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===2012 Tornado=== {{main|2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak}} On February 28, 2012, around 9:02 pm, an [[Enhanced Fujita Scale|EF]]-2 tornado caused damage to Harveyville.<ref name="TCJ-20120229">[http://cjonline.com/news/2012-02-29/harveyville-tornado-classified-ef-2 Harveyville tornado classified as EF-2; The Topeka Capital-Journal; February 29, 2012.]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120907141018/http://www.kctv5.com/story/17041098/punishing-storms-hit-harveyville-cause-injuries-damage Possible tornado causes injuries, extensive damage in Harveyville; KCTV5; February 28, 2012.]</ref> Approximately 40 percent of Harveyville's buildings experienced significant damage and one of the town's two churches was completely destroyed. Preliminary damage assessments in Harveyville listed 28 homes as not livable with 36 sustaining moderate damage, six with minor damage and one commercial building damaged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cjonline.com/news/2012-03-03/harveyville-hold-town-hall-meeting |title=Harveyville to hold town hall meeting; The Topeka Capital-Journal; March 3, 2012. |access-date=March 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708015323/http://cjonline.com/news/2012-03-03/harveyville-hold-town-hall-meeting |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Twelve people were injured and there was one death, but no missing people in the aftermath.<ref>[http://cjonline.com/news/2012-03-02/need-harveyville-cleanup-volunteers-reduced Harveyville cleanup volunteers reduced; The Topeka Capital-Journal; March 2, 2012.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cjonline.com/news/2012-02-28/injuries-confirmed-possible-wabaunsee-co-tornado |title=Injuries confirmed in possible Wabaunsee County tornado; The Topeka Capital-Journal; February 28, 2012. |access-date=February 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708120331/http://cjonline.com/news/2012-02-28/injuries-confirmed-possible-wabaunsee-co-tornado |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[National Weather Service]] determined the tornado was on the ground for four minutes and had a maximum width of {{convert|150|yard|m}}. It touched down about {{convert|1|mi|km}} southwest of Harveyville and ended {{convert|4|mi|km}} northeast.<ref name="TCJ-20120229"/>
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