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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, KS — Apr 17, 2026

NWS TOP · ETN 7 · National Weather Service warning
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Event Summary

The National Weather Service office TOP issued a tornado warning at 20:58 UTC on Apr 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 19 minutes, ending at Apr 17, 2026 21:17 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 38.43, -95.87, moving east-northeast at about 58 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
Olivet Osage, KS UNK A short-lived tornado impacted Olivet... Kansas and produced damage consistent with a EF1 tornado. Several outbuildings were badly damaged with metal siding... framing (TOP)

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