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This violent tornado traveled a path nearly parallel to the previous tornado. East of
Washington a farmhouse was completely leveled, five others were damaged near the community of Emmons. The tornado injured two people and caused $ 100,000 in damage ($ 1.5 million in 2022). The
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Enosdale, where eight farms were severely damaged. Two farmhouses were completely swept off their foundations, killing an elderly woman. In total, six people were injured and 70 head of livestock were killed. The
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as it damaged or destroyed several structures. Twenty farms sustained damaged, five homes were unroofed, and several barns were destroyed. About 30 cottages were damaged or destroyed along the western shore of
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as it damaged or destroyed several structures. "Near-F4 damage" occurred in the community of
Woodville, where two homes, three barns, and a gas station were obliterated. Several homes were "torn apart" in
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Carlisle. Near Buchanan multiple barns were leveled. The tornado injured five people and caused $ 250,000 in damage ($ 3.75 million in 2022).
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1208:List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes
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328:6 mi (9.7 km)
211:Confirmed tornadoes by
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1300:Monthly Weather Review
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1164:A hailstorm impacted
134:Central United States
126:≥$ 699,000 (1946 USD)
16:U.S. tornado outbreak
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52:May 23–24, 1946
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904:Pottawatomie
883:thunderstorm
867:Lake Mendota
849:08:00–09:00
810:Path length
782:May 24 event
342:Fujita scale
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454:Liberty, NE
93:Duration of
1475:Categories
1261:References
1097:Williamson
823:Shullsburg
813:Max width
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631:Swope Park
452:to SSE of
411:Washington
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367:Washington
362:Washington
304:Max width
169:Midwestern
115:Fatalities
1459:April 17,
1415:April 17,
1327:April 16,
1322:1520-0493
1231:time zone
1182:lightning
832:Lafayette
798:Location
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649:to NW of
645:to SE of
559:to SW of
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503:to NW of
463:Gage (NE)
289:Location
191:strikes.
189:lightning
71:confirmed
69:Tornadoes
1192:See also
1178:Oklahoma
1128:Talihina
827:DeForest
745:Bosworth
643:Richmond
566:Atchison
561:Atchison
557:Monrovia
514:Atchison
501:Skidmore
499:to W of
448:to W of
446:Home, KS
360:to W of
358:Enosdale
181:Oklahoma
177:Nebraska
98:30 hours
49:Duration
1437:May 10,
1172:struck
1133:Latimer
1092:Granger
1047:Around
1010:Sapulpa
993:skipped
899:Shawnee
862:skipped
754:Carroll
741:Norborn
660:Carroll
609:Jackson
518:Nodaway
444:NNE of
165:Central
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703:Platte
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641:NE of
618:18:25
575:18:00
555:SE of
527:17:00
495:NE of
476:15:30
420:15:15
406:Emmons
376:14:00
356:SW of
295:State
240:Total
173:Kansas
123:Damage
82:rating
1214:Notes
1126:W of
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1439:2023
1417:2023
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234:F4
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759:MO
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263:0
260:3
257:5
254:7
175:,
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