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April 26

• 1884 – A photographer in Garnett, Kansas took a picture of a tornado as it dissipated, marking the first time the funnel of a tornado had been photographed.
• 1989 – The Daulatpur–Saturia tornado, the deadliest tornado ever recorded, struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh, killing an estimated 1,300 people.
• 1991 – A significant tornado outbreak hit the central United States. An F5 tornado tore through the Wichita, Kansas metropolitan area, hitting McConnell Air Force Base and causing its worst damage in Andover, resulting in 17 deaths and 225 injuries. Another 4 people were killed by other tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas.
• 2024 – A significant tornado outbreak hit the central United States, particularly the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which was hit by multiple intense tornadoes. A few notable tornadoes include the EF4 tornado tore which through the western part of Elkhorn and Bennington, Nebraska; An EF3 that struck Crescent, Iowa; and an EF3 which hit Minden and Defiance, Iowa, and killed 1 person.