EF0 Tornado — Pottawatomie, Kansas

2025-04-28 · near Belvue, Pottawatomie, Kansas

3.6 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

What appeared to begin as a gustnado became connected to the storm updraft at least briefly along the leading edge of a thunderstorm as it moved through the small town of Belvue. The small vortex moved ENE for a few miles doing minor damage to trees and outbuildings before dissipating as strong outflow winds overwhelmed it.

Wider weather episode

In the late afternoon to evening hours, scattered storms developed and trained across portions of northeast Kansas, leading to isolated reports of Flash Flooding with up to 5 inches of rainfall reported. These storms also produced hail to baseball size, wind gusts to 70 mph, and a brief tornado in Pottawatomie county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244373. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.