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Hail in McPherson County, Kansas

Hail April 26, 2026 · McPherson County, Kansas

1.75 in
Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Multiple rounds of severe weather impacted central, south-central, and southeast Kansas from the morning hours of April 26th through the early morning hours of April 27th. Several reports of large hail and damaging winds were relayed; the largest hail size was three inches near Cherryvale, and the strongest wind gusts were in Oswego with 85-95 mph winds which damaged many trees in town. In addition, a few tornadoes occurred across southeast Kansas. The strongest tornado was an EF2 in Montgomery County with damage to two homes along with many trees and some outbuildings; unfortunately one resident was injured in this tornado.

Began near Mc Pherson (38.4400, -97.6600).

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 1333446. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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