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933 NOUS43 KICT 212302 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-221100- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 602 PM CDT Fri Apr 21 2023 .Update...Corrected date ...NWS Damage Survey for 04/19/2023 Chase County Tornado Event... The following are tornado tracks we could find from the cyclic supercell that tracked across Chase County on April 19th 2023. This is data is preliminary and could be changed at a later date as we continue to gather information. .Chase County tornado #1... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 99 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.06 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:13 pm CDT Start Location: 6.01 miles southwest of Elmdale End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 8:15 pm CDT End Location: 5 miles southwest of Elmdale .Chase County Tornado #2... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.3 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:15 pm CDT Start Location: 1 mile southwest of Elmdale End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 8:19 pm CDT End Location: Elmdale Injury was from a semi that was rolled near the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 150 .Chase County tornado #3... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph Path Length /statute/: 11.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0.5 miles (880 yards) Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:22 pm CDT Start Location: 0.5 miles southeast of Elmdale End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 8:52 pm CDT End Location: 6 miles northeast of Strong City EF-2 damage was to a metal building 1 mile east of Elmdale and to farm outbuildings 3 miles southwest of Strong City. .Chase County Tornado #4... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 94 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.3 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:31 pm CDT Start Location: 2.5 miles east of Elmdale End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 8:33 pm CDT End Location: 1 mile south/southeast of Strong City Damage was north of Chase County Fishing Lake. Most of it was tree damage with some damage to a small outbuilding. .Chase County tornado #5... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 74 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 175 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:38 pm CDT Start Location: 2.3 miles southwest of Strong City End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 8:40 pm CDT End Location: 0.2 miles north of Strong City .Chase County Tornado #6... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 94 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.1 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:35pm pm CDT Start Location: East Cottonwood Falls End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 8:39 pm CDT End Location: 0.7 miles northeast of Cottonwood Falls .Chase County Tornado #7... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:47 pm CDT Start Location: 4 miles east/northeast of Cottonwood Falls End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 8:57 pm CDT End Location: 7 miles northeast of Cottonwood Falls Injury was from a car that was picked up with glass breaking and causing injury. .Chase County Tornado #8... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 118 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.5 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/19/2023 Start Time: 8:55 pm CDT Start Location: 8 miles northeast of Strong City End Date: 04/19/2023 End Time: 9:07 pm CDT End Location: 3.7 miles south of Dunlap EF-2 damage was to transmission power structure around 3.5 miles south of Dunlap very close to the Chase/Morris county line. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$