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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
501 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/18/26 TORNADO EVENT
.MILTONVALE, KS TORNADO
RATING: EFU
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.16 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 03:27 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 N MILTONVALE / CLOUD COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.3965 / -97.4466
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 03:28 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 NNE MILTONVALE / CLOUD COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.4069 / -97.4294
SURVEY SUMMARY:
ROPE TORNADO OCCURRED OVER OPEN FIELDS, CONFIRMED BY VIDEO.
.PALMER, KS TORNADO
RATING: EFU
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.73 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 04:03 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SSE PALMER / WASHINGTON COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.5941 / -97.1242
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 04:07 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 ESE PALMER / WASHINGTON COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.6123 / -97.0787
SURVEY SUMMARY:
CONDENSED TORNADO OCCURRED OVER OPEN FIELDS, CONFIRMED BY VIDEO.
.BERN, KS TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.57 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 04:46 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 E BERN / NEMAHA COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.9562 / -95.8919
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 04:52 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 6 ENE BERN / NEMAHA COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.9851 / -95.8613
SURVEY SUMMARY:
OLD BARN LOST 30-40 PERCENT OF ROOF AND WALL, SMALL BARN COMPLETELY
DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS CARRIED ABOUT 1/4 MILE ENE.
.BLUE RAPIDS, KS TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 12.01 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 05:27 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 E BLUE RAPIDS / MARSHALL COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.6849 / -96.6299
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 05:56 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 NNW FRANKFORT / MARSHALL COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.7757 / -96.4376
SURVEY SUMMARY:
TORNADO SNAPPED LARGE TREE LIMBS AND A FEW TREE TRUNKS. GRAIN
BINS WERE ALSO DESTROYED.
.WAKEFIELD, KS TORNADO
RATING: EFU
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.50 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 05:33 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 NNW WAKEFIELD / CLAY COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.2294 / -97.028
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 05:35 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NNE WAKEFIELD / CLAY COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.2411 / -97.0045
SURVEY SUMMARY:
CONDENSED TORNADO RESULTED IN NO KNOWN DAMAGE, CONFIRMED BY VIDEO.
.HOLTON, KS TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8.19 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 07:16 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SSE CIRCLEVILLE / JACKSON COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.4614 / -95.826
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 07:26 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 NNE HOLTON / JACKSON COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 39.5308 / -95.7018
SURVEY SUMMARY:
OUTBUILDING AND BARN DESTROYED. SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN
ALONG THE PATH. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF SOUTH FACING PORCH.
A FINAL DAMAGE PATH IS BEING INVESTIGATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
MORRIS AND LYON COUNTIES.
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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