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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2026, 9:19 PM CDT for Labette County, Kansas. It was in force for 14 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2026, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2026, 9:33 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Labette County, KS
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 9:20 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Ne Labette, KS | Picture sent via NWS chat. Funnel looks three-quarters the way to the ground. Time estimated from radar. |
| Apr 26, 9:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Oswego, KS | Several tree limbs down along with power poles and power lines. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1306 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KICT 270219
TORICT
KSC099-270245-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0013.260427T0219Z-260427T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Wichita KS
919 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Labette County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 919 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Oswego, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Labette County, including the following locations...
Labette.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3717 9527 3731 9526 3738 9508 3714 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 265DEG 28KT 3724 9515
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
MCGUIRE2 follow-up statements
870
WWUS53 KICT 270225
SVSICT
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
925 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
KSC099-270245-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260427T0245Z/
Labette KS-
925 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LABETTE COUNTY...
At 925 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Oswego, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Oswego and Labette.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3717 9527 3731 9526 3738 9508 3714 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 263DEG 27KT 3725 9509
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
MCGUIRE717 WWUS53 KICT 270233 SVSICT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 933 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026 KSC099-270243- /O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260427T0245Z/ Labette KS- 933 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LABETTE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas. && LAT...LON 3717 9527 3731 9526 3738 9508 3714 9507 TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 265DEG 28KT 3726 9501 $$ MCGUIRE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Montgomery | 43 min |
| Apr 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson | 15 min |
| Apr 26, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Elk | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 8:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Labette | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Wilson | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 9:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Neosho | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette | 21 min |
| Apr 26, 9:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ICT | Labette | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion, Saline | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 72 min |
| Apr 27, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 69 min |
| Apr 27, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Cowley, Sumner | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Lincoln | 18 min |
| Apr 27, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Saline | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho, Wilson | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Neosho | 20 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.