EF2 Tornado — Wilson, Kansas

2024-04-26 · near Buxton, Wilson, Kansas

5.3 mi

Path length

300 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The damage was mainly to trees and outbuildings, but a two story home sustained roof damage when it was mostly torn off.

Wider weather episode

Storms developed during the afternoon hours over the Flint Hills on Friday, April 26th along an eastward moving dryline. As the storms progressed east they started to produce five tornadoes. Two of the tornadoes were rated an EF-2. One of them struck southwest of Fredonia and the other southwest of Yates Center. Luckily there were no injuries or fatalities with these tornadoes. The other tornadoes were rated EF1, EF0 and EFU. Large hail ranging from quarter size to ping pong ball size was reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1165700. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.