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EF1 tornado in Morris County, Kansas

Tornado April 23, 2026 · Morris County, Kansas

EF1

Rating

1.1 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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

NWS damage survey revealed a small tornado did damage to a single family home and a few outbuildings and cabins on the northeast side of Lake Kahola. The short damage path was discontinuous with portions of the short track having been untouched. The greatest degree of damage occurred to outbuildings that were destroyed and walls were tossed into another cabin. This tornado was rated a EF1 with winds to around 110 mph.

The wider storm

Severe t-storms developed during the late afternoon into the evening of April 23rd. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes were documented. The strongest tornado damaged structures at lake kahola near the Morris and Chase County line. The other tornadoes were rated EF0 or EFU due to lack of documented damage.

Began near Dunlap (38.5300, -96.4300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Wabaunsee County EFU Lyon County EFU Wabaunsee County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320363. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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