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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
318 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/26/26 TORNADO EVENT
SHERWIN
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.37 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/26/2026
START TIME: 09:43 PM CDT
START LOCATION: HALLOWELL / CHEROKEE COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 37.1786 / -94.9953
END DATE: 04/26/2026
END TIME: 09:49 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 E SHERWIN / CHEROKEE COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 37.1813 / -94.9162
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. RAILCARS WERE OVERTURNED.
GRAIN BINS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. OUTBUILDING WERE
DESTROYED. SEVERAL POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED AND BROKEN.
ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE PATH ARE POSSIBLE PENDING
SATELLITE DATA REVIEW.
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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