time is approximated with radar.





05/19/2013 0725 PM

1 miles SW of Arkansas City, Cowley County.

Hail e0.75 inch, reported by trained spotter.






05/19/2013 0625 PM

Arkansas City, Cowley County.

Hail e0.75 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.






05/19/2013 0559 PM

1 miles N of Arkansas City, Cowley County.

Tornado, reported by law enforcement.


            Brief rope tornado touchdown roughly 1 north of Ark city





05/19/2013 0549 PM

Strother Field air, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by law enforcement.






05/19/2013 0504 PM

3 miles S of rock, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind gust m60 mph, reported by Emergency Mngr.


            K15 and us77





05/19/2013 0505 PM

N rock, Cowley County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by trained spotter.






05/19/2013 0501 PM

4 miles W of Winfield, Cowley County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e65 mph, reported by trained spotter.






05/19/2013 0446 PM

4 miles S of Udall, Cowley County.

Tornado, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotter was 5 south of Udall looking north west and
            observed White Cone tornado





05/19/2013 0446 PM

4 miles S of Udall, Cowley County.

Tornado, reported by trained spotter.


            Spotter was 5 south of Udall looking north west and
            observed White Cone tornado



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 6:00 AM CDT on May 20, 2013


... On this date in weather history...

In 1957... an F4 tornado cut a path of near total
devastation from Williamsburg Kansas through the
southeast suburbs of Kansas City. The track was 71 miles
long and nearly one half mile wide. The twister killed
44 and injured 531. Of these totals... 7 deaths and 31
injuries occurred in Kansas... where many homes were
leveled. In Missouri... 37 were killed and 500 more were
injured. Most injuries and fatalities were in the
southeast Kansas City suburbs of Ruskin Heights and
Hickman Mills... where probable F5 damage was inflicted to
housing developments and to some of the 15 stores at a
shopping center. It was the worst weather related
disaster to date in Kansas City. The most bizarre
incident involved a small house that was destroyed. All
that remained was a small table with a fish bowl on top.
Reportedly the fish continued to swim... apparently
unconcerned. In 1916... Codell was struck by an F2
tornado with a track 15 miles long and around one quarter
mile wide. Fortunately there were no injuries or
fatalities... although $12,000 damage resulted.This
marked the beginning of an eerie tornadic
occurrence... for tornadoes would strike the town on may
20th... 1917 and again in 1918.Each successive event
would be more intense than it's predecessor. In
1917... an F3 twister with a track 25 miles long and three
fourths of a mile wide... struck 2 miles west of Codell.
Fortunately there were no deaths or injuries as the
twister struck rural areas. In 1918... nature completed
the eerie tornadic trifecta... but this time... the event
would be deadly. The strongest of the 3 tornadoes to hit
Codell had a track 65 miles long and around one half mile
wide. This violent F4 began 3 miles south of Ellis in
western Ellis County. Moving northeast... the tornado
tore through Codell... where many buildings were blown
apart.Amazingly there were no deaths or injuries.
After leaving Codell... the tornado greatly intensified.
Farms were leveled and 2 were killed. The first fatality
was 2 miles northeast of town and the second 6 miles
northeast of Codell. The tornado then roared into
Osborne County where around 30 farms were destroyed and
one was killed. In all... the tornado killed 9... injured
65... and caused around $475,000 damage... of which $50,000
occurred in Codell.


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