Map by Katie Wheatley. Data: SPC, IEM, ESRI.
A year ago today, the largest tornado outbreak in 2012 occurred, and it included one violent EF4 tornado which tracked across Kansas. In addition to the map above that shows tornado tracks, their intensity, and the tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service, here are some quick stats on the event:
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Note: To categorize this outbreak, we’ve followed the no break longer than 6 hour rule. Some places count tornadoes in the outbreak sequence but outside this period as part of the same outbreak.
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The twister quickly popped up near sunset and rapidly turned violent.
