NWS Wichita KSTO.W 0009April 26, 2026
Tornado Warning: Montgomery and Wilson, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a tornado warning for Montgomery and Wilson in Kansas, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on April 26. It was the 9th tornado warning the NWS office in Wichita issued in 2026. Kansas had 45 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 22 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Kansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 43 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- Montgomery and Wilson
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:47 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KICT TO.W 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
TORICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Wilson County in southeastern Kansas... Northeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 647 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles west of Neodesha, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Public confirmed tornado. 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. * The tornado will be near... Neodesha around 655 PM CDT.
What the agency told people to do
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.