Saturday, May 21, 2011

May 21: Tornado Warning (Confirmed Tornado)- Emporia, Kansas


...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 
UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LYON COUNTY...

AT 856 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF EMPORIA...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ADMIRE AND READING.

THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS 
TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 153.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was driving back to Emporia from Topeka, longest drive of my life. The hail, the lightning, the wind, made it almost impossible to drive. I thought to myself "this is it, heavenly father please watch over us".

The Weather Centre said...

That sounds like a very scary experience. I'm glad it ended OK.