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Description
Photo # 1 Meriden, Kansas, tornado as seen on Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar.Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. Theclassic hook patterns as seen on radar were indicative of a tornado. However,absence of a hook did not preclude presence of a tornado. This tornadodestroyed Meriden, Kansas. Monthly Weather Review, June 1962, p. 236.
Display Date
1960, May 19 1728-1840 CST
Location
Topeka, Kansas, radar observations
Collection
Weather Service
Exploring the Atmosphere
Radar & Other Methods
Keywords
Instruments
Electronic
Radar
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