EF1 tornado in Lyon County, Kansas
Tornado May 18, 2026 · Lyon County, Kansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Morris County → Lyon County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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
Morris County EM and local utility company provided data of damage track that begin in eastern Morris County and continued into northwestern Lyon county. Damage occurred to tree limbs and several power poles. One two story home had minor damage to roof.
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 Bushong (38.6690, -96.3530).
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 1346387. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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