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July brings unusually high tornado activity to Kansas

(file photo by Robin Chapman Photography; Used with permission)
(file photo by Robin Chapman Photography; Used with permission)

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas official says the high number of tornadoes seen in the state in July is unusual.

The Wichita Eagle reports that eight tornadoes touched down in the state in July. Three tornadoes touched down in Greenwood County on July 7, including and EF-2. An EF-3 tornado also hit the county.

One tornado touched down about four miles east of Syracuse in Hamilton County on July 15, but it didn’t do enough damage to warrant a damage survey by the National Weather Service. Jeff Hutton with the Dodge City branch of the weather service says that it was officially recorded as an EF-1.

Jeff Hutton of the National Weather Service’s Dodge City branch says the EF-2 and EF-3 tornadoes in Greenwood County and the one near Syracuse “were definitely stronger than you usually see in July.”

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