Tornado in Clay County, Kansas
Tornado May 18, 2026 · Clay County, Kansas
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 the National Weather Service wrote
NWS employee witnessed a brief condensed tornado but no damage was associated with it.
The wider storm
Supercell thunderstorms developed ahead of a dryline and near a warm front during the afternoon and evening hours of May 18. The storms produced 7 documented tornadoes and eventually evolved into a line of storms that produced damaging winds of 60-80 mph across northeast and east central Kansas. Some areas also received 2-5 inches of rain just two to three hours causing flash flooding in several areas including the city of Manhattan.
Began near Wakefield (39.2300, -97.0300).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1325602. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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