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Hail in McPherson County, Kansas

Hail April 26, 2026 · McPherson County, Kansas

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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 (38.4500, -97.7200).

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 1333448. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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