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Kansas
Every recorded Kansas tornado since 1950: 4,609 tornadoes, 50 rated F4/EF4 or stronger, by year, month and county.
Counts use the part of each tornado inside this state. A tornado that crossed a state line is counted in each state it touched.
4,609
Tornadoes
50
F/EF4 or stronger
238
Tornado deaths
17,021
Miles of track
108
Counties with a tornado
Tornadoes per year
19501960197019801990200020102020
Tornadoes by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Strongest
Ranked by rating, then deaths, then path length.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/25/55 | F5 | Newkirk, OK to Burden, KS | OK, KS | 48.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 80 | 273 |
| 2 | 05/20/57 | F5 | Waverly, KS to Raytown, MO | KS, MO | 56.8 mi | 440 yd | 7 | 207 |
| 3 | 05/25/55 | F5 | Tonkawa, OK to Caldwell, KS | OK, KS | 8.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 280 |
| 4 | 04/26/91 | F5 | Clearwater to El Dorado, Kansas | KS | 46.0 mi | 440 yd | 17 | 225 |
| 5 | 06/08/66 | F5 | Auburn to Topeka, Kansas | KS | 21.1 mi | 880 yd | 16 | 450 |
| 6 | 05/04/07 | EF5 | Coldwater to Greensburg, Kansas | KS | 25.8 mi | 3,000 yd | 11 | 63 |
| 7 | 03/13/90 | F5 | Pretty Prairie to Hesston, Kansas | KS | 48.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 60 |
| 8 | 03/13/90 | F5 | Hesston to Hillsboro, Kansas | KS | 22.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 06/10/58 | F4 | Towanda to El Dorado, Kansas | KS | 9.0 mi | 300 yd | 15 | 5 |
| 10 | 06/08/74 | F4 | Emporia to Auburn, Kansas | KS | 37.5 mi | 1,760 yd | 6 | 177 |
Deadliest
Deaths in this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/25/55 | F5 | Newkirk, OK to Burden, KS | OK, KS | 48.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 80 | 273 |
| 2 | 04/26/91 | F5 | Clearwater to El Dorado, Kansas | KS | 46.0 mi | 440 yd | 17 | 225 |
| 3 | 06/08/66 | F5 | Auburn to Topeka, Kansas | KS | 21.1 mi | 880 yd | 16 | 450 |
| 4 | 06/17/78 | F1 | Lyndon to Pomona, Kansas | KS | 7.3 mi | 150 yd | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 06/10/58 | F4 | Towanda to El Dorado, Kansas | KS | 9.0 mi | 300 yd | 15 | 5 |
| 6 | 05/04/07 | EF5 | Coldwater to Greensburg, Kansas | KS | 25.8 mi | 3,000 yd | 11 | 63 |
| 7 | 05/20/57 | F5 | Waverly, KS to Raytown, MO | KS, MO | 56.8 mi | 440 yd | 7 | 207 |
| 8 | 06/08/74 | F4 | Emporia to Auburn, Kansas | KS | 37.5 mi | 1,760 yd | 6 | 177 |
| 9 | 05/03/99 | F4 | Wellington to Wichita, Kansas | KS | 24.0 mi | 880 yd | 6 | 150 |
| 10 | 06/27/51 | F4 | WaKeeney, Kansas | KS | 0.8 mi | 300 yd | 5 | 100 |
Longest tracks in Kansas
Length on the ground inside this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/13/68 | F3 | Leoti to Osborne, Kansas | KS | 140 mi | 320 yd | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 09/25/73 | F3 | Lyons, KS to Adams, NE | KS, NE | 132 mi | 100 yd | 3 | 42 |
| 3 | 04/02/56 | F3 | Florence to Effingham, Kansas | KS | 127 mi | 790 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 05/18/77 | F2 | Elkhart to Dighton, Kansas | KS | 117 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 03/07/74 | F2 | Herington to Horton, Kansas | KS | 108 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 04/02/56 | F4 | Newkirk, OK to Burlington, KS | OK, KS | 93.2 mi | 880 yd | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | 04/14/76 | F1 | Plains to Jetmore, Kansas | KS | 73.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 08/05/54 | F1 | Greensburg to Lyons, Kansas | KS | 73.0 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 06/04/55 | F4 | Minneola to Larned, Kansas | KS | 72.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 06/04/55 | F1 | Minneola to Larned, Kansas | KS | 72.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Widest since 1995
Maximum path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/04/07 | EF3 | Greensburg to Macksville, Kansas | KS | 23.5 mi | 3,872 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 05/23/08 | EF3 | Ashland to Bucklin, Kansas | KS | 20.9 mi | 3,170 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 05/04/07 | EF5 | Coldwater to Greensburg, Kansas | KS | 25.8 mi | 3,000 yd | 11 | 63 |
| 4 | 04/14/12 | EF3 | Macksville to Lyons, Kansas | KS | 39.7 mi | 2,640 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 05/04/07 | EF3 | Haviland to Macksville, Kansas | KS | 18.2 mi | 2,110 yd | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 05/29/08 | EF3 | Beloit to Mankato, Kansas | KS | 18.9 mi | 2,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 11/16/15 | EF3 | Liberal to Montezuma, Kansas | KS | 51.3 mi | 2,000 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 05/23/08 | EF3 | Haviland to Macksville, Kansas | KS | 18.2 mi | 1,935 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 05/07/02 | F3 | Bucklin, Kansas | KS | 8.5 mi | 1,800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 05/07/02 | F2 | Pratt, Kansas | KS | 22.0 mi | 1,800 yd | 0 | 0 |
Widest 1950 to 1994
Mean path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06/07/58 | F3 | Eastborough, Kansas | KS | 5.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 05/04/59 | F2 | Sabetha to Horton, Kansas | KS | 24.9 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 06/08/74 | F4 | Emporia to Auburn, Kansas | KS | 37.5 mi | 1,760 yd | 6 | 177 |
| 4 | 04/09/94 | F2 | Liberal to Meade, Kansas | KS | 25.0 mi | 1,700 yd | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 05/25/55 | F5 | Newkirk, OK to Burden, KS | OK, KS | 48.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 80 | 273 |
| 6 | 05/05/64 | F2 | Hoisington to Wilson, Kansas | KS | 10.6 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 06/09/67 | F2 | Beloit to Clyde, Kansas | KS | 42.5 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | 03/13/90 | F5 | Pretty Prairie to Hesston, Kansas | KS | 48.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 60 |
| 9 | 03/13/90 | F5 | Hesston to Hillsboro, Kansas | KS | 22.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 05/24/90 | F3 | Ellinwood to Kanopolis, Kansas | KS | 26.0 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 6 |
Counties
select a column to sort| County | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Years | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford County | 114 | 1 | 0 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Sherman County | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2025 | F3 |
| Barton County | 107 | 2 | 4 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Finney County | 103 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2024 | F3 |
| Butler County | 92 | 2 | 32 | 1950–2025 | F5 |
| Sedgwick County | 91 | 3 | 26 | 1950–2022 | F5 |
| Reno County | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1954–2025 | F5 |
| Sumner County | 88 | 4 | 86 | 1952–2021 | F5 |
| Cowley County | 87 | 4 | 83 | 1953–2024 | F5 |
| Russell County | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Pratt County | 76 | 0 | 3 | 1951–2025 | EF3 |
| Stafford County | 74 | 0 | 4 | 1952–2025 | EF3 |
| Republic County | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1950–2022 | F4 |
| Harper County | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Kingman County | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2017 | EF3 |
| Ellis County | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2021 | F3 |
| Kiowa County | 65 | 2 | 12 | 1954–2025 | EF5 |
| Gove County | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1950–2025 | EF4 |
| Trego County | 63 | 1 | 5 | 1951–2016 | F4 |
| Thomas County | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2023 | F2 |
| Scott County | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2025 | F3 |
| Edwards County | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1952–2025 | F4 |
| Hodgeman County | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2021 | F4 |
| Shawnee County | 59 | 4 | 24 | 1951–2024 | F5 |
| Meade County | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2019 | EF3 |
| Gray County | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2021 | EF3 |
| McPherson County | 55 | 5 | 6 | 1950–2018 | F5 |
| Marion County | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1953–2024 | F5 |
| Pawnee County | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Rush County | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2023 | F3 |
| Rawlins County | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2024 | F3 |
| Sheridan County | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F3 |
| Cloud County | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1950–2023 | F4 |
| Ness County | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2016 | F4 |
| Rooks County | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1951–2019 | F4 |
| Mitchell County | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1950–2023 | F4 |
| Cheyenne County | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | EF2 |
| Decatur County | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2022 | F3 |
| Ellsworth County | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1954–2025 | EF4 |
| Harvey County | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1955–2024 | F5 |
| Osage County | 51 | 1 | 25 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Rice County | 51 | 2 | 4 | 1950–2021 | F4 |
| Brown County | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2024 | F3 |
| Chase County | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2023 | F3 |
| Greenwood County | 50 | 1 | 3 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Lane County | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2024 | F3 |
| Lyon County | 50 | 1 | 7 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Saline County | 50 | 1 | 3 | 1951–2025 | EF4 |
| Johnson County | 49 | 2 | 7 | 1952–2024 | F5 |
| Wabaunsee County | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Wallace County | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F3 |
| Clay County | 46 | 0 | 4 | 1951–2023 | F3 |
| Comanche County | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2025 | F3 |
| Dickinson County | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1950–2023 | EF4 |
| Kearny County | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1951–2024 | F3 |
| Osborne County | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1950–2019 | F4 |
| Smith County | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| Cherokee County | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Greeley County | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2025 | F2 |
| Douglas County | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1951–2021 | EF4 |
| Graham County | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2022 | F3 |
| Jewell County | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2015 | EF3 |
| Labette County | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1954–2019 | F4 |
| Nemaha County | 43 | 0 | 2 | 1952–2024 | EF3 |
| Barber County | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Jefferson County | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Washington County | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1955–2019 | F4 |
| Clark County | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2019 | EF3 |
| Marshall County | 41 | 0 | 3 | 1950–2022 | F3 |
| Pottawatomie County | 41 | 0 | 6 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| Logan County | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Seward County | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2023 | EF3 |
| Phillips County | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1950–2013 | F4 |
| Crawford County | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1955–2019 | F4 |
| Haskell County | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2021 | F3 |
| Jackson County | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1950–2023 | F4 |
| Morris County | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2023 | F3 |
| Wichita County | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2024 | F3 |
| Hamilton County | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | F2 |
| Montgomery County | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2024 | F3 |
| Ottawa County | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1955–2018 | EF4 |
| Lincoln County | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2022 | F3 |
| Riley County | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1950–2024 | EF4 |
| Leavenworth County | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Norton County | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2023 | F3 |
| Elk County | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Neosho County | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2009 | F3 |
| Franklin County | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1951–2017 | F5 |
| Allen County | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2024 | F3 |
| Grant County | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1951–2023 | F4 |
| Stanton County | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | F2 |
| Coffey County | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Stevens County | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1951–2015 | F4 |
| Chautauqua County | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Wilson County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2024 | F2 |
| Miami County | 23 | 1 | 7 | 1954–2022 | F5 |
| Atchison County | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2019 | F3 |
| Geary County | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1951–2019 | EF3 |
| Doniphan County | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F3 |
| Bourbon County | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2024 | F2 |
| Morton County | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1951–2016 | F3 |
| Anderson County | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1954–2010 | F4 |
| Linn County | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1961–2014 | EF4 |
| Woodson County | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1956–2024 | F4 |
| Wyandotte County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1952–2008 | F4 |
| Iowa County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | F0 |
| Johnson County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | F0 |
| Poweshiek County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | F0 |
- Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
- F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.
- Ratings before the mid 1970s. The F Scale came into use in the early 1970s. Tornadoes from 1950 until then were rated afterward from newspaper accounts, photos and records, which tends to make those ratings less certain.
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Data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database · updated 10/03/26