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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
439 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 4/27/2026 TORNADO EVENT
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS - SOUTH OF TONGANOXIE
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.21 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/27/2026
START TIME: 03:31 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 NNE RENO / LEAVENWORTH COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.0735 / -95.1087
END DATE: 04/27/2026
END TIME: 03:32 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NNE RENO / LEAVENWORTH COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.071 / -95.1064
SURVEY SUMMARY:
EARLY MONDAY APRIL 27, 2026, A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM MOVING
ACROSS SOUTHERN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KANSAS RESULTED IN A BRIEF, EF
1 TORNADO AT 3:31 AM CDT. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF US 24,
SOUTH OF TONGANOXIE, BETWEEN HONEY CREEK ROAD AND NORTH OF
HEMPHILL ROAD. EF 1 DAMAGE TO AN OUTBUILDING AND TREES WERE
SURVEYED JUST WEST OF US 24. THANKS TO LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGMEENT FOR THE SURVEY ASSISTANCE. THE TORNADO LOOKS
TO HAVE ENDED IN THE OPEN FIELD EAST OF US 24.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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