September 26, 2019 Wichita KS Tornado

The September 26, 2019 Wichita KS Tornado was a rather weak, but long-lasting tornado.

The September 26-28 2019 Wichita KS Tornado had a EF2 rating, despite it's lifespan of over 2days, or the specific timespan of 53 hours and 23 minutes. The tornado lasted from September 26 at 3:50 A.M until September 28 at 8:13 A.M. The tornado spawned from a relatively small supercell storm, which was passing through the Sedgwick County between September 24th and October 3rd.

[[File:Images-0.jpeg|thumb|220x220px|Birth Time of Tornado: September 26th, 2019 at 3:50 A.M Death Time of Tornado: September 28th, 2019 at 8:13 A.M

Injuries: 5

Fatalities: 2

Damage: $53,200 USD

Area(s) Affected: Wichita, KS ]] Despite the long lifespan of the tornado, the damage caused because of the tornado is rather minimal. The tornado, which was in city limits of Wichita KS, actually maintained a small area which it mainly resided in. Southwestern Wichita was the main area of the city which was hit, but a majority of the residences in that area were either empty, not hit, or had basements or other spaces where residents took shelter.

3 out of the 5 documented injuries included those of local teenagers who did not take shelter during the tornado. The other 2 injuries included those of Geraldine and Thomas Davis, an elderly couple whose house was hit with medium sized pieces of debris. All 5 who were injured received non life-threatening injuries. The 2 fatalities were those of Angelica Harris and Louise Evergreen, whose bodies, deceased, were found under a piece of debris. Both women were suspected of being outside during the storm, and were together outside. Harris' funeral was held on October 12th, and Evergreen's funeral was held on October 18th.

Wichita KS is currently not expecting more tornadoes with the same exceeding lifespan as the September 26, 2019 Wichita KS Tornado anytime soon.