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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1234 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 26 TORNADO EVENT IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
OVERVIEW
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON THE THREE KNOWN TORNADOES IN
MONTGOMERY AND WILSON COUNTIES DURING THE EVENING HOURS ON APRIL 26. THE PEAK
RATING WAS EF2 WHICH OCCURRED WITH THE TORNADO THAT IMPACTED HOMES EAST OF SYCAMORE
WHERE THERE WAS UNFORTUNATELY ONE INJURY. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE MAY BE
UPDATED AS MORE INFORMATION IS GATHERED.
BRIEF TORNADO SOUTHWEST OF NEODESHA
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.06 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 15 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/26/2026
START TIME: 06:47 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 NW SYCAMORE / WILSON COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 37.3889 / -95.7777
END DATE: 04/26/2026
END TIME: 06:49 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 NW SYCAMORE / WILSON COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 37.389 / -95.7766
SURVEY SUMMARY:
TORNADO EVIDENT ON VIDEO AND PHOTO.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY TORNADO 1
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.03 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/26/2026
START TIME: 06:55 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 W SYCAMORE / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 37.3302 / -95.7936
END DATE: 04/26/2026
END TIME: 07:13 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SSE SYCAMORE / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 37.3022 / -95.7121
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO AND VIDEO COMBINED WITH RADAR DATA AND A STORM SURVEY
INDICATED AN EF1 TORNADO WHICH DAMAGED FARM OUTBUILDINGS INCLUDING SMALL GRAIN
BINS.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY TORNADO 2
RATING: EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.59 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 1
START DATE: 04/26/2026
START TIME: 07:09 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 SSW SYCAMORE / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 37.32 / -95.7283
END DATE: 04/26/2026
END TIME: 07:23 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 E SYCAMORE / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 37.3321 / -95.6471
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO BEGAN SSW OF SYCAMORE AND TRACKED ENE ALONG 5800 RD CAUSING
EF2 DAMAGE TO TWO HOUSES EAST OF THE VERDIGRIS RIVER AND NORTH OF RD 5800.
ONE OCCUPANT OF ONE OF THE HOMES WAS UNFORTUNATELY INJURED.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>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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