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Tornado in Thomas County, Kansas

Tornado June 21, 2026 · Thomas County, Kansas

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Not rated

0.9 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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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.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

No damage was reported, however a weak tornado debris signature was seen on radar.

The wider storm

During the early evening hours on the 21st, a few clusters of thunderstorms moved southeast across portions of northwest Kansas. Hail up to one inch in diameter occurred in Thomas County, and wind gusts up to 70 mph occurred in Wichita County, downing numerous power poles. A short lived tornado occurred in far northwest Thomas County on the leading edge of one of the storms.

Began near Brewster (39.5662, -101.3599).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1361326. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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