National Weather Service Tornado damage surveys released

The National Weather Service has released their damage surveys for the outbreak across western and central Kansas on Sunday.

In Scott County, the first couple of tornatic supercells coccurred near Scott City. The first tornado that touched down three miles southwest of Scott State Park and ended 30 minutes later nine miles of Scott State Park was rated an EF-2, with an estimated peak wind of 115 mph. The path width was 300 yards.

A tornado that started one mile southwest of Modoc lasted 12 minutes, and was rated an EF-2 with an estimated peak wind of 125 mph, and the path width was 150 yards. It ended 7.5 miles northwest of Scott City.

The third tornado in Scott County briefly touched down was rated an EF-U, with a 25-yard path width, and lasted just 1/4 of a mile.

In Edwards County, the first tornado was an EF-0 with a peak wind of 80 mph, starting three miles southwest of Kinsley, and going 3.5 miles northeast of Kinsley, and lasted 12 minutes.

The Garfield tornado resulted in an EF-2 rating, with estimated peak winds at 115 mph. It was 50 yards in width and lasted 8.2 miles, starting nearly seven miles southwest of Garfield and ended two miles northwest of Garfield, lasting 17 minutes.

In Gove County, the tornado that struck Ginnell was rated an EF-3, with an estimated peak wind of 140 mph. The tornado lasted approximately 29 minutes and had a total track of 7.7 miles. It developed south-southwest of Grinnell, crossing the interstate, before dissapating north of the Grinnell Cow Paddy Golf Club along the Gove/Sheridan County line.