No one hurt or killed late Friday by EF-2 tornado in Brown County, 3 tornadoes in Jackson County

Tim Hrenchir, Topeka Capital-Journal
Updated ·2 min read
An EF-2 tornado touched down at 7:03 p.m., four miles west of Reserve in northern Brown County, and stayed on the ground for 1.2 miles while reaching a maximum width of 500 yards.
An EF-2 tornado touched down at 7:03 p.m., four miles west of Reserve in northern Brown County, and stayed on the ground for 1.2 miles while reaching a maximum width of 500 yards.

No one was hurt or killed late Friday as four tornadoes touched down in northeast Kansas.

An EF-2 tornado stayed on the ground for 1.2 miles in Brown County and an EF-1 tornado stayed on the ground for 3.5 miles in Jackson County, both in northeast Kansas, the National Weather Service said.

It said two other tornadoes touched down briefly, both in Jackson County.

The EF-2 tornado touched down at 7:03 p.m., four miles west of Reserve in northern Brown County, and reached a maximum width of 1.2 miles, the weather service's Topeka office said in a graphic on its website.

The tornado rose back into the sky at 7:06 p.m., that graphic said. Its estimated peak winds were 112 mph.

An EF-1 tornado touched down at 7:11 p.m. Friday, just north/northeast of Holton, and stayed on the ground 3.5 miles while reaching a maximum width of 50 yards,
An EF-1 tornado touched down at 7:11 p.m. Friday, just north/northeast of Holton, and stayed on the ground 3.5 miles while reaching a maximum width of 50 yards,

The EF-1 tornado touched down at 7:11 p.m., just north/northeast of Holton, and reached a maximum width of 50 yards, the weather service's Topeka office said in a graphic on its website.

The tornado did property damage before rising back into the air at 7:20 p.m., that graphic said. Its estimated peak winds were 90 mph.

In addition, the weather service said, a tornado that had a maximum width of 10 yards stayed on the ground for about one-tenth of a mile about 7:49 p.m. Friday north of Whiting.

"Photo evidence exists from several observers of this tornado, but no damage was found do the brief and rural nature of this tornado," the weather service said.

It said a tornado that had a maximum width of 10 yards stayed on the ground for about one-tent of a mile about 7:38 p.m. east of Netawaka.

"While photo evidence exists of the tornado kicking up dirt beneath its funnel, no damage was observed due to the brief and rural location," the weather service said.

Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@gannett.com or 785-213-5934.

This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Four tornadoes hit late Friday in northeast Kansas; no one hurt