The National Weather Service said Wednesday afternoon, another tornado was determined to have occurred southeast of Anita, Wednesday morning, prior to the fatal twister that occurred south/southeast of Adair. The Anita tornado actually occurred around 25 minutes before the Adair tornado and demolished an old barn, tossing debris about one third of a mile downstream. The remainder of the path was across rural cropland with a total path length of just over one mile.

The Anita tornado which started at around 1:04-a.m., 2.6-miles south/southeast of Anita, was rated an EF-1, with estimated peak winds of 90-to 100 MPH. It’s 50-yard wide path was 1.1-miles long, and ended at around 1:06-a.m. 1.6-miles southeast of Anita. (For more info.: https://www.weather.gov/dmx/20190522_Tornadoes)

(All photos by NWS Damage Survey Team)

Anita – Debris Downwind

Barn near Anita