Kansas tornado and storm history
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Kansas between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see the storms that came closest to it.
4,965
Tornado reports
94,007
Storm events
475
Deaths, all storms
Every tornado track in Kansas
4,895 county track segments since 1950, coloured by rating. Zoom in and each path widens to its surveyed width. Tap one for the storm.
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Tornadoes by decade in Kansas
All tornado reports against only the strong ones (F2 and above). Averages are per year over the years the federal record covers completely — 1952, 1976 and 1993 are each missing whole months in NOAA’s own files and are left out.
| Decade | All reports | Strong (F2+) | All per year | Strong per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 569 | 178 | 63 | 20 |
| 1960s | 482 | 161 | 48 | 16 |
| 1970s | 333 | 144 | 37 | 16 |
| 1980s | 364 | 55 | 36 | 6 |
| 1990s | 725 | 95 | 81 | 11 |
| 2000s | 1,232 | 107 | 123 | 11 |
| 2010s | 839 | 87 | 84 | 9 |
The 2020s are left out because the decade is not finished. Reports are counted per county, so one tornado crossing a county line can appear more than once.
Significant recent events in Kansas
Events with deaths, several injuries, $1M+ property damage, or tornadoes rated EF3 and up.
A brief tornado developed and quickly intensified over one property. The brunt of the damage was to a double wide manufactured home that was bolted to a poured basement foundation. This home was lifted and completely taken apart with the frame bent and twisted. Unfortunately ther…
A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF1 Tornado with estimated wind speeds of 105 mph touched down near the northeast portion of Hallowell before tracking 4.37 miles to the east. The tornado uprooted or snapped several trees, overturned several empty railca…
A corridor of dust, with no visibility, occurred over I-70 at MM 66. Two vehicles were involved in the incident. There was one fatality.
Around 2:30 in the afternoon, several broadcast media sources reported a motorcycle accident south of El Dorado near the intersection of 50th and Haverhill Road. It was reported the motorcyclist lost control due to strong winds, and unfortunately, the motorcyclist lost his life. …
Widespread flooding in Tescott. Water up to porch level on several houses. One to two feet of water in many locations. 3.5 million dollars in damage in the town, plus 90000 dollars in damage to the local school.
Widespread flooding in town of Culver. 1.2 million dollars in damage, including the rest of Ottawa County outside of Tescott.
A dispatcher reported water over Interstate 35 somewhere between mile markers 19 and 21. The interstate was closed for a period of time to allow the water to recede. One accident was reported from water over the roadway along Highway 81 west of Belle Plaine with unfortunately six…
Two telephone poles blown down on Highway 283 near the Expo Center south of Dodge City.
Most of the hail was golf ball to 2-inch diameter, but largest tennis ball size. Two vehicles suffered windshield damage, a camper received a busted skylight, as well as house windows broken.
Numerous reports of significant flash flooding were reported across portions of Butler County. These reports included, but not limited to, the following road closures: Kansas Highway 77 at McCollum, Highway 254 in El Dorado and Prairie Creek Road near Benton. Many other side stre…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
First tornado of this prolific cyclic supercell with the vortex starting in far northern Comanche County KS and then traveling north-northeast for over 8 miles before ending around 7 miles southeast of Mullinville KS in Kiowa County KS. Maximum width of almost a half mile with pe…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
Upon reported possible tornado damage, a NWS storm survey determined there was a tornado that shredded trees and down numerous powerlines. There was also complete destruction of a small metal building.
Tornado EF3 Tornado
Public and storm chasers reported a tornado. A survey determined that a swath of damage was due to the tornado. Some damage included striped trees, broken power poles, a destroyed metal building, and large roof damage to a residential building. The tornado began in Pratt county b…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
A NWS storm survey confirmed reports of a tornado. Some damage included broken power poles, tree trunk snaped, an irrigation pivot broken and tossed.
Tornado EF3 Tornado
A NWS storm survey confirmed reports of a tornado with damage including snapped power poles, debarked trees, tossed irrigation pivots, and other damage.
Counties and zones
Each county’s full storm history, with its event count. Some entries are National Weather Service forecast zones rather than civil counties.
Allen (563)
Anderson (540)
Atchison (386)
Barber (881)
Barton (1,298)
Bourbon (561)
Brown (591)
Butler (2,021)
Camden (1)
Chase (497)
Chautauqua (591)
Cherokee (874)
Cheyenne (1,142)
Clark (796)
Clay (671)
Cloud (903)
Coffey (657)
Comanche (713)
Cowley (1,585)
Crawford (789)
Decatur (813)
Dickinson (1,041)
Doniphan (281)
Douglas (1,068)
Edwards (687)
Elk (462)
Ellis (1,194)
Ellsworth (875)
Finney (1,633)
Ford (2,131)
Franklin (740)
Geary (640)
Gove (976)
Graham (892)
Grant (687)
Gray (1,002)
Greeley (677)
Greenwood (678)
Hamilton (778)
Harper (857)
Harvey (836)
Haskell (574)
Hodgeman (830)
Jackson (606)
Jefferson (1,014)
Jewell (748)
Johnson (1,514)
Kearny (829)
Kingman (941)
Kiowa (744)
Labette (712)
Lane (612)
Leavenworth (923)
Lincoln (774)
Linn (404)
Logan (1,097)
Lyon (1,047)
Marion (861)
Marshall (785)
Mcpherson (1,184)
Meade (858)
Miami (532)
Mitchell (757)
Montgomery (927)
Morris (638)
Morton (752)
Nemaha (650)
Neosho (653)
Ness (830)
Norton (817)
Osage (1,025)
Osborne (776)
Ottawa (824)
Pawnee (875)
Phillips (783)
Pottawatomie (900)
Pratt (1,104)
Rawlins (1,097)
Reno (1,630)
Republic (776)
Rice (827)
Riley (852)
Rooks (755)
Rush (807)
Russell (1,292)
Saline (1,004)
Scott (884)
Sedgwick (3,150)
Seward (904)
Shawnee (1,652)
Sheridan (835)
Sherman (1,859)
Smith (710)
Stafford (808)
Stanton (745)
Stevens (591)
Sumner (1,313)
Thomas (1,247)
Trego (768)
Wabaunsee (736)
Wallace (889)
Washington (748)
Wichita (684)
Wilson (544)
Woodson (368)
Wyandotte (559)
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