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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, KS — Apr 27, 2026

NWS ICT · ETN 12 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office ICT issued a tornado warning at 01:29 UTC on Apr 27, 2026. The warning was in effect for 46 minutes, ending at Apr 27, 2026 02:15 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 37.25, -95.33, moving east-southeast at about 26 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
Altamont Labette, KS Unrated report of tornado on the ground. (ICT)
Hallowell Cherokee, KS EF1° Rating EF1. Estimated peak wind 105 miles. Path Length 4.37 miles. Path width 500 yards. Several trees uprooted or snapped... empty rail cars overturned... grain bins s (SGF)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).

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