Wichita, Kansas

Weather Forecast Office

April 26th 2024 Southeast KS Tornadoes

Overview

Storms developed during the afternoon hours over the Flint Hills on Friday April 26th along an eastward moving dryline. As the storms progressed east they started to produce tornadoes. Two of the tornadoes were rated an EF-2. One of them struck southwest of Fredonia and the other southwest of Yates Center. Luckily there were no injuries or fatalities with these tornadoes.

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Tornadoes:

Southwest of Fredonia
Elk/Wilson

Date	4/26/2024
Time (Local)	3:32pm
EF Rating	EF-2
Est. Peak Winds	125 mph
Path Length	8.6 miles
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Tornado started 5 miles west of Buxton and ended around 3 miles west of Fredonia. Mainly damage was to trees and outbuildings but one home did sustain EF-2 damage.

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Track Map EF-Scale

West of Fredonia
Wilson

Date	4/26/2024
Time (Local)	3:52pm
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	85 mph
Path Length	1 mile
Max Width	150 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Tornado started around 2 miles west of Fredonia with most of the damage to buildings at the fairgrounds.

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Southwest of Yates Center
Woodson

Date	4/26/2024
Time (Local)	3:34 pm
EF Rating	EF-2
Est. Peak Winds	115 mph
Path Length	6.8 miles
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Tornado started 4 miles northeast of Coyville and ended 4 miles outh-southwest of Yates Center. Most of the damage was to outbuildings and trees.

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East of Benedict
Wilson county

Date	4/26/2024
Time (Local)	4:13 pm
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90
Path Length	1.3 miles
Max Width	60 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Tornado started 5 miles east of Benedict with most of the damage to trees and outbuildings. In addition a metal roof was damaged on a home and a horse trailer was knocked on its side.

Track Map

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Additional Photos & Video

This was the view of the Fredonia Tornado 20 mins ago. Tornado warnings continue. @NWSNorman @NWSWichita #kswx Watch live as a Patreon supporter at: https://t.co/NYHSOgbcUn pic.twitter.com/XmsAUSIof7 — Daniel Shaw (@DanielShawAU) April 26, 2024	Multivortex tornado NE of Coyville KS 26th April 2024 (not for media use) @NWSWichita #ksws @VicStormChasers @KLijnders pic.twitter.com/7vJz8xQsDS — AustraliaSkynWeather (@AUSSKY) April 26, 2024	Significant tornado west of Fredonia, KS has since lifted. Storm is cycling and may produce again. @NWSWichita #kswx @jamesaydelott pic.twitter.com/MYEhx5HwIF — Greg McLaughlin (@GregMc_wx) April 26, 2024
Tornado confirmed near Fredonia, Kansas. @NWSNorman @NWSWichita Watch live as a Patreon supporter at: https://t.co/NYHSOgbcUn pic.twitter.com/RQPGwdMSrA — Daniel Shaw (@DanielShawAU) April 26, 2024	Final moments of the tornado that formed near Coyville and died just a couple miles Southwest of Yates Center from Friday April 26. This is from 70th/Longhorn looking WNW. Lots of leaves were falling from the sky! @NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/LcZ4tyZCJD — Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) April 29, 2024


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Storm Reports


Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Wichita KS
748 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0251 PM     Hail             2 N Howard              37.50N 96.26W
04/26/2024  M1.00 Inch       Elk                KS   Emergency Mngr   

             

0301 PM     Hail             2 NW Severy             37.64N 96.25W
04/26/2024  M1.00 Inch       Greenwood          KS   Trained Spotter  

             

0303 PM     Hail             4 W Moline              37.36N 96.38W
04/26/2024  E1.50 Inch       Elk                KS   Emergency Mngr   

             

0312 PM     Hail             3 NW Fall River         37.64N 96.07W
04/26/2024  M1.50 Inch       Greenwood          KS   Emergency Mngr   

             

0341 PM     Hail             1 W New Albany          37.57N 95.96W
04/26/2024  E1.00 Inch       Elk                KS   Trained Spotter  

            May have had a wall cloud initially. 

0342 PM     Tornado          4 N Coyville            37.74N 95.89W
04/26/2024                   Woodson            KS   Storm Chaser     

            storm chaser report. 

0343 PM     Tornado          3 S New Albany          37.53N 95.94W
04/26/2024                   Wilson             KS   Storm Chaser     

            Video confirmation of a tornado. 

0352 PM     Tornado          4 SSW Yates Center      37.82N 95.77W
04/26/2024                   Woodson            KS   Fire Dept/Rescue 

             

0400 PM     Hail             1 W New Albany          37.57N 95.95W
04/26/2024  M1.00 Inch       Wilson             KS   Trained Spotter  

             

0420 PM     Funnel Cloud     1 NNW Benedict          37.63N 95.75W
04/26/2024                   Wilson             KS   Storm Chaser     

            Video feed relayed funnel cloud. 

0437 PM     Hail             1 SW Humboldt           37.81N 95.44W
04/26/2024  E0.70 Inch       Allen              KS   Trained Spotter  

             

0502 PM     Tornado          8 E Humboldt            37.79N 95.30W
04/26/2024                   Allen              KS   Storm Chaser     

            Storm chaser video showed brief tornado. 

0517 PM     Hail             4 N Elsmore             37.85N 95.15W
04/26/2024  M1.25 Inch       Allen              KS   Trained Spotter

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Radar reflectivity from when debris was evident

Storm relative velocity from when debris was evident

Correlation Coefficient showing debris signature southwest of Fredonia

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