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EF1 tornado in Cherokee County, Kansas

Tornado April 26, 2026 · Cherokee County, Kansas

EF1
Rating
4.4 mi
Path length
500 yd
Path width
$1.1M
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 500 yards (0.28 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

A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF1 Tornado with estimated wind speeds of 105 mph touched down near the northeast portion of Hallowell before tracking 4.37 miles to the east. The tornado uprooted or snapped several trees, overturned several empty railcars, caused significant damaged to several grain bins, destroyed multiple outbuildings and snapped or broke numerous power poles and downed power lines. The tornado track ended approximately 1.25 miles east of Sherwin.

The wider storm

Severe storms triggered by a potent weather system swept through far southeastern Kansas, bringing destructive winds and large hail. These storms were part of a 15-hour severe weather outbreak that impacted central and eastern Kansas finally moving into Missouri.

Began near Hallowell (37.1800, -95.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329330. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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