Tornado in Wilson County, Kansas
Tornado April 26, 2026 · Wilson County, Kansas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 15 yards (0.01 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
Storm chaser video showed a brief tornado in a field that didn't cause any noticeable damage.
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 Lafontaine (37.3889, -95.7777).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335556. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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