A severe weather outbreak produced multiple tornadoes across the Midwestern United States on April 17, 2026, resulting in structural damage to residential buildings and infrastructure in several states. Preliminary National Weather Service data indicates more than 20 tornado reports, with impacts concentrated in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota and extending into Missouri, and at least one reported injury.
An EF-3 tornado struck rural areas west-northwest of Union Center, Wisconsin, between 17:33 and 17:52 CDT (22:33-22:52 UTC) on April 14, 2026, damaging a family home, destroying numerous outbuildings, and downing many trees along a 14.1 km (8.78-mile) path. The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirmed peak winds of 225 km/h (140 mph) in its preliminary damage survey.
An EF-2 tornado struck Ottawa in Franklin County, Kansas, between 19:23 and 19:48 CDT on April 13, 2026, damaging homes, businesses, and power infrastructure while injuring three people. The National Weather Service estimated peak winds of 201 km/h (125 mph), with a damage path of 11.75 km (7.3 miles) and a maximum width of 91 m (100 yards).
A severe weather outbreak on April 13, 2026, produced at least 14 preliminary tornado reports across Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, with the most serious reported damage in and near Ottawa. No fatalities were immediately reported, but storm surveys were still underway as forecasters warned of additional rounds of severe weather through at least April 16.
A tornado briefly touched down in a remote grassland area of southeastern Tehama County, California, at 14:05 PDT (21:05 UTC) on April 12, 2026, about 6.4 km (4 miles) southeast of Vina. The touchdown lasted about 1 minute and caused no reported injuries or structural damage, according to NWS Sacramento.
A rare tornado was reported near Devipur in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on April 11, 2026, during scattered afternoon thundershowers. Eyewitness videos showed a narrow funnel extending from the cloud base to a rotating dust plume at the surface, while preliminary reports indicated no damage, injuries, or casualties. Faizan Arif, a Kashmir-based weather analyst, described the Akhnoor tornado as a “never-before-witnessed” event in Jammu’s Akhnoor area.
A rare tornado struck near Tato in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj District on March 15, 2026, killing at least two people and injuring 29 others who had to be hospitalized. More than a hundred homes have reportedly been damaged and destroyed. Local reports mention this was the widest tornado to have ever struck Odisha.
An EF-3 tornado struck Lake Village, Newton County, Indiana during the evening of March 10, 2026, killing two people and destroying homes as a long-track supercell moved from northern Illinois into northwestern Indiana. A National Weather Service damage survey determined the tornado produced winds of about 240 km/h (150 mph) and tracked approximately 58.9 km (36.6 miles) across the region.
At least five people were reported dead across Indiana after severe storms triggered flooding and a destructive tornado between March 8 and 10, 2026. Two people were killed in Lake Village, Newton County, when a tornado destroyed multiple homes on March 10, while three others died in separate flooding incidents.
A destructive tornado struck Kankakee County, Illinois, during severe storms on March 10, 2026, causing significant structural damage and leaving more than 7 000 customers without power. The tornado tracked through the southwest portion of Kankakee and crossed into northwestern Indiana near Lake Village, damaging homes and infrastructure.
