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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
624 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/18/26 EASTERN MORRIS AND NORTHERN
LYON COUNTY TORNADO...
.EASTERN MORRIS AND NORTHERN LYON COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 15.05 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 07:44 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 E COUNCIL GROVE / MORRIS COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 38.6503 / -96.4127
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 07:59 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 5 N ALLEN / LYON COUNTY / KS
END LAT/LON: 38.7313 / -96.1542
SURVEY SUMMARY:
QLCS TORNADO RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO SEVERAL POWER POLES AND LARGE
TREE LIMBS. ONE TWO-STORY HOME HAD UPLIFT ON ROOF MATERIAL.
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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