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Tornado (F2)Pratt, Kansas

May 7, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$20.0M
Tornado scale
F2
Area
Pratt

Event narrative (NOAA)

This very large tornado moved southeast across much of Pratt. Damage was rated a STRONG F2. There were 14 homes destroyed, 15 with major damage and 230 with minor damage. Over 50 Pivot sprinklers were damaged or destroyed. Despite the very heavy damage, there were no injuries thanks in part to adequate warnings.

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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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