Tornadoes · United States · Kansas · 2026
EF0 tornado, Johnson County, Kansas, April 27, 2026
This EF0 tornado ran 0.1 miles across Johnson County on April 27, 2026, touching down at 5:38 AM CDT. It killed nobody.
Preliminary. This is NWS EAX's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as JoCo_0427. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The survey
- Rating, as surveyed
- EF0, preliminary
- Date
- April 27, 2026
- Touchdown
- 5:38 AM CDT (10:38 UTC)
- Lifted
- 5:39 AM CDT (10:39 UTC)
- On the ground
- 1 minutes
- Path length
- 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
- Path width
- 0 yards (0 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Johnson County
- Touchdown point
- 38.753, -94.797
- Lift-off point
- 38.753, -94.795
- Highest wind the damage implies
- 80 mph
- Surveyed by
- NWS EAX
- The office's name for it
- JoCo_0427
- Survey last edited
- April 28, 2026
- Record number
- None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.
What the survey found
A brief EF 0 Tornado occured just northeast of Spring Hill, KS in southeast Johnson County KS at 5:38 AM CDT on Monday April 27, 2026. This tornado was only on the ground for about 1 minute. It began along W 207th St near the intersection with S Ridgeview Road. Damage was primarily to trees.
Written by NWS EAX in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.
The damage survey
20 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS EAX, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 93 mph.
- 8 power poles replaced (cannot see old poles or what type of damage occurred)
- Debris from barn tossed east
- Other misc debris scattered around
- Debris from from property to the west
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
The warnings
2 minutes of warning. NWS EAX issued a tornado warning for this county at 10:36 UTC, 2 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 11:00 UTC.
The county was under a severe thunderstorm watch, issued at 08:48 UTC and running to 13:19 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:10 UTC | 22:36 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | EAX |
| 20:48 UTC | 21:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 21:20 UTC | 21:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | EAX |
| 21:40 UTC | 22:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 21:58 UTC | 22:10 UTC | Tornado Warning | EAX |
| 22:05 UTC | 01:15 UTC | Flood Advisory | EAX |
| 00:00 UTC | 17:05 UTC | Flood Watch | EAX |
| 02:12 UTC | 08:48 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | EAX |
| 08:08 UTC | 09:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 08:29 UTC | 09:21 UTC | Flood Advisory | EAX |
| 08:39 UTC | 09:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 08:48 UTC | 13:19 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | EAX |
| 08:53 UTC | 09:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 09:15 UTC | 10:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 09:16 UTC | 14:53 UTC | Flash Flood Warning | EAX |
| 10:02 UTC | 10:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 10:19 UTC | 11:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 10:27 UTC | 14:00 UTC | Flood Advisory | EAX |
| 10:36 UTC | 11:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | EAX |
| 10:39 UTC | 11:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 10:51 UTC | 11:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX |
| 13:17 UTC | 14:59 UTC | Flood Warning | EAX |
| 14:53 UTC | 02:00 UTC | Flood Warning | EAX |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Marginal Risk. The outlook in force was issued at 06:00 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Apr 27, 3:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Severe thunderstorms will persist through the morning across eastern KS and western MO, with some impact on later storm development further west.
- Strong/severe storms anticipated to develop further east during the afternoon and into the evening, with all severe hazards possible.
- Mostly quiet forecast period ahead, with some isolated chances (20- 40%) for showers/storms through the period.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
358 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Severe thunderstorms will persist through the morning across
eastern KS and western MO, with some impact on later storm
development further west.
- Strong/severe storms anticipated to develop further east during
the afternoon and into the evening, with all severe hazards
possible.
- Mostly quiet forecast period ahead, with some isolated chances (20-
40%) for showers/storms through the period.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 345 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
Continued convective activity is expected through the overnight
hours into the morning today. From a mesoanalysis perspective,
elevated storm modes have been able to persist through the night
with adequate MLCAPE values (around 1000-1500 J/kg) and ample
environmental shear (50-60 kts) along the left exit region of the
LLJ. An elevated dry layer persists to the southeast of the main
line, with upscale growth occurring more towards the northeast
through time. These storms have a history of producing large hail
and damaging winds further west, which will continue to be the
concern through the overnight period. Current CAM guidance shows
this cluster of storms congealing into a line that will push towards
the southeast during the early morning hours, with consistency
between subsequent iterations of the HRRR through the night and
reflected by the 6z run of the RAP. However, continued mesoanalysis
will be the greater influence on subsequent updates to the forecast
as the event progresses. With this line of storms, there is concern
for flash flooding along a line through the KC Metro. Present PWAT
values over our immediate forecast area reside around 1-1.5 inches,
but our threshold for meeting flash flood guidance for hourly
precipitation is around 1.5 inches, which will easily be
met/exceeded in convective storms. Thus, will be continuing to
monitor the potential for flooding/flash flooding tonight and into
this morning, especially for areas where training precipitation
could occur over the next few hours.
Regarding the remainder of the day today, any lingering shower/storm
activity should gradually exit the area through the afternoon as the
cold front begins to push in with a deepening surface cyclone
lifting from the OK Panhandle towards the northeast. There is some
uncertainty on how current weather will impact storms developing
further west, as current storms would aid in further stabilizing the
atmosphere. Greater confidence in severe activity exists further
towards the east around Kirksville/Macon area, with greater
instability generation during the day and more significant synoptic
forcing along an eroding capping inversion. With any storms that
initiate along the cold frontal boundary, the threat for all severe
hazards exists, with moderate mid- level lapse rates on the order of
7.5-8 degC/km and effective shear around 50-60 kts supporting
organized storm development. Some CAMs try to force activity behind
the passing cold front, but the threat of these storms scaling
upward into severe storms remains lower, as the cold front will
effectively wipe out any favorable storm environment as it passes
through.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 345 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
The upper level trough north of the Great Lakes will generate
shortwaves that will invigorate some chance of precipitation through
the remainder of this week, with the chance (30-50%) for
showers/storms south of the US-50 corridor Tuesday
afternoon/evening. Otherwise, weather will remain generally quiet as
we reside under northwest flow with the upper level trough digging
towards the Great Lakes through the period. There is some chance for
additional precipitation chances (10-30%) late Thursday/early
Friday, but general model deviance at this point does not place high
confidence in this outcome. Highs will remain much cooler than in
previous days, with highs forecasted in the low-mid 60s through much
of the forecast period before warming back up near the end of the
forecast period.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1230 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
Earlier weather has moved out of terminals, but redevelopment to
the west will place terminals under prevailing thunder starting
at 7z through the early morning. Expecting impacts to
visibility and cloud ceilings with storms to MVFR, but could see
visibilities drop to IFR with strongest storms. By 11Z, not
enough confidence in the persistence of thunder at terminals to
warrant a prevailing condition, so placed a PROB30 group to
account for potential of lingering showers/rain through 13z. By
roughly 15-18z, expecting winds to pick up with gusts up to
20-25 kts expected through the afternoon. Cold frontal passage
will shift winds out of the northwest to end the forecast
period, with ceilings gradually clearing out behind the front.
&&
.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Flood Watch through this evening for MOZ001>008-011>017-
020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054.
KS...Flood Watch through this evening for KSZ025-057-060-102>105.
&&
SHORT TERM...SPG
LONG TERM...SPG
AVIATION...SPGHazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 5:10 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 0510 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-281010- Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS- Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler- Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton- Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton- Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis- Cooper-Bates-Henry- 0510 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Through tonight. Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on potential weather hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on potential weather hazards. .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe thunderstorms will persist through the morning across eastern KS and western MO, with some impact on later storm development further west. - Strong/severe storms anticipated to develop further east during the afternoon and into the evening, with all severe hazards possible. - Mostly quiet forecast period ahead, with some isolated chances (20- 40%) for showers/storms through the period.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:52 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
452 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NE Lake Waukomis 39.27N 94.60W
04/27/2026 M66 MPH Clay MO Public
Private weather sensor.
&&
CMSLocal storm report, Apr 27, 4:53 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
453 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSW Bonner Springs 39.04N 94.89W
04/27/2026 M58 MPH Wyandotte KS Public
Private weather sensor.
&&
CMSLocal storm report, Apr 27, 4:54 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
454 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0349 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WSW Bonner Springs 39.04N 94.91W
04/27/2026 M58 MPH Wyandotte KS Public
Private weather sensor.
&&
CMSLocal storm report, Apr 27, 5:01 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
501 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0459 AM Flash Flood Northmoor 39.18N 94.59W
04/27/2026 Clay MO Public
Report from mPING: Street/road flooding;
Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
&&
CMSLocal storm report, Apr 27, 5:13 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
513 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0423 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Kingston 39.64N 94.04W
04/27/2026 Caldwell MO Emergency Mngr
Trees down on Route 13 south of Kingston.
Time estimated from radar.
&&
CMSLocal storm report, Apr 27, 5:36 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
536 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM Flash Flood Parkville 39.19N 94.68W
04/27/2026 Platte MO Broadcast Media
Water over Highway 9. Street flooding
reported in Parkville as well.
&&
CMSThe air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Topeka, KS (KTOP), 00:00Z
10.6 hours before the tornado, 78 km from the path. April 27, 2026.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 443 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.3 K/km
The surface observations
Olathe (Ojc) (OJC), 12 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:40 UTC | 140° 13 kt | 998.6 | ||||
| 08:45 UTC | 140° 14 kt | 998.6 | ||||
| 08:50 UTC | 140° 13 kt | 19 | 998.3 | |||
| 08:53 UTC | 64 | 62 | 120° 10 kt | 22 | 998.3 | |
| 08:55 UTC | 130° 11 kt | |||||
| 09:00 UTC | 130° 11 kt | 998.3 | ||||
| 09:05 UTC | 180° 5 kt | 1000 | ||||
| 09:10 UTC | 330° 9 kt | 1001 | ||||
| 09:11 UTC | 64 | 62 | 340° 8 kt | 1001 | VCTS | |
| 09:14 UTC | 65 | 62 | 340° 7 kt | 1001.4 | VCTS | |
| 09:15 UTC | 330° 7 kt | 1001.4 | ||||
| 09:20 UTC | 1001.4 | |||||
| 09:25 UTC | 18 | 1001 | ||||
| 09:30 UTC | 1001 | |||||
| 09:35 UTC | 65 | 61 | 40° 9 kt | 19 | 1000.7 | |
| 09:35 UTC | 40° 9 kt | 1000.7 | ||||
| 09:40 UTC | 30° 9 kt | 1000 | ||||
| 09:45 UTC | 30° 3 kt | 1000.3 | ||||
| 09:48 UTC | 64.4 | 62.6 | 1000.7 | |||
| 09:50 UTC | 1000.7 | |||||
| 09:53 UTC | 65 | 62 | 360° 9 kt | 1000.3 | ||
| 09:55 UTC | 350° 7 kt | 1000.3 | ||||
| 10:00 UTC | 20° 6 kt | 999.3 | ||||
| 10:05 UTC | 80° 4 kt | 999.3 | ||||
| 10:10 UTC | 80° 6 kt | 999.3 | ||||
| 10:15 UTC | 110° 8 kt | 999 | ||||
| 10:19 UTC | 66 | 63 | 110° 8 kt | 999 | VCTS | |
| 10:20 UTC | 100° 7 kt | 998.6 | ||||
| 10:25 UTC | 100° 8 kt | 999 | ||||
| 10:30 UTC | 90° 7 kt | 999.3 | ||||
| 10:35 UTC | 80° 6 kt | 999.3 | ||||
| 10:40 UTC | 28 | 1001 | ||||
| 10:45 UTC | 62 | 58 | 320° 22 kt | 36 | 1003 | TS |
| 10:45 UTC | 33 | 1003 | ||||
| 10:50 UTC | 60.8 | 57.2 | 350° 18 kt | 40 | 1001.4 | +TSRA BR |
| 10:50 UTC | 29 | 1001.4 | +RA BR | |||
| 10:53 UTC | 59 | 57 | 360° 21 kt | 40 | 1002 | +TSRA BR |
| 10:55 UTC | 1001.4 | +RA BR | ||||
| 11:00 UTC | 58 | 57 | 360° 16 kt | 31 | 1000.3 | +TSRA BR |
| 11:00 UTC | 23 | 1000.3 | +RA BR | |||
| 11:03 UTC | 57 | 56 | 350° 17 kt | 28 | 1000.3 | TSRA BR |
| 11:05 UTC | 350° 18 kt | 25 | 1000.3 | RA BR | ||
| 11:10 UTC | 1001 | +RA BR | ||||
| 11:11 UTC | 57 | 56 | 360° 12 kt | 26 | 1000.7 | +TSRA BR |
| 11:19 UTC | 57 | 56 | 30° 11 kt | 19 | 1001.4 | VCTS +RA BR |
| 11:20 UTC | 40° 12 kt | 1001.4 | +RA BR | |||
| 11:25 UTC | 1000.3 | +RA BR | ||||
| 11:35 UTC | 58 | 57 | 50° 12 kt | 19 | 1000.3 | +TSRA BR |
| 11:35 UTC | 50° 12 kt | 18 | 1000.3 | +RA BR | ||
| 11:40 UTC | 60° 8 kt | 1001 | +RA BR | |||
| 11:45 UTC | 50° 8 kt | 1000.7 | +RA BR | |||
| 11:50 UTC | 20° 10 kt | 1001 | +RA BR | |||
| 11:53 UTC | 58 | 57 | 50° 9 kt | 16 | 1001 | VCTS +RA BR |
| 11:55 UTC | 70° 6 kt | 1001.7 | +RA BR | |||
| 11:58 UTC | 58 | 57 | 40° 5 kt | 15 | 1002 | TSRA BR |
| 12:00 UTC | 30° 7 kt | 1001.7 | RA BR | |||
| 12:10 UTC | 60° 7 kt | 1001.4 | -RA BR | |||
| 12:15 UTC | 90° 6 kt | 1001.4 | -RA BR | |||
| 12:25 UTC | 60° 5 kt | 1001.7 | ||||
| 12:28 UTC | 58 | 57 | 60° 6 kt | 1001.7 | ||
| 12:30 UTC | 70° 5 kt | 1001.7 | ||||
| 12:35 UTC | 40° 8 kt | 1001.7 |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 10:38 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:31 UTC | TORNADO | 2 Nne Reno | Leavenworth, KS | Early Monday April 27, 2026, a supercell thunderstorm moving across southern Leavenworth County Kansas resulted in a brief, EF 1 tornado at 3:31 AM CDT. The tornado began just west of US 24, south of Tonganoxie, between |
| 08:31 UTC | TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Ne Clinton | Douglas, KS | Personal Weather Station. |
| 08:38 UTC | HAIL 1 | 2 N Tonganoxie | Leavenworth, KS | |
| 08:40 UTC | HAIL 1 | 3 Nw Tonganoxie | Leavenworth, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 08:43 UTC | TSTM WND GST 70 | Tonganoxie | Leavenworth, KS | |
| 08:49 UTC | TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wsw Bonner Springs | Wyandotte, KS | Private weather sensor. |
| 08:50 UTC | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ssw Bonner Springs | Wyandotte, KS | Private weather sensor. |
| 08:51 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Clinton | Douglas, KS | Power lines downed. |
| 08:55 UTC | HAIL 1 | 1 Se Piper | Wyandotte, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 08:56 UTC | HAIL 1 | 2 Ene Tonganoxie | Leavenworth, KS | |
| 08:58 UTC | TSTM WND GST 69 | 1 Nnw Maywood | Wyandotte, KS | |
| 08:58 UTC | HAIL 1 | 1 Nnw Maywood | Wyandotte, KS | |
| 10:05 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Lawrence | Douglas, KS | Delayed report. |
| 10:11 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 3 Wsw Lawrence | Douglas, KS | Delayed report. mPING report of half dollar size hail. |
| 10:12 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Lawrence | Douglas, KS | Delayed report. A few 6-8 inch tree branches down in the area. Time estimated from radar. |
| 10:14 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Lawrence | Douglas, KS | 6 inch tree limb blocking Tennessee Street. Time estimated from Radar. |
| 10:32 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Gardner | Johnson, KS | Downed wires and power outages near Moonlight Road. Time confirmed from radar. |
| 10:32 UTC | HAIL 1 | 1 W De Soto | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 10:33 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Se De Soto | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| 10:35 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nne Basehor | Leavenworth, KS | Flooding from creek runoff affecting a residential property on 153rd Street. |
| 10:36 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Muncie | Wyandotte, KS | Report from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded. |
| 10:38 UTC | TORNADO | 2 Ene Spring Hill | Johnson, KS | A brief EF 0 Tornado occured just northeast of Spring Hill, KS in southeast Johnson County KS at 5:38 AM CDT on Monday April 27, 2026. This tornado was only on the ground for about 1 minute. It began along W 207th St nea |
| 10:41 UTC | HAIL 1 | 3 W Olathe | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 10:41 UTC | HAIL 1 | 4 Sw Shawnee | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 10:42 UTC | HAIL 1 | 5 E De Soto | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 10:43 UTC | HAIL 1 | 3 Nw Olathe | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 10:44 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | Tonganoxie | Leavenworth, KS | Truck in a ditch in high water in Tonganoxie. |
| 10:44 UTC | TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 N Chiles | Miami, KS | Private weather sensor. |
| 10:45 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Olathe | Johnson, KS | Downed limbs and power outages near Scarborough Street. Time estimated from radar. |
| 10:45 UTC | TORNADO | 1 Nw Bucyrus | Johnson, KS | The same storm that resulted in a short lived EF 0 Tornado just northeast of Spring Hill, resulted in a second tornado, this one an EF 1 Tornado just along the Johnson County KS and Miami County Kansas line. This was als |
| 10:46 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 3 N Clare | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| 10:46 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Sw Shawnee | Johnson, KS | Spotter called in, reported hail between 3/4 and 1 3/4 between 5:42-5:46am, time confirmed from radar. |
| 10:47 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Sw Olathe | Johnson, KS | Report relayed from social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| 10:48 UTC | HAIL 1 | 1 Se Olathe | Johnson, KS | |
| 10:50 UTC | HAIL 1 | 2 Nw Stanley | Johnson, KS | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 10:50 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | Williamstown | Jefferson, KS | Vehicle stranded in flood waters on US 24 highway. |
| 10:51 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Williamstown | Jefferson, KS | 13th and Wellman Rd is impassible from water up to a foot in depth. |
| 10:52 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Overland Park | Johnson, KS | Downed wires and power outages near Hayes Drive. Time estimated from radar. |
| 10:55 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Fairmount | Leavenworth, KS | Fairmount Road and 158th Street inundated. |
| 10:56 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Basehor | Leavenworth, KS | 166th Street between State Avenue and Evans Road inundated. |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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The live radar over the trackEvery 2026 tornado in KansasEvery tornado in Kansas since 1950Warnings in force in Kansas nowThe forecast where you are
The other tornadoes of April 27, 2026
28 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | 3:31 AM CDT | EF1 | Leavenworth, KS | 2.1 | 50 | |||
| April 27 | 5:45 AM CDT | EF1 | Johnson, KS | 0.1 | 0 | |||
| April 27 | 6:52 AM CDT | EF2 | Saline, MO | 36.5 | 350 | |||
| April 27 | 7:11 AM CDT | EF1 | Chariton, MO | 24.5 | 300 | |||
| April 27 | 7:29 AM CDT | EF0 | Randolph, MO | 8.6 | 50 | |||
| April 27 | 7:43 AM CDT | EF1 | Monroe, MO | 1.8 | 400 | |||
| April 27 | 1:41 PM CDT | EF0 | Madison, IL | 0.3 | 25 | |||
| April 27 | 4:44 PM EDT | EF1 | Jackson, IN | 3.7 | 100 | |||
| April 27 | 6:14 PM CDT | EF1 | Logan, IL | 14.9 | 400 | |||
| April 27 | 6:32 PM CDT | EF1 | DeWitt, IL | 6.0 | 400 | |||
| April 27 | 6:41 PM CDT | EF1 | DeWitt, IL | 14.1 | 500 | |||
| April 27 | 6:42 PM CDT | EF1 | DeWitt, IL | 0.6 | 75 | |||
| April 27 | 6:48 PM CDT | Unrated | Saint Charles, MO | 0.6 | 10 | |||
| April 27 | 6:55 PM CDT | EF1 | Piatt, IL | 15.5 | 500 | |||
| April 27 | 7:52 PM CDT | EF1 | Cleburne, AR | 1.4 | 100 | |||
| April 27 | 7:53 PM CDT | EF1 | Saint Clair, IL | 9.7 | 350 | |||
| April 27 | 8:02 PM CDT | EF0 | Shannon, MO | 3.5 | 150 | |||
| April 27 | 8:06 PM CDT | EF1 | Clinton, IL | 11.7 | 350 | |||
| April 27 | 10:50 PM EDT | EF1 | Morgan, IN | 2.7 | 150 | |||
| April 27 | 10:54 PM EDT | EF0 | Morgan, IN | 0.8 | 50 | |||
| April 27 | 10:30 PM CDT | EF1 | Stone, AR | 13.5 | 400 | |||
| April 27 | 11:56 PM CDT | EF0 | Hopkins, KY | 3.2 | 50 | |||
| April 27 | 12:08 AM CDT | EF1 | McLean, KY | 7.0 | 125 | |||
| April 27 | 12:16 AM CDT | EF0 | Jackson, AR | 0.6 | 50 | |||
| April 27 | 12:19 AM CDT | EF0 | Ohio, KY | 1.9 | 150 | |||
| April 27 | 12:25 AM CDT | EF0 | Dyer, TN | 1.0 | 100 | |||
| April 27 | 12:30 AM CDT | EF1 | Ohio, KY | 1.8 | 110 | |||
| April 27 | 12:48 AM CDT | Unrated | Poinsett, AR | 0.5 | 50 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.
Sources
NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.