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18:21Z EF1 KMQT MI Marquette Michigamme The survey team observed several snapped or uprooted white pine trees over a foot in diameter just west-northwest of Republic.
18:54Z EF1 KMQT MI Marquette Clarksburg The survey team observed numerous large trees snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado. There were also trees knocked down on a cabin along with damage to a chimney. A trampoline and lawn furniture were also damaged at another residence.
20:56Z EF0 KGLD KS Scott Modoc A storm chaser with a television station reported the first tornado of the day. This tornado appeared to be a landspout but it was difficult to tell based on the distance from the chaser.
21:04Z EF0 KGLD KS Scott Modoc This tornado appeared capable of producing at least EF1-EF2 damage. But it never hit anything.
21:55Z EF0 KDDC KS Scott Manning There was brief circulation visible at the surface from this weak tornado.
21:55Z EF0 KDDC KS Scott Manning This was the last of the tornadoes from this particular supercell thunderstorm.
22:13Z EF0 KDDC KS Lane Healy This tornado appeared to be stronger than the rating but since it did not encounter anything, it was given a rating of EF0.
22:24Z EF0 KDDC KS Lane Healy This tornado moved almost due north.
22:26Z EF0 KDDC KS Lane Healy There was brief circulation at the surface from this apparent weak tornado.
22:28Z EF1 KINX OK Creek Shamrock This tornado developed northwest of the intersection of Highway 16 and S 433rd West Avenue, where trees were snapped. A home was severely damaged, multiple outbuildings were destroyed, and trees were snapped south of Highway 16 as the tornado tracked to the southeast. Multiple homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along W 201st Street S and Highway 16. The tornado then turned sharply to the east and crossed Highway 48 north of Bristow, where large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado dissipated between I-44 and the S 337th West Avenue. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
22:49Z EF0 KDDC KS Lane Pendennis There was brief circulation at the surface for a little less than a minute.
22:55Z EF3 KDDC KS Ford Bloom Family took shelter in an underground unit and was able to survive. The modular home was completely destroyed. Two vehicles were thrown about 150 yards. Another truck was carried, rolled, thrown with the bed located 1200 yards from the original location. The two occupants in the home destroyed were in a reinforced concrete bunker but one received minor injuries when a piece of pipe was driven into the wall breaking out concrete. The steal rebar prevented the chunk of pipe from penetrating into the individual. Visually at one point this tornado appeared to be strong enough to cause EF4 damage.
22:59Z EF0 KDDC KS Lane Alamota This was a brief tornado.
22:59Z EF0 KDDC KS Ford Bloom This was a brief and intermittent tornado under a second meso-cyclone that was east/northeast of the first tornado in southern Ford county.
23:04Z EF0 KDDC KS Lane Alamota Another tornado observed from the cyclic supercell.
23:12Z EF0 KDDC KS Hodgeman Jetmore This tornado moved into Ness County at 17:19 CST. It only went through grassland and a fence in Hodgeman County but became much stronger in Ness County.
23:14Z EF1 KDDC KS Ford Dodge City This tornado did damage to trees and carried a stock tank over 1/2 mile.
23:19Z EF3 KDDC KS Ness Beeler This tornado moved out of Hodgeman County at 17:19 CST and produced EF3 damage at a farm. The most severe damage was done to trees in a draw or old creek bottom.
23:20Z EF0 KDDC KS Ford Dodge City From chaser video this circulation was clearly evident and very much appeared to be a sub-meso producing brief tornado within in the larger storm mesocyclone. This tornado had a brief cone appearance and lasted about 45 to 60 seconds.
23:22Z EF2 KDDC KS Ford Dodge City Visually this tornado appeared to be much stronger, perhaps strong enough to produce EF4 damage. Damage was done to several irrigation pivot sprinklers and to a farm house (that was on the edge of the circulation).
23:28Z EF0 KDDC KS Ford Dodge City There were intermittent needle condensation tornadoes, several times with two at the same time underneath the mesocyclone. For sake of an argument, the two needles will considered a multiple vortex since they were associated with the same apparent meso.
23:32Z EF1 KDDC KS Ford Dodge City Damage was done to several pivot irrigation sprinklers.
23:43Z EF1 KDDC KS Ness Laird This tornado turned back to the northwest. It did damage to trees.
23:44Z EFU KAMA TX Hutchinson Pringle A brief anticyclonic tornado lasting three minutes was reported by an off duty NWS employee. No damage was observed. This tornado was rated EF-U as it remained in open grasslands.
23:44Z EF0 KFTG CO Washington Akron A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
23:48Z EF0 KFTG CO Adams Shamrock A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
23:52Z EF2 KDDC KS Ford Dodge City During the initial stages of development, there was DOW data on this tornado. It intensified from 40 meters/second to 90 meters/second in a span of 21 seconds that lasted less than a minute at those velocities. This would have been enough to produce EF5 damage briefly, based on those velocities. As the tornado moved north into a housing addition just west of Dodge City, it showed multiple vortex characteristics and did EF2 Damage. One person was seriously hurt in a home that was heavily damaged. The tornado eventually went north-northwest and crossed into Hodgeman County at 18:12 CST as it turned northeast. As it crossed into Hodgeman County, it tossed a partially filled stock tank to the west, about a mile and an half from the original location in far northern Ford County.
23:55Z EF0 KDDC KS Ford Dodge City A closer encounter from Storm Chasers as this brief ground circulation under the mesocyclone lasted less than 1 minute.
23:56Z EF0 KDDC KS Ness Ness City This tornado was observed southwest of Ness City but it moved east and may have produced some tree damage. The survey crew could not reach the area of possible tree damage with limited or no access.
00:03Z EF0 KDDC KS Hodgeman Jetmore This tornado did not encounter any objects to damage.
00:07Z EF3 KDDC KS Ford (ddc)dodge City Arpt This tornado developed and intensified very rapidly. It was witnessed by an off duty NWS employee along with numerous chasers, law enforcement personnel and storm spotters. It developed just southwest of the county landfill and destroyed the landfills office and shop, producing EF3 damage at point. Fortunately no one was at the facility at the time as it had closed for the day.
00:11Z EF3 KDDC KS Hodgeman Jetmore This tornado moved north and northwest passing into Ness County at 18:22 CST. Unfortunately it heavily damaged a farm that was also struck by a large tornado on March 28, 2007. A stock trailer was carried 1.7 miles from it's original resting location at the farm. Other heavy machinery was carried well over a mile.
00:12Z EF0 KDDC KS Hodgeman Jetmore Muni Arpt This tornado moved out of Ford County where it had formed southwest of Dodge City. As it crossed into Hodgeman County, it tossed a stock tank (partially filled) 1.5 miles west of the track. Also this tornado turned northeast as it weakened, unlike the previous tornadoes that were turning northwest.
00:15Z EF1 KDDC KS Ford (ddc)dodge City Arpt Damage was done to a trailer house and outbuilding as well as to trees. The tornado passed into Hodgeman County at 18:17 CST.
00:17Z EF0 KDDC KS Hodgeman Jetmore Muni Arpt This tornado moved out of Ford County but did encounter anything to damage on it's track in Hodgeman County.
00:17Z EF0 KDDC KS Ness Ness City This apparently weak tornado moved south-southeast.
00:22Z EF2 KDDC KS Ness Laird This tornado moved in from Hodgeman County. It heavily damaged trees, outbuildings, fences and trees.
00:25Z EF1 KDDC KS Edwards Hodges Damage was done to several pivot irrigation sprinklers and trees.
00:36Z EF0 KDDC KS Hodgeman Jetmore Muni Arpt This tornado passed over an area that did not have objects to damage but did pass just west of a farm house.
00:44Z EF0 KFTG CO Washington Akron A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
00:47Z EF1 KFTG CO Washington Platner A small but intense tornado touched down and caused significant damage to a pole shed. The tornado lifted the entire shed and destroyed it. Debris from this shed traveled around 1 mile to the southeast from where the tornado first struck it. Only minor structural damage occurred elsewhere on the farm.
00:49Z EF2 KDDC KS Edwards Hodges This was an anti-cyclonic tornado that destroyed large power poles, several pivot irrigation sprinklers, and trees.
00:55Z EF0 KDDC KS Hodgeman Jetmore This tornado was wrapped in rain at times but clearly evident.
01:00Z EF3 KDDC KS Edwards Centerview This particularly large tornado damaged a home, trees, feed bunkers and pivot irrigation sprinklers.
01:25Z EF0 KVNX KS Pratt Sawyer This tornado passed over an area that had nothing to damage.
01:36Z EF0 KGLD CO Yuma Yuma The Emergency Manager for Washington county reported a tornado at CR 46 and CR F intersection. No damage was reported with this tornado. The tornadic circulation on radar indicated the tornado moved northeast during its lifetime.
01:38Z EF0 KDDC KS Rush Shaffer Minor damage was done to trees.
03:06Z EF0 KGLD NE Chase Enders Res At 2006 MST a tornado touched down in a field, flipping over an empty pivot irrigation system before lifting and dissipating. Estimated maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph to produce an EF-0 rating.
06:29Z EF1 KINX OK Okmulgee Bald Hill This tornado snapped or uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and snapped a power pole. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).