An unusually strong November severe weather episode occurred across the region.  A very strong upper level low approached with with strong winds aloft.  An unusually high amount of moisture and unseasonably unstable airmass were transported north into Kansas.  Storms developed along a dry line but quickly moved off the dryline and became supercellular.  Large, long tracked and rapidly moving tornadoes occurred along with instances of large and damaging hail.

Hail in FINNEY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 17:05:00 to 16-NOV-15 17:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: (GCK)GARDEN CITY ARPT
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: NWS Employee

There was significant vehicle damage from the hail.

Hail in MORTON, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 15:27:00 to 16-NOV-15 15:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROLLA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in KEARNY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 15:28:00 to 16-NOV-15 15:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAKIN WHITE ARPT
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

Hail in KEARNY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 15:52:00 to 16-NOV-15 15:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: DEERFIELD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in GRAY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 18:42:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAGGARD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in GRAY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 18:53:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAGGARD
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in COMANCHE, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 23:11:00 to 16-NOV-15 23:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLDWATER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in FINNEY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 16:56:00 to 16-NOV-15 16:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: GARDEN CITY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in GRANT, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 19:45:00 to 16-NOV-15 19:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ULYSSES
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in SCOTT, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 16:17:00 to 16-NOV-15 16:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: MODOC
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Hail in SEWARD, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 17:37:00 to 16-NOV-15 17:37:00 (CST-6)
Location: LIBERAL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in STEVENS, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 17:45:00 to 16-NOV-15 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOODS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tornado in FORD, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 19:02:00 to 16-NOV-15 19:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOWELL
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado moved out of Gray county at 19:02.  It damaged pivot irrigation sprinklers, outbuildings, trees and a home.  It narrowly missed a storm spotter that had been parked at a rest stop, but did not see it because of the darkness.

Tornado in GRANT, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 15:54:00 to 16-NOV-15 15:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: ULYSSES
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

This was a brief spin-up underneath the mesocyclone.

Tornado in FINNEY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 17:14:00 to 16-NOV-15 17:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: (GCK)GARDEN CITY ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

This tornado kicked up dirt but there was nothing to be damaged.

Tornado in COMANCHE, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 20:13:00 to 16-NOV-15 20:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUTTERMILK
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado moved out of Oklahoma and into Comanche County.  It struck a farmstead damaging an older home, outbuildings and farm implements.

Tornado in COMANCHE, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 20:38:00 to 16-NOV-15 20:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILMORE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This was the second tornado from the parent supercell thunderstorm.  This tornado broke large branches from trees and took down a 1/4 mile stretch of power poles.

Tornado in TREGO, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 20:19:00 to 16-NOV-15 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: VODA
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A fast moving small vortex destroyed round hay bales.  There was an eye witness report of seeing the funnel part of the tornado that lasted briefly.

Tornado in NESS, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 18:27:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:39:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAIRD
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado snapped tree trunks and small barns and farm outbuildings were destroyed.

Tornado in MEADE, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 18:19:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLLANO
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This was a satellite tornado around the large Seward/Meade/Gray county tornado.  It was also documented by video and still imagery. This tornado damaged several pivot irrigation sprinklers.

Tornado in GRAY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 18:55:00 to 16-NOV-15 19:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: ENSIGN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado developed on the southeast side of the cyclic supercell tornado that tracked from near Liberal to NNW of Haggard.  It damaged a home that had been rebuilt from the May 24th tornado.  This tornado moved into Ford county at 19:02.

Tornado in LANE, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 17:56:00 to 16-NOV-15 17:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALAMOTA
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

This tornado became large but it occurred over grassland.  It moved into Ness County at 17:59.

Tornado in SEWARD, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 17:38:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAYNE
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This very large tornado damaged outbuildins, power poles, pivots, trees, a home, and a hog farm were numerous animals were destroyed.  The track of the tornado turned enough that it missed Kismet and Plains.  It was also on nearly an identical track to the tornado that occurred on May 24, 2015.  This tornado continued into Meade county.

Tornado in NESS, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 17:59:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEELER
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This large tornado moved out of Lane County at 17:59 and moved across mainly grassland.  But it did strike a farm, power lines, fences and trees.

Tornado in MEADE, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 18:06:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLAINS
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This extremely wide tornado moving at 50 MPH moved out of Seward county at 18:06.  It passed across almost the same identical area that the May 24th tornado took.  This tornado heavily damaged trees, a home, pivot irrigation sprinklers and outbuildings.  It moved into Gray county at 18:34.

Tornado in TREGO, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 19:06:00 to 16-NOV-15 19:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: OGALLAH
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

This tornado occurred over grassland.

Tornado in GRAY, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 18:34:00 to 16-NOV-15 18:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: MONTEZUMA ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado moved out of Meade county at 18:34.   It heavily damaged a farm, power poles, pivot irrigation sprinklers and trees.

Hail in MORTON, KANSAS
From 16-NOV-15 15:05:00 to 16-NOV-15 15:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: (1K5)ELKHART
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Law Enforcement