April 26 in Weather History

254 events on record, 662 to 2026

Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for April 26, in any year, each linked to its full record.

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Tornadoes

1938F5 tornado, Garden County, Nebraska

An F5 tornado touched down in Garden County, Nebraska and tracked 25.1 miles, 1,500 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oshkosh, NE.

Rating
F5
Deaths
3
Injuries
8
Path
25.1 mi
Width
1,500 yd

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Tornadoes

1906F4 tornado, Clay, Montague counties, Texas

An F4 tornado touched down in Clay, Montague counties, Texas and tracked 8.4 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bellevue, TX.

Rating
F4
Deaths
17
Injuries
50
Path
8.4 mi
Width
1,000 yd

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Tornadoes

1921F4 tornado, Copiah, Simpson counties, Mississippi

An F4 tornado touched down in Copiah, Simpson counties, Mississippi and tracked 24.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Braxton, MS.

Rating
F4
Deaths
15
Injuries
50
Path
24.7 mi
Width
400 yd

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Tornadoes

199153 tornadoes across 7 states

53 tornadoes were recorded on April 26, 1991, in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, 5 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 21 people.

Tornadoes
53
States
7
Deaths
21
Violent
5

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Tornadoes

166 on April 26, oldest first.

1884F1 tornado, Coffey, Anderson counties, Kansas

An F1 tornado touched down in Coffey, Anderson counties, Kansas and tracked 10.4 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Westphalia/W Garnett, KS.

Rating
F1
Deaths
1
Path
10.4 mi
Width
50 yd

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18841884 Kansas tornado

On April 26, 1884, a tornado affected portions of the Coffey and Anderson counties in Kansas. The tornado is estimated to have been an F1 on the Fujita scale and is possibly the first tornado to be photographed.

Where
Coffey County
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1899F4 tornado, Monona, Crawford counties, Iowa

An F4 tornado touched down in Monona, Crawford counties, Iowa and tracked 11 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Ute, IA.

Rating
F4
Deaths
1
Injuries
10
Path
11 mi
Width
400 yd

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1906F4 tornado, Clay, Montague counties, Texas

An F4 tornado touched down in Clay, Montague counties, Texas and tracked 8.4 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 17 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bellevue, TX.

Rating
F4
Deaths
17
Injuries
50
Path
8.4 mi
Width
1,000 yd

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1909F2 tornado, Coal County, Oklahoma

An F2 tornado touched down in Coal County, Oklahoma and tracked 4.6 miles, killing 1 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Tupelo/Centrahoma, OK.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
15
Path
4.6 mi

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1912F2 tornado, Jackson County, Illinois

An F2 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Illinois and tracked 7.2 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Carbondale, IL.

Rating
F2
Deaths
1
Injuries
3
Path
7.2 mi
Width
100 yd

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1914F3 tornado, Stonewall County, Texas

An F3 tornado touched down in Stonewall County, Texas and tracked 9.8 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Peacock, TX.

Rating
F3
Injuries
4
Path
9.8 mi
Width
400 yd

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1921F4 tornado, Copiah, Simpson counties, Mississippi

An F4 tornado touched down in Copiah, Simpson counties, Mississippi and tracked 24.7 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 15 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Braxton, MS.

Rating
F4
Deaths
15
Injuries
50
Path
24.7 mi
Width
400 yd

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1924F2 tornado, Travis County, Texas

An F2 tornado touched down in Travis County, Texas and 50 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 15. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Carl/Colton, TX.

Rating
F2
Deaths
5
Injuries
15
Width
50 yd

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1925F3 tornado, Marshall County, Oklahoma

An F3 tornado touched down in Marshall County, Oklahoma and tracked 1.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 4. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Madill, OK.

Rating
F3
Deaths
2
Injuries
4
Path
1.1 mi
Width
400 yd

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1932F3 tornado, Berrien, Lanier counties, Georgia

An F3 tornado touched down in Berrien, Lanier counties, Georgia and tracked 5.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Nashville, GA.

Rating
F3
Deaths
5
Injuries
3
Path
5.9 mi
Width
200 yd

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1933F3 tornado, Bowie, Little River counties, Texas

An F3 tornado touched down in Bowie, Little River counties, Texas and tracked 9.9 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 38. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Booker Island, TX to NW Texarkana, AR.

Rating
F3
Deaths
5
Injuries
38
Path
9.9 mi
Width
150 yd

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1938F5 tornado, Garden County, Nebraska

An F5 tornado touched down in Garden County, Nebraska and tracked 25.1 miles, 1,500 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Oshkosh, NE.

Rating
F5
Deaths
3
Injuries
8
Path
25.1 mi
Width
1,500 yd

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1938F4 tornado, Dawson, Lynn counties, Texas

An F4 tornado touched down in Dawson, Lynn counties, Texas and tracked 24.9 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 31. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Draw, TX.

Rating
F4
Deaths
3
Injuries
31
Path
24.9 mi
Width
800 yd

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1940F3 tornado, Gooding County, Idaho

An F3 tornado touched down in Gooding County, Idaho and tracked 2 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Gooding, ID.

Rating
F3
Injuries
2
Path
2 mi
Width
200 yd

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198428 tornadoes across 8 states

28 tornadoes were recorded on April 26, 1984, in Louisiana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin, Missouri, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 12 people.

Tornadoes
28
States
8
Deaths
12
Violent
1

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1989Daulatpur–Saturia tornado

The Daulatpur–Saturia tornado was a violent tornado that occurred in Manikganj District, Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. While it was destructive and extremely deadly, there is great uncertainty about the death toll.

Where
Bangladesh
Country
Bangladesh

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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199153 tornadoes across 7 states

53 tornadoes were recorded on April 26, 1991, in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, 5 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 21 people.

Tornadoes
53
States
7
Deaths
21
Violent
5

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19911991 Andover tornado

In the afternoon of April 26, 1991, a large and destructive tornado moved through areas southeast of Wichita, located in the state of Kansas. The tornado killed seventeen, injured over two hundred others, and left an estimated $300 million worth of damages in its wake.

Where
United States
Country
United States
Deaths
17

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1991One of the most significant tornado outbreaks over the Southern Plains in recent memory occurred on April 26, 1991

One of the most significant tornado outbreaks over the Southern Plains in recent memory occurred on April 26, 1991. A total of 55 tornadoes, including ten in Oklahoma, ravaged the area. The most infamous of the storms struck the area around Andover and Wichita, Kansas. In Andover, 17 people were killed and more than 225 injured. The strongest storm in Oklahoma was the Red Rock tornado. This storm began just east of Garber, in Garfield County, and traveled 66 miles to just northwest of Pawhuska, in Osage County. Despite the violence of this intense tornado, it injured only six people.

From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.

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19911991 Andover, Kansas tornado outbreak

From April 26–27, 1991, a large and deadly tornado outbreak affected parts of the Great Plains region of the central United States. On April 26, commonly known as the Great Plains tornado outbreak, nearly five dozen tornadoes occurred primarily across the states of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

Ended
April 27, 1991
Where
United States
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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1993Tornado in Florida, April 26, 1993

High winds and a tornado that touched down several times along a 5-mile path damaged several homes, a church, several barns and boats, overturned a parked 35,000 pound tractor trailer, and uprooted many large trees. Damage was estimated at $250,00.

Damage
$500,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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199466 tornadoes across 11 states

66 tornadoes were recorded on April 26, 1994, in Iowa, Minnesota, Texas, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Florida, Arizona, Mississippi and more, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 3 people.

Tornadoes
66
States
11
Deaths
3
Violent
1

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1994Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 1994

The cluster of severe thunderstorms continued moving eastward from Erath and Hamilton counties across Bosque County, producing at least four tornadoes, numerous reports of large hail, and damaging downburst winds.

Injuries
9
Damage
$118 million
Strongest
F2
Events
144

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1994Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 1994

Thunderstorms in southern Oklahoma on the 26th produced four tornadoes, hail up to softball-size and damaging winds. A tornado developed near Daisy at 1425 CST and traveled northeast approximately nine miles before crossing into extreme southeast Pittsburg County at 1446 CST.

Injuries
3
Damage
$6.0 million
Strongest
F1
Events
105

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1994Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, April 26, 1994

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and damaged a home in Maplewood. Several trees were blown down in the Lake Elmo area. A tornado touched down west of Stillwater and caused an estimated $3 million damage to 17 homes.

Injuries
1
Damage
$5.0 million
Strongest
F2
Events
4

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1994Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 26, 1994

Thunderstorms had moved out of Iowa for the most part during the late evening hours as the dry slot advanced over the state. During the early morning hours, three other features combined to once again produce severe weather in the state.

Damage
$265,000
Strongest
F1
Events
8

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1998Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 1998

A round of severe thunderstorms affected the South Plains on the 26th. The most significant storm was the one that hit Hale Center (see above) and caused a lightning fatality and tornado damage. Elsewhere, large hail was reported near Friona, Cone, Aspermont, and Jayton.

Deaths
1
Damage
$255,000
Strongest
F2
Events
17

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1999Tornado in Arkansas, April 26, 1999

A strong tornado was spawned in southern Pope County. The tornado developed near Russellville and moved northeast. The tornado destroyed a concrete block building, and two people were injured inside.

Injuries
2
Strongest
F2
Events
1

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2005Tornado in Florida, April 26, 2005

A tornado touched down near Boswell Road and destroyed a barn and downed several trees. After crossing County Road 177A, it damaged a home on Gator Lane and snapped many trees. Another three homes were partially destroyed on Long Round Bay Road before the tornado dissipated.

Damage
$350,000
Strongest
F1
Events
1

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2007Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 26, 2007

A boundary across the region produced scattered supercell thunderstorms across the Cumberland Plateau. Damage was predominately caused by straight-line winds; however, an EF1 tornado tracked across Claiborne County for the second time this month.

Injuries
7
Damage
$550,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
7

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2009Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, April 26, 2009

High level clouds were common across the area April 26, as a warm front lifted northward to between Highways 30 and 20. Some heavy rain-producing showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon northwest of Highway 151.

Damage
$1.0 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
9

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2011Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 26 to 27, 2011

A historic outbreak of tornadoes across the Ark-La-Miss began late on Tuesday, April 26th continuing into the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 27th. The event ramped up again during the early afternoon of April 27th continuing into the early evening.

Deaths
12
Injuries
52
Damage
$28 million
Strongest
EF5
Events
102

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2011Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 2011

Another round of severe weather occurred on April 26th as another upper level disturbance rounded a larger upper trough and moved into north Texas. A warm front was draped across the region, and the environment was conducive for supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Damage
$1.5 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
72

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2011Tornado and Hail in Michigan, April 26, 2011

Severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening hours of April 26 as an upper level trough and cold front approached our region. Several low topped supercells developed and produced numerous reports of large hail up to around two inches in diameter.

Injuries
9
Damage
$24 million
Strongest
EF0
Events
9

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2011Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 26 to 27, 2011

A historic outbreak of tornadoes across the Ark-La-Miss began late on Tuesday, April 26th continuing into the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 27th. The event ramped up again during the early afternoon of April 27th continuing into the early evening.

Injuries
1
Damage
$1.9 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
18

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2011Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 26, 2011

Gradient induced high winds associated with a wake low occurred during the early morning hours of April 26th generally along the Interstate 20 corridor. The wake low and associated damaging winds spread from west to east along this corridor.

Damage
$1.2 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
13

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2011Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 26, 2011

Shortly after one o'clock in the morning on April 26, 2011 a powerful squall line brought damaging straight-line winds to much of Logan County. The strongest winds, possibly up to 100 mph, swept from Olmstead to Chandlers Chapel.

Injuries
1
Strongest
EF2
Events
36

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2011Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26 to 27, 2011

A very volatile atmosphere developed during the late afternoon...evening and overnight hours of April 26th across the Four State Region. An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Hill Country into Northeast Texas during the afternoon.

Damage
$330,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
20

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2011Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 26, 2011

A pronounced mid-level shortwave trough and associated 70 to 80 knot mid-level jet progressed northeastward from the southern Plains across Arkansas and Missouri. An associated surface low developed northeastward from southwest Missouri toward northwest Illinois.

Damage
$355,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
5

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2012Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 26, 2012

A large MCS moved southeastward out of Kentucky across northeast portions of Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours on April 26. Numerous reports of large hail and wind damage with 1 injury were received.

Injuries
7
Damage
$127,000
Strongest
EF0
Events
49

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2012Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 26, 2012

A stalled front was located across portions of West Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours of April 26, 2012. A few showers and thunderstorms developed in response to daytime heating. Some of the storms became severe and produced large hail.

Injuries
1
Damage
$400,000
Strongest
EF2
Events
6

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2016Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 2016

Thunderstorms developed over northeastern Oklahoma during the late morning and early afternoon hours of the 26th, as a weak upper level disturbance passed through the area. The storms produced small hail over portions of northeastern Oklahoma.

Damage
$1.6 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
61

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2016Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 26 to 30, 2016

A line of severe thunderstorms produced multiple reports of damaging winds and large hail. There were a couple weak tornadoes which developed as well. There was another round of severe storms a couple days later that produced large hail.

Injuries
1
Damage
$687,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
74

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2016Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 26, 2016

Thunderstorms developed along a dryline over the western and northern counties of the FWD CWA during the late afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday as an upper level disturbance moved overhead.

Injuries
5
Damage
$965,000
Strongest
EF0
Events
18

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2016Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, April 26 to 27, 2016

The Southern and Central Plains were targets for a widespread, significant severe thunderstorm outbreak from early in the afternoon until late that night. All products of severe thunderstorms were forecast: Destructive hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

Damage
$630,000
Strongest
EF0
Events
73

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2017Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 26, 2017

Temperatures warmed into the 80's ahead of a line of thunderstorms over northwest Tennessee and the Missouri Bootheel. The line of storms became severe as it moved rapidly northeast across the Purchase area of western Kentucky.

Damage
$527,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
10

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202478 tornadoes across 6 states

78 tornadoes were recorded on April 26, 2024, in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, 1 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 1 people.

Tornadoes
78
States
6
Deaths
1
Violent
1

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 26, 2024

On the morning of April 26th, a potent negatively-tilted shortwave trough ejected out into the central Plains. Upper air analysis shows a jet streak on the downstream side of this trough with substantial divergence aloft over Nebraska.

Deaths
1
Injuries
3
Strongest
EF3
Events
19

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2024Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 26 to 28, 2024

A shortwave trough, dryline, and Pacific front all worked together to produce multiple rounds of thunderstorms Friday April 26 through Sunday April 28. All modes of severe weather took place across the region, along with multiple instances of flash flooding.

Damage
$5.9 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
54

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 26, 2024

Multiple rounds of storms moved across the area on April 26th. The first round was fueled by broad thermal lift and passed across Iowa through the morning with a few of these storms producing small hail but all remained sub severe.

Injuries
2
Damage
$3.9 million
Strongest
EF2
Events
30

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20242024 Minden–Harlan tornado

On the early evening of April 26, 2024, a large and intense multiple-vortex tornado caused major damage to the small town of Minden and impacted several farmsteads in rural Shelby County, Iowa. 84 km), reaching a peak width of 1,900 yards (1,700 m).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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20242024 Elkhorn–Blair tornado

On the afternoon of April 26, 2024, a large and violent tornado moved through the Omaha metropolitan area, striking the communities of Waterloo, Elkhorn, Bennington, and Blair in Nebraska, resulting in four injuries. The tornado was part of a destructive tornado outbreak that occurred across the Midwestern, Southern, and High Plains regions of the United States between April 25 and 28, and was the first of two violent tornadoes that occurred during the outbreak.

Where
United States
Country
United States

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 26, 2024

On this Friday afternoon, south central Nebraska served as the launching point to what would end up being a significant/destructive regional tornado outbreak that impacted portions of south central and eastern Nebraska, into southwestern and south central Iowa.

Damage
$5.1 million
Strongest
EF3
Events
12

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 2024

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a dry line across northwest Texas and western Oklahoma during the late evening hours of the 25th, as a strong upper level disturbance translated into the Southern Plains.

Damage
$140,000
Strongest
EF1
Events
19

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2024Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 26, 2024

Storms developed during the afternoon hours over the Flint Hills on Friday, April 26th along an eastward moving dryline. As the storms progressed east they started to produce five tornadoes. Two of the tornadoes were rated an EF-2.

Strongest
EF2
Events
13

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2026Tornado and Flash Flood in Kansas, April 26 to 27, 2026

Severe storms triggered by a potent weather system swept through far southeastern Kansas, bringing destructive winds and large hail. These storms were part of a 15-hour severe weather outbreak that impacted central and eastern Kansas finally moving into Missouri.

Damage
$1.4 million
Strongest
EF1
Events
5

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Floods

8 on April 26, oldest first.

1997Flood in Florida, April 26, 1997

Heavy rain caused localized flooding between two and three feet deep which damaged numerous automobiles at the De Soto Square Mall. A few homes in low-lying areas of Bradenton received rug damage from flooding rains.

Damage
$2.9 million
Events
1

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2011Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, April 26, 2011

A line of showers and thunderstorms crossed the area during the evening hours. The thunderstorms were accompanied by strong winds, large hail and intense rains. The winds downed trees and wires on Whig hill and one inch hall fell in Scio.

Damage
$2.3 million
Strongest
1 in hail
Events
4

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Severe storms

5 on April 26, oldest first.

Winter storms and snow

1 on April 26, oldest first.

Heat and drought

2 on April 26, oldest first.

Wildfires

40 on April 26, oldest first.

1987Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1987, in Minnesota, and burned 2,838 acres.

When
April 26, 1987
Acres
2,838

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1989Pin Hook Fire

The Pin Hook Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 16,468 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
16,468

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 10,294 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
10,294

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 8,629 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
8,629

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 7,587 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
7,587

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 5,715 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
5,715

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 1,833 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
1,833

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 1,764 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
1,764

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 1,183 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
1,183

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1989Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire started on April 26, 1989, in Florida, and burned 1,088 acres.

When
April 26, 1989
Acres
1,088

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1996Junior Fire

The Junior Fire was discovered on April 26, 1996, in Mississippi, and burned 1,092 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
April 26, 1996
Acres
1,092

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2000Coon Creek Fire

The Coon Creek Fire was discovered on April 26, 2000, in Arizona, and burned 9,359 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

When
April 26, 2000
Acres
9,359

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2000Cliff Lake Fire

The Cliff Lake Fire was discovered on April 26, 2000, in Florida, and burned 2,367 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2000
Acres
2,367

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2003Fluffers Fire

The Fluffers Fire was discovered on April 26, 2003, in Kittson County, Minnesota, and burned 1,020 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2003
Acres
1,020

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2006Grain Bin Fire

The Grain Bin Fire was discovered on April 26, 2006, in Marshall County, Minnesota, and burned 1,496 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2006
Acres
1,496

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2006Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 26, 2006, in Buchanan County, Kentucky, and burned 456 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2006
Acres
456

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2007Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 26, 2007, in Roseau County, Minnesota, and burned 24,945 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2007
Acres
24,945

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2009Arnold Fork Fire

The Arnold Fork Fire was discovered on April 26, 2009, in Knott County, Kentucky, and burned 1,160 acres; the cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

When
April 26, 2009
Acres
1,160

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2009Unnamed Fire

The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 26, 2009, in Polk County, Florida, and burned 550 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2009
Acres
550

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2009Lower Ford Rd Fire

The Lower Ford Rd Fire was discovered on April 26, 2009, in Van Buren County, Tennessee, and burned 450 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2009
Acres
450

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2011Jarhead Fire

The Jarhead Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Florida, and burned 38,131 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
38,131

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2011Pleasant Farms Fire

The Pleasant Farms Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Crane County, Texas, and burned 15,479 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
15,479

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2011Scott Ranch Fire

The Scott Ranch Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Irion County, Texas, and burned 10,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
10,000

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2011Bull Fire

The Bull Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Arizona, and burned 9,711 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
9,711

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2011Oasis Fire

The Oasis Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Kimble County, Texas, and burned 9,445 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
9,445

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2011Happy Fire

The Happy Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Texas, and burned 3,952 acres.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
3,952

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2011Bad Land Fire

The Bad Land Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Levy County, Florida, and burned 3,175 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
3,175

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2011Shirley Ranch Fire

The Shirley Ranch Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Presidio County, Texas, and burned 3,000 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
3,000

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2011Slope Fire

The Slope Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Florida, and burned 2,500 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
2,500

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2011Fulfer Fire

The Fulfer Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Eddy County, New Mexico, and burned 2,128 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
2,128

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2011Swamp Fire

The Swamp Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Levy County, Florida, and burned 1,300 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
1,300

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2011Pma Fire

The Pma Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Midland County, Texas, and burned 1,200 acres; the cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
1,200

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2011Champion Fire

The Champion Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Mitchell County, Texas, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
1,000

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2011Waubun WMA Fire

The Waubun WMA Fire was discovered on April 26, 2011, in Minnesota, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

When
April 26, 2011
Acres
1,000

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2012White Rock Fire

The White Rock Fire was discovered on April 26, 2012, in Clark County, Nevada, and burned 1,086 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.

When
April 26, 2012
Acres
1,086

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2020Tillman Road Fire

The Tillman Road Fire was reported on April 26, 2020, in Harrison County, Mississippi, and burned 1,698 acres.

When
April 26, 2020
Acres
1,698

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2021Three Rivers Fire

The Three Rivers Fire was a wildfire that started near the towns of Mescalero and Tularosa, New Mexico on April 26, 2021. The fire burned 5,854 acres (2,369 ha) in the Lincoln National Forest and was fully contained on June 21, 2021.

Where
United States
Country
United States

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2021Three Rivers Fire

The Three Rivers Fire was reported on April 26, 2021, in Lincoln County, New Mexico, and burned 5,854 acres.

When
April 26, 2021
Acres
5,854

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2021North Lake Fire

The North Lake Fire was reported on April 26, 2021, in Trego County, Kansas, and burned 1,800 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2021
Acres
1,800

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2022Mile Marker Fire

The Mile Marker Fire was reported on April 26, 2022, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and burned 1,117 acres; the cause was recorded as human.

When
April 26, 2022
Acres
1,117

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Earthquakes

16 on April 26, oldest first.

Volcanoes

1 on April 26, oldest first.

Tsunamis

5 on April 26, oldest first.

Space weather and aurora

3 on April 26, oldest first.

Billion-dollar disasters

2 on April 26, oldest first.

2016South/Southeast Tornadoes (April 2016)

A severe storm disaster that cost $3.2 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 6, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 26, 2016 to May 2, 2016.

Losses (2024 dollars)
$3.2 billion
Kind
Severe Storm
Deaths
6

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Other weather

5 on April 26, oldest first.

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Sources

Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.