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A major tornado outbreak took place between April 17 and 18, 2026, within the Midwestern United States, Upper Midwest, and the Southern Plains. The Storm Prediction Center forecasted a wind and hail-driven moderate risk for severe weather on April 17, covering portions of northern Oklahoma, central and eastern portions of Kansas, and western Missouri, with a risk for very large to giant hail, extreme damaging winds, and strong to intense tornadoes. Throughout the afternoon and evening hours, multiple tornadoes touched down in and around the risk area. Multiple houses were damaged and two people were injured by a high-end EF2 tornado that tracked through southern portions of Rochester, Minnesota. The town of Lena, Illinois was struck by a large high-end EF2 tornado inflicting significant damage. A low-end EF3 tornado tracked through areas near Cream, Wisconsin, causing significant damage to a home by removing most of its exterior walls and destroying several outbuildings. Another EF3 tornado struck portions of Ringle, Wisconsin, damaging and destroying around 75 homes and minorly damaging a school. Tornadoes in the Bloomington–Normal area heavily delayed two Amtrak trains as well.