September 30th Central Kansas Tornadoes

Overview

A few storms developed over central Kansas during the late afternoon hours of September 30th ahead of a powerful low pressure system. A tropical-like airmass was in place across the region in some part due to the remnants of hurricane Polo being pulled into the High Plains. While instability wasn't extreme, rich low level moisture provided enough low level instability for a few intense updrafts to develop.

A few low topped supercells with very low cloud bases produced several tornadoes across Barton, Russell and Lincoln counties. Luckily there was no significant damage or injuries reported.

Tornado Info
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Environment

Tornado Info

Tornado reports from September 30th

Tornado reports across central Kansas

Tornado Near Wilson Lake From Mike Charowhas GE102 6:25pm #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/KhazVkEsNn — Jeffrey Wenger DK101 (@WengerJeffrey) September 30, 2026	Kansas is BACK!! Followed this beautiful tornado for 20+ minutes near Susank, KS. Main tor lifted but have seen many other small spinups since. #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/4XlXvWTzSJ — Max Olson (@MesoMax919) September 30, 2026	Greg Koelzer caught his first tornado TODAY! Here is the video north of Sylvan Grove, Kansas, at 6:45 PM Wednesday. He was located 4 miles northeast of Sylvan Grove or 2.6 miles east of the K-18/K-181 junction on K-18 looking west. @KSNNews @KSNStormTrack3 #kswx… pic.twitter.com/ox5m25276c — Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman (@LisaTeachman) October 1, 2026
Brief clip of the long tracked tornado we intercepted near Susank, KS. about 30 minutes ago. Wild chase so far. #kswx pic.twitter.com/AK25rOb34d — Adri Mozeris (@AdriMozeris) September 30, 2026	Large tornado near Hoisington Kansas at 5:03pm #kswx pic.twitter.com/GR1eR9QC79 — Sam Steffen (@samsteffen28) September 30, 2026	INSANE tornado captured north of Susank, Kansas #kswx @MyRadarWX @MaxVelocityWX pic.twitter.com/BRFuTTd86V — Jordan Hall (@JordanHallWX) September 30, 2026

Tornado earlier near Sylvan Grove, KS. Tornado number 6 tonight! Insane #KSwx pic.twitter.com/A7VdEpfhXm — Clint Hendricks IV 🌪️ (@Clint_wx) October 1, 2026	Tornado earlier near Sylvan Grove, KS. Tornado number 6 tonight! Insane #KSwx pic.twitter.com/A7VdEpfhXm — Clint Hendricks IV 🌪️ (@Clint_wx) October 1, 2026	Kansas dished out tornadoes like Santa handing out candy canes! No idea how many there were, but I was blessed to see 10-15 today. Here are some, including the Sylvan Grove tornado when it first touched down within 100 yds of me#kswx #tornado @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/mOA3K1Hj8X — KC Twisters (@KCTwisters1) October 1, 2026
[6:28PM Wilson Lake Lookout] GREATEST CHASE OF MY LIFE #kswx #tornado pic.twitter.com/d1TzgmHBAo — Weatherman Ryan (@RockoTacoWX) October 1, 2026	A few shots from the tornado just a moment ago near Hoisington, Kansas! Had twins at a point in time! FALL MADNESS, WOW 🌪️ pic.twitter.com/XaFMuA5Ws9 — Ben Williams (@ben_williams_wx) September 30, 2026	Tornado Near Wilson Lake From Mike Charowhas GE102 6:25pm #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/KhazVkEsNn — Jeffrey Wenger DK101 (@WengerJeffrey) September 30, 2026

Radar and Satellite

Regional radar animation

Visible satellite animation


Radar animation showing the initial storm moving across Barton County. This storm produced a tornado northeast of Olmitz and west of Susank	Radar animation showing the supercell moving across Russell County. This storm produced a tornado east of Bunker Hill and south of Lucas

Radar animation showing the supercell tracking across Lincoln County. This storm produced a tornado east of Lucas and northwest of Sylvan Grove.

Environment (coming soon)


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