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Storm reports for April 26, 2026

NOAA recorded 218 hail reports, 104 wind reports and 18 tornado reports in 8 states on April 26, 2026.

in 8 states
340
Storm reports
2 NNW Iowa Park, Wichita County, TX
3.0 in
Largest hail
5 W Neosho Falls, Woodson County, KS
80 mph
Highest gust
18
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 26, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

What happened

From 4:49 to 5:10 p.m. CST on April 26, hail from golf ball to tennis ball size fell along a swath nearly 32 miles long from south of Nevada, Missouri, to north and east of the city in Vernon County, damaging roofs, vehicles, RVs and equipment. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $25 million in property damage there.1 West of El Dorado Springs in Cedar County, hail up to baseball size fell for more than 5 minutes and damaged roofs, siding, businesses and vehicles, with $10 million in damage listed.2 At about 9:30 p.m. CST, hail up to hen egg size hit parts of Lebanon, including the Lebanon airport, damaging homes, vehicles and general aviation aircraft. The database lists $20 million in damage for that event.3

In southeast Kansas, an EF2 tornado near Sycamore in Montgomery County damaged two houses and injured one person.4 An EF1 tornado with 105 mph winds near Hallowell in Cherokee County destroyed outbuildings, damaged grain bins and overturned empty railcars, with $1.15 million in damage listed.5 Straight-line winds of 85 to 95 mph hit Oswego, Kansas, causing minor damage to outbuildings and other structures.6

Earlier, at about 6 a.m. CST, baseball size hail broke windows in numerous homes and cars around Whitewright, Trenton and Leonard in Fannin County, Texas.7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1329868, hail, Vernon County, Missouri
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1329870, hail, Cedar County, Missouri
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1329885, hail, Laclede County, Missouri
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1335555, tornado, Montgomery County, Kansas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1329330, tornado, Cherokee County, Kansas
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1333442, thunderstorm wind, Labette County, Kansas
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1326089, hail, Fannin County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail218, most at 3 AM

Wind104, most at 6 AM

Tornado18, most at 7 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:20 PMNot rated6 SSW Edgerton, Miami County, KSNot surveyed
4:38 PMNot rated6 SW Parker, Linn County, KSNot surveyed
5:16 PMNot rated12 SW Joes, Kit Carson County, CONot surveyed
6:47 PMNot rated5 NW Sycamore, Wilson County, KSNot surveyed
6:54 PMNot rated4 W Sycamore, Montgomery County, KSNot surveyed
7:02 PMNot rated3 WSW Sycamore, Montgomery County, KSNot surveyed
7:55 PMNot rated2 S Foraker, Osage County, OKNot surveyed
7:55 PMNot rated5 ESE Cherryvale, Labette County, KSNot surveyed
8:00 PMNot rated3 S Foraker, Osage County, OKNot surveyed
8:32 PMNot ratedAltamont, Labette County, KSNot surveyed
9:05 PMNot rated4 SW Bigheart, Osage County, OKNot surveyed
9:23 PMNot rated2 ESE Buffalo, Dallas County, MONot surveyed
Show all 18 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
9:43 PMNot ratedHallowell, Cherokee County, KSNot surveyed
10:22 PMNot rated3 NNE Pumpkin Center, Dallas County, MONot surveyed
3:31 AMNot rated2 NNE Reno, Leavenworth County, KSNot surveyed
5:38 AMNot rated2 ENE Spring Hill, Johnson County, KSNot surveyed
5:45 AMNot rated1 NW Bucyrus, Johnson County, KSNot surveyed
6:52 AMNot rated5 W Slater, Saline County, MONot surveyed

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas1521014011
Missouri14885603
Texas131300
Oklahoma11803
Mississippi7430
Illinois4400
Colorado3201
Louisiana2110

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Wichita Falls, TX3.0 inNone0
St. Louis, MO1.75 inNone0
Topeka, KS1.75 in70 mph0
Kansas City, MO1.0 in69 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.