‘At least 10 structures’ damaged in Miami County during tornado-warned storm
MONITORING FOR YOU. AGAIN, IF WE GET ANY ADDITIONAL WARNINGS HERE, YOU’RE GOING TO KNOW ABOUT IT. SO LET ME SHOW YOU THE TIMELINE HERE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING FOR TONIGHT. IF YOU’RE TRYING TO PLAN OUT THE REST OF YOUR SUNDAY. LET ME GET YOU SOME INFORMATION YOU CAN USE MOVING FORWARD. SO NOW THROUGH 11:00, WE’VE GOT THAT TORNADO WATCH STILL OUT. ALSO MONITORING FOR DAMAGING WIND AS WELL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WE’RE GOING TO SEE MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WARM FRONT THAT WILL BE LIFTING INTO THE REGION. AND WITH THOSE STORMS, THEY’RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE SEVERE, NOT NECESSARILY THE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, BUT A FEW OF THEM COULD BE AND ARE FLOODING RISK. THAT’S GOING TO BE GOING UP CONSIDERABLY. WE DO HAVE THAT FLOOD ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. SO IF WE DO SEE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS GOING OVER THE SAME AREAS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THAT COULD CERTAINLY PRODUCE SOME FLOODING. AND THEN AS WE LOOK INTO THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW, THAT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THAT PRIMARILY MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. BUT AS FAR AS THAT RAIN GOES, IT REALLY COULD ADD UP. YOU SEE IT HERE ON FUTURESCAN 1 TO 2IN OF RAIN ARE CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY AT THIS TIME. AGAIN, NOT OUT OF THE WOODS JUST YET, BUT WE ARE SEEING THE FOR THE MOMENT THAT SEVERE WEATHER
‘At least 10 structures’ damaged in Miami County during tornado-warned storm
Updated: 7:11 PM CDT Apr 26, 2026
According to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, “at least 10 structures” sustained damage during tornado-warned storms Sunday night.Miami County Undersheriff Matt Kelly said at least 10 structures were damaged in the northwest part of the county, most of it along 247th Street stretching between Indianapolis and Pleasant Valley Road. KMBC 9 News reporter Krista Tatschl says at least seven utility poles are down along the roadway, making the area difficult to access.One family told KMBC their barn collapsed and blew away. KMBC has a crew in Miami County working to learn more.
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Kan. —
According to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, “at least 10 structures” sustained damage during tornado-warned storms Sunday night.
Miami County Undersheriff Matt Kelly said at least 10 structures were damaged in the northwest part of the county, most of it along 247th Street stretching between Indianapolis and Pleasant Valley Road.
KMBC 9 News reporter Krista Tatschl says at least seven utility poles are down along the roadway, making the area difficult to access.
One family told KMBC their barn collapsed and blew away.
KMBC has a crew in Miami County working to learn more.