NWUS53 KEAX 142121
LSREAX

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
421 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

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

0820 PM     Tornado          1 WSW Hillsdale         38.66N 94.86W
04/13/2026                   Miami              KS   NWS Storm Survey

            *** 1 INJ ***
            Shortly before 820 PM CDT on Monday April
            13th, 2026, a supercell thunderstorm, that
            had previously resulted in an EF- 2 tornado
            in Ottawa, KS, strengthened and developed a
            second tornado just east of Hillsdale Lake
            in northern Miami County, Kansas. Initial
            damage was confined to the campground and
            park headquarters. The tornado strengthened
            to an EF-1 as it followed W 255th St and
            crossed Harmony Rd. The tornado continued
            east toward the town of Hillsdale, KS. After
            crossing Hospital Rd, the tornado
            strengthened to EF-2 with a peak wind
            estimated to be 115 mph as it impacted a
            single family home, before doing significant
            damage to several storage facilities just
            west of Old KC Rd. The tornado began to
            weaken as it crossed rural areas, before
            ending just short of US Hwy 169 north of
            255th St.


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