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Photo # 1 Meriden, Kansas, tornado as seen on Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. Topeka Weather Bureau WSR-3 radar. The classic hook patterns as seen on radar were indicative of a tornado. However, absence of a hook did not preclude presence of a tornado. This tornado destroyed Meriden, Kansas. Monthly Weather Review, June 1962, p. 236.

Image ID: wea01221, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Topeka, Kansas, radar observations
Photo Date: 1960, May 19 1728-1840 CST


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