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Tornado (F3) — Norton, Kansas

June 3, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Norton

Event narrative (NOAA)

A large tornado dropped down just east of the town of Norton and stayed on the ground for approximately 10 miles before finally lifting north-northeast of the town of Almena. This Tornado reached around 3/4 of a mile wide at times and did major (F3) damage to a few farmsteads. Tornado also went through a stage with multiple vortices.

Other notable tornado events in Kansas

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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