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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
338 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 4/13/2026 Hillsdale Kansas Tornado...

.Hillsdale...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.04 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             04/13/2026
Start Time:             08:18 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 W Hillsdale / Miami County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          38.6651 / -94.8929

End Date:               04/13/2026
End Time:               08:23 PM CDT
End Location:           1 ENE Hillsdale / Miami County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            38.6678 / -94.8369

Survey Summary:
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 torando strengthend 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 strengthend 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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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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Kurtz/Pittman