TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas official says the high number of tornadoes seen in the state in July is unusual.
Pics of significant #tornado 358-412 MDT W of Syracuse KS @NWSDodgeCity #kswx pic.twitter.com/WpF5pKLtla
— Matt Ziebell (@Matt_Ziebell) July 15, 2016
The Wichita Eagle reports that eight tornadoes touched down in the state in July. Three tornadoes touched down in Greenwood County on July 7, including and EF-2. An EF-3 tornado also hit the county.
One tornado touched down about four miles east of Syracuse in Hamilton County on July 15, but it didn’t do enough damage to warrant a damage survey by the National Weather Service. Jeff Hutton with the Dodge City branch of the weather service says that it was officially recorded as an EF-1.
Jeff Hutton of the National Weather Service’s Dodge City branch says the EF-2 and EF-3 tornadoes in Greenwood County and the one near Syracuse “were definitely stronger than you usually see in July.”
