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EF2 tornado in Miami County, Kansas

Tornado April 13, 2026 · Miami County, Kansas

EF2
Rating
3.1 mi
Path length
250 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Shortly before 820 PM CDT on Monday April 13th, 2026, a

supercell thunderstorm, that had previously resulted in an EF-

2 tornado in Ottawa, KS, strengthened and developed a second

tornado just east of Hillsdale Lake in northern Miami County,

Kansas. Initial damage was confined to the campground and park

headquarters. The tornado strengthened to an EF-1 as it followed W

255th St and crossed Harmony Rd. The Tornado continued east

toward the town of Hillsdale, KS. After crossing Hospital Rd, the

tornado strengthened to EF-2 with a peak wind estimated to be

115 mph as it impacted a single family home, before doing

significant damage to several storage facilities just west of Old

KC Rd. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed rural areas,

before ending just short of US Hwy 169 north of 255th St.

The wider storm

During the late afternoon and early evening hours of April 13th, supercells moved into eastern Kansas, producing a few tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds.

Began near Hillsdale (38.6650, -94.8945).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Linn County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1318046. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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