{{Short description|2022 EF3 tornado in Kansas, US}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{For|the F5 tornado in 1991|1991 Andover tornado}} {{Infobox weather event | image = 2022 Andover Tornado.jpg | alt = Tornado at peak intensity | caption = The tornado at peak intensity in Andover. | duration = 21 minutes | formed = April 29, 2022, 8:10 p.m. CST (UTC–06:00) | dissipated = April 29, 2022, 8:31 p.m. CST (UTC–06:00) }}{{Infobox weather event/Tornado | basin = atl | winds = {{convert|155|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | fujita-scale = EF3 }}{{Infobox weather event/Effects | deaths = 0 | injuries = 3 | damages = $41.5 million<ref>https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016768</ref><ref>https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016769</ref> | year = 2022 | affected = Butler County, Kansas, particularly Andover }}{{Infobox weather event/Footer | season = Tornadoes of 2022 }} In the evening hours of April 29, 2022, a strong tornado moved through the city of Andover, located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The tornado tracked {{Convert|12.8|mi|km}} through the area, injuring three people and inflicting EF3 damage on the Enhanced Fujita scale to structures located on the eastern side of Andover.
The tornado first touched down southwest of Andover in Sedgwick County, causing minor damage. The tornado rapidly intensified as it approached the town, damaging numerous structures prior to entering city limits. The tornado reached EF3 intensity in eastern Andover, where it destroyed several dozen homes and damaged a YMCA fitness center that served the town. It remained on the ground for 21 minutes while tracking {{Convert|12.8|mi|km}} through the area, and was the only strong tornado to occur during a two-day outbreak that produced 29 tornadoes.
==Meteorological background== {{expand section|date=June 2026}} A powerful low pressure system approached Kansas on April 29, allowing a sharp dryline to track to generally along Interstate 135. The Storm Prediction Center outlined an enhanced risk of severe weather for the region, including a 10% risk area for tornadoes. Storms first developed across central and northeast Kansas near the warm front, but as the early evening hours continued, several storms fired just east of Wichita. One of these storms intensified into a low-precipitation supercellular thunderstorm, which produced the Andover tornado.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=April 29th 2022 Tornadoes – including the Andover Tornado |url=https://www.weather.gov/ict/event_20220430 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129142121/https://www.weather.gov/ict/event_20220430 |archive-date=2024-11-29 |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>
== Tornado summary == left|thumb|EF3 damage to a home located at the end of Lantern Lane Court, which took a direct hit from the tornado. The tornado first touched down at 8:10 p.m. CST to the east of McConnell Air Force Base, crossing South 127th Street East and tossing a small grain bin at EF0 intensity, with wind speeds estimated to have been {{Convert|62|mph|km/h}}. It tracked to the northeast and quickly reached high-end EF2 intensity as it crossed South 137th Street East, East 31st Street South, and several other nearby rural streets. A couple of mobile homes were completely destroyed in this area, a few frame homes had roof and exterior wall loss, and some other residences were damaged to a lesser degree. A pickup truck was flipped over, outbuildings were destroyed, and trees and power poles were snapped along this section of the path as well.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Damage Assessment Toolkit |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=NOAA |archive-date=2024-05-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240519054255/https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hameed |first=Gavin |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Andover tornado illustrates value of emergency preparedness |url=https://www.mcconnell.af.mil/News/Article/3376821/andover-tornado-illustrates-value-of-emergency-preparedness/ |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=McConnell Air Force Base |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928181616/https://www.mcconnell.af.mil/News/Article/3376821/andover-tornado-illustrates-value-of-emergency-preparedness/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the tornado exited this area, it turned slightly to the north and crossed East Pawnee Street, uprooting trees at EF1 intensity and damaging another home located nearby.<ref name=":02"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Hrenchir |first=Tim |title=The 2022 Andover tornado damaged over 1,000 buildings in a 12.75 mile path. Here's what we know. |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2022/05/02/andover-tornado-2022-ef-3-damage-path-injuries-wichita-kansas/9611988002/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829124133/https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2022/05/02/andover-tornado-2022-ef-3-damage-path-injuries-wichita-kansas/9611988002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The relatively narrow but intense tornado would first reach EF3 intensity moments later as it began to enter the southern fringes of Andover, impacting a cul-de-sac at the end of Lantern Lane Court. A house at this location was destroyed and left with only a few walls standing, while some neighboring homes were severely damaged. A damage survey conducted after the tornado concluded that peak wind speeds in this area reached {{Convert|155|mph|km/h}}.<ref name=":02"/>
The tornado weakened to high-end EF2 strength, but still produced heavy structural damage as it proceeded to cross West Harry Street and South Andover Road in the southern part of town. Multiple houses along this corridor had roofs and exterior walls ripped off, debris was strewn across properties, and trees were snapped or uprooted. Just northeast of this area, the highly visible tornado entered a subdivision and moved across East Minneha Avenue, where many additional homes had roofs torn off and exterior walls knocked down. A majority of the damage in this area was rated high-end EF2, though one house was swept away with only its subfloor remaining, and damage at that residence was rated EF3.<ref name=":02"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stavola |first=Michael |date=April 23, 2023 |title=Lessons learned: Survivors of 2022 Kansas tornado move home, make changes |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article274580256.html |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=Wichita Eagle |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428180306/https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article274580256.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=White |first1=Kevin |last2=McMillan |first2=Laura |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Update: No deaths in Andover tornado, four injured |url=https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/sunrise-shines-light-on-andover-tornado-damage/ |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=KSN |archive-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202073644/https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/sunrise-shines-light-on-andover-tornado-damage/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It then exited the subdivision and side-swiped Prairie Creek Elementary School, which suffered major roof damage and had windows blown out. Cars were moved and damaged in the school's parking lot, and damage was rated EF2 by National Weather Service damage surveyors at this location.<ref name=":02"/><ref>{{YouTube|c=FOX Weather|title=Destructive EF-3 Tornado Tosses Vehicles, Blows Out Windows In New Andover, KS Video}}</ref> Just north-northeast of the elementary school, a YMCA of the USA fitness center took a direct hit from the tornado and sustained major EF3-level structural damage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2024 |title=Andover YMCA releases video footage from 2022 tornado, witness shares experience |url=https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/andover-ymca-releases-video-footage-from-2022-tornado-witness-shares-experience/ |website=KSN |access-date=November 19, 2024 |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721215335/https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/andover-ymca-releases-video-footage-from-2022-tornado-witness-shares-experience/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Gabriela |date=February 27, 2024 |title=Andover YMCA to reopen in May following massive 2022 tornado |url=https://www.kwch.com/2024/02/27/andover-ymca-reopen-may/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=KWCH |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228211747/https://www.kwch.com/2024/02/27/andover-ymca-reopen-may/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas Tornado Shreds Homes, Flings Cars |url=https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2022-04-29-tornado-andover-kansas-nebraska-oklahoma |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930163415/https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/2022-04-29-tornado-andover-kansas-nebraska-oklahoma |url-status=live }}</ref> Multiple vehicles in the parking lot were thrown and mangled, and one car was picked up by the tornado and lofted {{Convert|1,000|ft|m}} in the air before it was dropped through the roof of the fitness center.<ref name=":02"/>
The powerful tornado retained EF3 intensity as it continued to the north-northeast and crossed U.S. Route 54, striking a vacant pet supplies business on the other side of the highway. The building was completely destroyed and swept from its slab foundation, though it lacked interior walls. A couple of adjacent homes and buildings suffered severe damage, while nearby trees were twisted, stripped of their branches, and sustained significant debarking.<ref name=":02"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Dozens of buildings leveled after a powerful tornado tears through Wichita area |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/30/weather/andover-kansas-tornado-saturday/index.html |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528184424/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/30/weather/andover-kansas-tornado-saturday/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moving almost due-north, the tornado then weakened back to high-end EF2 strength as it badly damaged a house, destroyed an outbuilding, snapped trees, and moved across a series of open fields as it narrowly missed Andover City Hall. It regained EF3 strength once again as it crossed East 13th Street in the northeastern part of Andover and struck a subdivision, where multiple homes had their roofs and exterior walls removed, or were swept away with only their subfloors remaining. A large wooden electrical transmission line support structure was snapped in this area as well, and winds were estimated to have reached {{Convert|155|mph|km/h}}.<ref name=":02"/>
It continued along a sharp north-northeastern path as it exited Andover and tracked through more sparsely populated areas to the west of Southwest Meadowlark Road, producing high-end EF2 damage as it destroyed a house and an outbuilding. The tornado weakened further and continued through rural farmland to the north-northeast of Andover, producing EF1 to low-end EF2 damage as it destroyed a farm building, snapped trees and power poles, and damaged the roof of a house. It caused a final area of EF0 tree damage along Southwest 30th Street to the southeast of Benton before it dissipated at 8:31 p.m. CST, after being on the ground for 21 minutes along a {{Convert|12.89|mi|km}} path.<ref name=":1" />
== Aftermath == {{expand section|date=June 2026}} thumb|left|The tornado, seen from Andover City Hall An estimated 1,074 buildings were damaged by the tornado to varying degrees; up to 400 of those were destroyed.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Update: No deaths in Andover tornado, 1,000 buildings with damage |url=https://www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/sunrise-shines-light-on-andover-tornado-damage/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=KSNT 27 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210152504/https://www.ksnt.com/news/kansas/sunrise-shines-light-on-andover-tornado-damage/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Thousands were also left without power in Sedgwick County directly following the tornado.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andover tornado leaves trail of destruction in Kansas suburb |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/andover-tornado-leaves-trail-of-destruction-in-kansas-suburb/1180866 |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=AccuWeather |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915050004/https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/andover-tornado-leaves-trail-of-destruction-in-kansas-suburb/1180866 |url-status=live }}</ref> The United States Air Force deployed 150 airmen to help recovery efforts following the tornado, and many other non-commissioned volunteers visited Andover to provide assistance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beezley |first=Brenden |date=May 4, 2022 |title=McConnell Airmen assist Andover tornado recovery efforts |url=https://www.expeditionarycenter.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3024221/mcconnell-airmen-assist-andover-tornado-recovery-efforts/ |website=United States Air Force |access-date=November 19, 2024 |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203154007/https://www.expeditionarycenter.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3024221/mcconnell-airmen-assist-andover-tornado-recovery-efforts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kansas Governor Laura Kelly declared a state of emergency following the tornado.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Livingston |first=Ian |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Ferocious tornado strikes Andover, Kan., causing severe damage |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/04/29/andover-tornado-kansas-outbreak/ |access-date=November 19, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331172349/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/04/29/andover-tornado-kansas-outbreak/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three people were injured by the tornado; two of these injuries occurred in Sedgwick County.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2022 |title=Kansas tornado generated 165 mph winds as it destroyed homes |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-05-01/kansas-tornado-destroyed-homes |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201221308/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-05-01/kansas-tornado-destroyed-homes |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Other tornadoes== {{Tornado chart small|EFU = 7|EF0 = 10|EF1 = 11|EF2 = 0|EF3 = 0|EF4 = 0|EF5 = 0}} The Andover tornado occurred during an otherwise weak outbreak of 29 tornadoes that lasted from April 29 to April 30. Most of the tornadoes occurred in Kansas and Nebraska, though additional isolated tornadoes touched down in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, and Florida. In addition to the Andover tornado, the outbreak produced EF1 tornadoes that caused minor damage in the Kansas towns of Parkerville and Rosalia. In Nebraska, a brief EF1 tornado caused considerable damage in Unadilla.
===April 29 event=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" |+ List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, April 29, 2022{{efn|All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.|name=Date/Time}} ! scope="col" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"|EF# ! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|Location ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|County / Parish ! scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;"|State ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Start Coord. ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Time (UTC) ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Path length ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Max width ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:48%; text-align:center;"|Summary |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |SSW of Fort Myers |Lee |FL |{{Coord|26.5285|-81.894|name=Fort Myers (Apr. 29, EF0)}} |21:00–21:01 |{{convert|0.1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|25|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A very brief tornado caused roof damage to a house and damaged a carport and a fence.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Tampa, Florida|title=Florida Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012605|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040135/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012605|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|unk}}" | EFU |S of Stamford |Harlan |NE |{{Coord|40.04|-99.61|name=Stamford (Apr. 29, EFU)}} |21:52–21:57 |{{convert|1.26|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|20|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Tornado tracked over open country.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Hastings, Nebraska|title=Nebraska Event Report: EFU Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015432|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040139/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015432|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|unk}}" | EFU |SW of Orleans |Harlan |NE |{{Coord|40.10|-99.51|name=Orleans (April 29, EFU)}} |22:12 |{{convert|0.01|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|20|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A tornado touched down briefly and was confirmed from photos. No damage reported.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015431 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426042102/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015431 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|unk}}" | EFU |N of Hildreth |Kearney |NE |{{Coord|40.42|-99.03|name=Hildreth (Apr. 29, EFU)}} |22:39–22:41 |{{convert|1.26|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|20|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Tornado tracked over open country, causing no damage.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Hastings, Nebraska|title=Nebraska Event Report: EFU Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015433|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205075835/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015433|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |NW of Hope |Dickinson |KS |{{Coord|38.75|-97.19|name=Hope (Apr. 29, EF0)}} |23:31–23:35 |{{convert|1.28|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A funnel was observed with a brief debris cloud. No damage was found.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012438|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040131/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012438|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |E of Ruskin to W of Deshler |Nuckolls, Thayer |NE |{{Coord|40.12|-97.84|name=Ruskin (Apr. 29, EF0)}} |00:05–00:12 |{{convert|4.77|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|35|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Minor damage was done to a cemetery shelter, and numerous irrigation pivots were damaged.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Hastings, Nebraska|title=Nebraska Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015434|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040134/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015434|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Hastings, Nebraska|title=Nebraska Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015435|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040124/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015435|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |SE of Carlton to W of Ramona |Dickinson, Marion |KS |{{Coord|38.62|-97.23|name=Carlton (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |00:52–01:10 |{{convert|4.17|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A cemetery gate was blown over, an outbuilding was damaged, a house had broken windows, and trees were snapped.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012443 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426041758/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012443 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024166 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426041806/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024166 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |NW of Herington to Parkerville |Dickinson, Morris |KS |{{Coord|38.68|-97.05|name=Herrington (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |01:00–01:28 |{{convert|21.76|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A weak but long-tracked tornado touched down near Herington and moved through rural areas to the northeast, where a few homes suffered considerable damage to their roofs, porches, and windows. A detached garage was damaged, several barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and an old metal silo was knocked over and tossed {{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}}. Trees were snapped in Parkerville before the tornado dissipated.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012453|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040129/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012453|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Wichita, Kansas|title=Nebraska Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012458|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019095520/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012458|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Damage Assessment Toolkit">{{cite web|title=Damage Assessment Toolkit|url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/|website=apps.dat.noaa.gov|access-date=28 January 2024|archive-date=April 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423095631/https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |NNW of Schuyler |Colfax |NE |{{Coord|41.46|-97.11|name=Schuyler (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |01:02–01:04 |{{convert|3.35|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|20|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Around 20 power poles were snapped, and a pivot irrigation system was overturned.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska|title=Nebraska Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1017892|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040122/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1017892|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |E of St. George to N of Belvue |Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee |KS |{{Coord|39.19|-96.38|name=Belvue (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |01:03–01:18 |{{convert|11.05|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A house and an outbuilding sustained roof damage, a farm windmill was destroyed, and a carport was also destroyed. Irrigation pivots were flipped, and trees were snapped as well. The tornado crossed the Pottawatomie/Wabaunsee county line four times.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012465|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040127/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012465|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012470|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040137/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012470|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012472|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040120/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012472|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |SSE of Durham |Marion |KS |{{Coord|38.4493|-97.2048|name=Durham (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |01:03–01:08 |{{convert|0.91|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Trees were snapped, tree limbs were broken, and a boat on a trailer was overturned.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Wichita, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024169|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040127/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024169|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |SW of Lehigh |Marion |KS |{{Coord|38.3475|-97.3368|name=Lehigh (Apr. 29, EF0)}} |01:03–01:05 |{{convert|0.08|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A brief tornado caused minor tree damage.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Wichita, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024490|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040132/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024490|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |S of Douglas |Otoe |NE |{{Coord|40.53|-96.39|name=Douglas (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |01:10–01:12 |{{convert|0.84|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A barn was collapsed, sheds were damaged, shingles were torn off a home, and trees were downed.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska|title=Nebraska Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1017893|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040125/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1017893|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |NW of Hillsboro |Marion |KS |{{Coord|38.3640|-97.2239|name=Hillsboro (Apr. 29, EF0)}} |01:10–01:12 |{{convert|0.16|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |This brief tornado moved through an open field, causing no damage.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Wichita, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024491|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205075831/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024491|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |N of Douglas |Otoe |NE |{{Coord|40.6072|-96.3882|name=Douglas (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |01:18–01:19 |{{convert|0.05|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |One shed was destroyed and another was damaged.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska|title=Nebraska Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1020056|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040125/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1020056|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|unk}}" | EFU |S of Hesston |Harvey |KS |{{Coord|38.073|-97.443|name=Hesston (April 29, EFU)}} |01:19–01:20 |{{convert|0.16|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Brief touchdown in open country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024161 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426041957/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024161 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |NE of Delia |Jackson |KS |{{Coord|39.32|-95.88|name=Delia (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |01:37–01:44 |{{convert|3.28|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|40|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A small tornado severely damaged a pole barn, ripped shingles off roofs, and snapped trees.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012475|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040130/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1012475|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|unk}}" | EFU |S of El Dorado |Butler |KS |{{Coord|37.78|-96.89|name=El Dorado (April 29, EFU)}} |01:47–01:48 |{{convert|0.19|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A brief tornado touched down in open country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024163 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426041925/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024163 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |ESE of El Dorado to NE of Rosalia |Butler |KS |{{Coord|37.79|-96.72|name=Rosalia (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |02:05–02:24 |{{convert|8.13|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|440|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed as a result of this multiple-vortex tornado, and the roof of a barn was lifted and carried across a highway. Trees and fences were damaged, and minor damage occurred in Rosalia before the tornado dissipated.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Wichita, Kansas|title=Kansas Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024164|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040120/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024164|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |Unadilla |Otoe |NE |{{Coord|40.68|-96.27|name=Unadilla (Apr. 29, EF1)}} |02:24–02:25 |{{convert|0.09|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|40|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A brief tornado occurred in Unadilla, where a house had most of its poorly attached roof blown off, and a few other homes had less severe roof and window damage. A rotten tree trunk was snapped, tree limbs were broken, and a small tree branch was impaled into the exterior wall of a house.<ref name="Damage Assessment Toolkit"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Tornado Archive Data Explorer|url=https://tornadoarchive.com/home/|website=tornadoarchive.com|date=May 20, 2023|access-date=28 January 2024|archive-date=March 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328093002/https://tornadoarchive.com/home/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|cat1}}" | EF1 |WNW of Eureka |Greenwood |KS |{{Coord|37.84|-96.41|name=Eureka (April 29, EF1)}} |02:44–02:45 |{{convert|0.03|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|60|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A brief tornado rolled a camper and tossed an outbuilding.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024494 |website=ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312182805/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1024494 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" |+ List of confirmed tornadoes – Saturday, April 30, 2022{{efn|All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.|name=Date/Time}} ! scope="col" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"|EF# ! scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|Location ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable"|County / Parish ! scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;"|State ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Start Coord. ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Time (UTC) ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Path length ! scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"|Max width ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:48%; text-align:center;"|Summary |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |SW of Oak Brook |DuPage |IL |{{Coord|41.8370|-87.9453|name=Oak Brook (Apr. 30, EF0)}} |21:44–21:47 |{{convert|1.9|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|60|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Part of the roof was ripped off an outbuilding, and trees were snapped or uprooted.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Chicago, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015443|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040600/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015443|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |NW of Perryville |Perry |MO |{{Coord|37.7626|-89.9291|name=Perryville (Apr. 30, EF0)}} |22:02–22:03 |{{convert|0.1|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A machine shed was damaged and another machine shed was destroyed, with flying debris causing some damage to a nearby home, and a piece of lumber being found speared into the ground. Tin roofing from the machine sheds was found deposited in trees. Another house sustained gutter and soffit damage, and tree branches were impaled into the exterior of the structure. A barn sustained roof damage, and trees and tree limbs were downed as well.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky|title=Missouri Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1013211|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040609/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1013211|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |N of Timberlane |Boone |IL |{{Coord|42.3516|-88.8716|name=Timberlane (Apr. 30, EF0)}} |22:54–22:55 |{{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|60|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |Several trees were snapped or uprooted, and several floating docks were thrown across Candlewick Lake.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Chicago, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015445|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040609/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015445|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|unk}}" | EFU |S of Sharon |Boone |IL |{{Coord|42.4758|-88.7416|name=Sharon (Apr. 30, EFU)}} |23:07–23:08 |{{convert|0.12|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A brief tornado occurred in an open field, causing no damage.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Chicago, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EFU Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1017792|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040604/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1017792|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |NE of Tull |Grant |AR |{{Coord|34.4541|-92.5564|name=Tull (Apr. 30, EF0)}} |23:14–23:17 |{{convert|0.34|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|50|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A brief tornado remained over private timber company; no damage was observed.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Little Rock, Arkansas|title=Arkansas Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016058|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230040603/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016058|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|unk}}" | EFU |SW of Colfax |McLean |IL |{{Coord|40.5399|-88.6605|name=Colfax (Apr. 30, EFU)}} |23:46–23:47 |{{convert|0.31|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|30|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |A trained spotter reported a tornado. No damage was found.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Lincoln, Illinois|title=Illinois Event Report: EFU Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1020545|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="{{Storm colour|storm}}" | EF0 |SW of Des Arc |Prairie |AR |{{Coord|34.9509|-91.5458|name=Des Arc (Apr. 30, EF0)}} |23:52–23:55 |{{convert|0.29|mi|km|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |{{convert|100|yd|m|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |The roof and doors were ripped off a farm shop, and propane tanks were moved. Two trees were blown over, and multiple power poles were snapped.<ref>{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service in Little Rock, Arkansas|title=Arkansas Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016063|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=December 29, 2022|archive-date=February 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223052714/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1016063|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |}
== See also == * List of notable media in the field of meteorology * 1991 Andover tornado outbreak
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