Tornado in Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Tornado April 23, 2026 · Wabaunsee County, Kansas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Radar confirmed debris signature from a small tornado was documented likely from trees in river valley. No documented damage was discovered upon tracing the approximate area of the tornado so it will be classified as EFU.
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 Hessdale (38.8800, -96.2900).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320372. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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