April 26 Event
| F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | |
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| Iowa | ||||||
| F1 | Ames area | Story | 1103 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
Several buildings were damaged or destroyed. Windows on cars and homes were also broken. | |
| Minnesota | ||||||
| F2 | W of Grant | Washington | 1700 | 5 miles (8 km) |
17 homes were damaged including 10 severely. One person was injured. | |
| Texas | ||||||
| F0 | NE of Olney | Archer | 1750 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
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| F2 | SW of Windthorst | Archer | 1805 | 9.5 miles (15.2 km) |
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| F0 | NW of Bowie | Montague | 1940 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | NE of Alvord | Wise | 1955 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | E of Montague | Montague | 2007 | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
Fences and power lines were downed | |
| F1 | W of St. Jo | Montague | 2030 | 5 miles (8 km) |
Power line were knocked down and 20 head of cattle were killed. | |
| F0 | S of St. Jo | Montague | 2030 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
A mobile home office was blown over | |
| F0 | NW of Era | Cooke | 2037 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F2 | Gainesville area (1st tornado) | Cooke | 2045 | 16 miles (25.6 km) |
One house and 15 mobile homes were destroyed. About 70 homes, 52 mobile homes, 14 businesses, a multi-story apartment complex, two barns and a school were damaged. Cars and truck were flipped over and trees and power lines were down across the city. 8 people were injured. | |
| F0 | W of Gainesville | Cooke | 2050 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
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| F0 | Gainesville area (2nd tornado) | Cooke | 2105 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Minor roof and tree damage | |
| F0 | N of Gainesville | Cooke | 2110 | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
Damage limited to trees | |
| F0 | N of Gordonville | Grayson | 2130 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | NE of Grayson | Grayson | 2140 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | N of Downing | Comanche | 2152 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | W of Comanche | Comanche | 2211 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
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| F0 | S of Pottsboro | Grayson | 2215 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | SE of Clairette | Erath | 2305 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F2 | W of Walnut Springs | Bosque | 2320 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
One house, two mobile homes and a barn were destroyed while a grain silo was roofed. Telephone poles were also knocked down. One person was injured | |
| F0 | W of Lannius | Fannin | 0000 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F2 | S of Ragtown | Lamar | 0000 | 6 miles (9.6 km) |
An RV was destroyed while 15 homes and 35 barns and outbuildings were damaged. | |
| F0 | W of Meridian (1st tornado) | Bosque | 0006 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | Bonham area | Fannin | 0020 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | SW of Selfs | Fannin | 0020 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Damage to trees and power lines | |
| F0 | NE of Tigertown | Lamar | 0025 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | W of Meridian (2nd tornado) | Bosque | 0130 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | S of Woodland | Red River | 0135 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
| F0 | N of Alexander | Erath | 0150 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
One barn was destroyed | |
| F1 | N of Morgan | Bosque | 0243 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
A mobile home was destroyed and two homes were heavily damaged | |
| Wisconsin | ||||||
| F1 | W of Ridgeland | Dunn, Barron | 1803 | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
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| F2 | NE of Canton | Barron | 1810 | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
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| F2 | Prentice area | Price | 1920 | 12 miles (19.2 km) |
A cabin trailer and barn were destroyed while a farm home and a construction company shed were damaged. A garage was knocked against a home and a mobile home was rolled. | |
| F1 | NE of Conover | Vilas | 2055 | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
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| Oklahoma | ||||||
| F0 | NE of Woodford | Carter | 1830 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
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| F1 | E of Daisy | Atoka, Pushmataha | 2025 | 9 miles (14.4 km) |
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| F1 | N of Adel | Pittsburg | 2046 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
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| F1 | N of Tuskahoma | Pushmataha | 2102 | 12 miles (19.2 km) |
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| F1 | NW of Albion | Latimer | 2120 | 6 miles (9.6 km) |
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| F1 | S of Yamaby | Bryan | 2318 | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
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| F0 | S of Wade | Bryan | 2335 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
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| Mississippi | ||||||
| F0 | NE of Horn Lake | DeSoto | 2303 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Damage to several tree tops | |
| F0 | NE of Hernando | DeSoto | 0005 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
Damage limited to trees | |
| F0 | Red Banks area | Marshall | 0025 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
Damage limited to a few trees | |
| F0 | N of Victoria | Marshall | 0050 | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) |
Damage limited to a few trees | |
| Missouri | ||||||
| F1 | S of Walnut Grove | Greene | 2350 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
Severe damage to two homes and a mobile home lost its roof. Trees were knocked down. | |
| F0 | E of Eudora | Polk | 2355 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
Weak tornado in an open field without damage | |
| F1 | Lebanon area | Laclede | 0022 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
An airplane was flipped while signs, flags and power lines were damaged or ripped | |
| F1 | SE of Grovespring | Wright | 0045 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
Five buildings including two barns and a mobile home were destroyed. | |
| F0 | NE of Holts Summit | Callaway | 0120 | 0.6 miles (1 km) |
Damage limited to a few trees | |
| F0 | Crystal City | Jefferson | 0235 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
Damage to trees and power poles | |
| Illinois | ||||||
| F0 | SW of Arcola (1st tornado) | Douglas | 0230 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
Three outbuildings were blown over | |
| F1 | SW of Arcola (2nd tornado) | Douglas | 0231 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Farm equipment and power lines were damaged | |
| F1 | S of Brunswick, IN | Will, Lake, IN | 0240 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
An antenna was knocked down. Several farm buildings were damaged | |
| F0 | SE of Beecher | Will | 0240 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
A house, grain bins and farm buildings were damaged | |
| F1 | Watseka area | Iroquois | 0245 | 1 miles (1.6 km) |
A cinder block building was moved from its foundation and damaged. Metal storage buildings were also damaged. | |
| F2 | E of Eberle | Effingham | 0430 | 6 miles (9.6 km) |
A two-car garage was destroyed and a home was partially placed on its side. A shed, a barn, farm buildings and grain bins were damaged. Two people were injured | |
| F0 | NW of Allerton | Champaign | 0445 | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
An outbuilding was destroyed and another moved from its foundation. A shed was bent and twisted. | |
| F0 | Oblong area | Crawford | 0510 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
A trailer was overturned and trees were uprooted with some falling on homes. | |
| Indiana | ||||||
| F0 | N of Medaryville | Pulaski | 0245 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Damage to two barns and irrigation equipment | |
| F2 | SE of Francesville to SW of Maxinkuckee | Pulaski, Fulton, Marshall | 0245 | 20 miles (32 km) |
One home and five farm buildings with other farm buildings being damaged. A mobile home was lifted and placed on top of a car. | |
| F4 | NW of West Lafayette to SE of Springboro | Tippecanoe, Carroll | 0458 | 14 miles (22.4 km) |
3 deaths - 11 homes were destroyed, 17 with major damage and 7 with minor damage. 13 multi-family dwellings were heavily damaged. 64 mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed with lighter damage to 21 others at a mobile home park. Another three mobile homes were damaged as well as a venetian blind factory and two gas stations. 70 people were injured. | |
| F1 | SW of Whitehall | Owen | 0510 | 0.2 miles (0.32 km) |
A mobile home was destroyed and a church was damaged | |
| F0 | SE of Economy | Wayne | 0625 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) |
Brief touchdown without damage | |
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