The National Weather Service says there was a small tornado in east Morris and northwest Lyon counties on Monday evening.
The National Weather Service says an EF-1 QLCS, or quasi-linear convective system, tornado touched down 4 miles east of Council Grove in far east Morris County just before 7:45 pm. The damage path, 50 yards at its widest, ended 5 miles north of Allen, a distance of 15 miles.
The Weather Service says radar indicated strong rotation in the area of isolated tree damage that was noted Tuesday. The path also included damage to several pools and “uplift on roof material” for a 2-story house.
A line segment had enough low-level rotation to set off three tornado warnings in rapid succession along the US Highway 56 corridor, progressing from far east Morris County to northwest Osage County. The tornado apparently developed on the leading edge of a line of storms after supercells produced isolated tornado activity in north-central Kansas.
There does not currently appear to be any evidence of other tornadic activity for area counties from Monday night.
