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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
631 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR LINN AND MIAMI COUNTIES IN KANSAS FROM APRIL 26, 2026
THROUGH APRIL 27, 2026 TORNADO EVENT...
NW MIAMI COUNTY 04/26/2026
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 93 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.96 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/26/2026
START TIME: 04:20 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE WELLSVILLE / MIAMI COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 38.6806 / -95.0481
END DATE: 04/26/2026
END TIME: 04:25 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 ESE WELLSVILLE / MIAMI COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 38.6847 / -95.0121
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AT 4:20 PM CDT ON SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2026, AN EF 1 TORNADO
DEVELOPED WITHIN A SEVERE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST
MIAMI COUNTY KANSAS. THIS TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
PLEASANT VALLEY RD AND W 247TH RD. THIS TORNADO ENDED NEAR
INDIANAPOLIS RD AROUND 4:25 PM CDT.
NW LINN COUNTY 04/26/2026
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.81 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/26/2026
START TIME: 04:38 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 SW PARKER / LINN COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 38.2582 / -95.0554
END DATE: 04/26/2026
END TIME: 04:45 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 ESE PARKER / LINN COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 38.317 / -94.9549
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SHORTLY AFTER 4:30 PM CDT ON SUNDAY APRIL 26TH, AN EMBEDDED
CIRCULATION WITHIN A SEVERE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS RESULTED IN AN
EF 0 TORNADO. THIS TORNADO STARTED AT 4:38 PM CDT SOUTHWEST OF
GOODRICH, KS AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST ENDING AT 4:45 PM CDT.
DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY TO TREES AND SOME OUTBUILDINGS.
NE SPRING HILL JOHNSON COUNTY 04/27/2026
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.14 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/27/2026
START TIME: 05:38 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 ENE SPRING HILL / JOHNSON COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 38.7528 / -94.7972
END DATE: 04/27/2026
END TIME: 05:39 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 ENE SPRING HILL / JOHNSON COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 38.7528 / -94.7947
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF EF 0 TORNADO OCCURRED JUST NORTHEAST OF SPRING HILL, KS IN
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY KS AT 5:38 AM CDT ON MONDAY APRIL 27,
2026. THIS TORNADO WAS ONLY ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE. IT
BEGAN ALONG W 207TH ST NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH S RIDGEVIEW
ROAD. DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY TO TREES.
NW BUCYRUS JOHNSON COUNTY 04/27/2026
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.09 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/27/2026
START TIME: 05:45 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 NW BUCYRUS / JOHNSON COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 38.7384 / -94.7357
END DATE: 04/27/2026
END TIME: 05:46 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 NW BUCYRUS / JOHNSON COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 38.7383 / -94.7341
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE SAME STORM THAT RESULTED IN A SHORT LIVED EF 0 TORNADO JUST
NORTHEAST OF SPRING HILL, RESULTED IN A SECOND TORNADO, THIS ONE
AN EF 1 TORNADO JUST ALONG THE JOHNSON COUNTY KS AND MIAMI COUNTY
KANSAS LINE. THIS WAS ALSO A SHORT LIVED TORNADO, WITH EF
1 DAMAGE TO A MANUFACTURED HOME NORTH OF W 215TH STREET.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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