Overview
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Severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and damaging winds occurred late in the evening of June 13, 2026. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and river flooding. Some fatalities occurred from the flooding. |
Tornadoes
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NOTE: times shown below are local to your device's time zone. |
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 |
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| Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable damage indicators on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U) | |||||
Rain Reports
48 Hour rainfall amounts of 4-8 inches occurred across southeast Kansas into southern Missouri.
Flooding
Widespread heavy rainfall caused rises in area rivers and streams along with flash flooding of low water crossings. Two confirmed flood fatalities have occurred with this system.
Hydrographs
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| James River at Springfield reached Moderate Flood Stage | South Fork Dry Sac River at Springfield near record flood stage. | Lightning Creek near McCune in Cherokee County Kansas in Moderate Flood Stage. |
Storm Reports
Interactive Storm Reports Map Link
Jasper/Newton Counties Straight Line Wind Damage
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| Broad area of damaging straight-line winds impacted portions of Jasper and northern Newton Counties. Winds from 75 to 95 mph uprooted or snapped numerous trees and downed large limbs. Several trees were down on homes. Multiple power lines and poles were down in the impacted area. A near 9 mile wide swath of significant damaging winds of 85 to 95 mph damaged multiple buildings, causing significant structural damage to a few. Several outbuildings were picked up or rolled to the east. |
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