809 ABUS34 KICT 021102 PNSICT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 602 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2001 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... IN 1892, A TORNADO, WHICH EYEWITNESSES DESCRIBED AS A THIN, WHITE COLUMN, MOVED ACROSS ELK AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. NNNN