2016 Friend tornado

A wedge EF4 tornado took place in Kansas from May 22 to 26, 2016, impacting Chapman and Niles.

Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016

Type	Tornado outbreak
Duration	May 22, 2016 (2016-05-22) – May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)
Highest winds	180 mph (290 km/h) near Chapman, Kansas on May 25; A 201 mph (323 km/h) gust was measured by DOW Mobile Radar from an EF2 in Dodge City, Kansas
Tornadoes confirmed	98
Max. rating1	EF4 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak2	4 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes
Casualties	0 fatalities; ≥11 injuries
Damage	$1.3 billion (2016 USD)
Areas affected	High Plains, parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Meteorological synopsis

A dip in the jetstream in Colorado and favorable thermodynamics for tornadoes in the EF2 to EF5 were present in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas causing the NWS to issue an enhanced risk.

Statistics

EF4 rating, on the ground for 25 miles. It was the strongest tornado of the outbreak and possible EF5. It travelled at 180 mph, 289kph, 264fps, 156knots, 80m/s.