Marion County, Kansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
55
Tornado reports
340
Hail reports
62
Floods since 1996
861
All events
5
Deaths
$84.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Marion County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 55 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Law enforcement reported limited visibility at the site of an injury accident. A woman was killed and two passengers were injured when their vehicle slammed into a semi on United States Highway 56 at 9:50PM CST east of Lehigh after failing to stop at an intersection with Kansas H…
A 70-year old man was killed and two others injured when their boat on Marion Reservoir was swamped by 5 to 6 foot swells, created by strong southerly winds. All three men were wearing life jackets. Information courtesy of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Property damage …
A wintry mix of light to moderate sleet, snow and freezing rain affected the county during the day on the 27th. The wintry mix eventually changed over to snow during the evening and overnight hours from west to east, and persisted into the afternoon hours on the 28th. Meaningful …
Snow accumulated 6 inches in Hillsboro. Additionally, one man was killed and another injured when two vehicles collided on K-15.
Extensive damage occurred at the Cottonwoon Point campground at Marion Lake. Three recreational vehicles were flipped over trapping a family of five and injuring 10 people overall. Most of the injuries were cuts and bruises, but one person had to be extricated from a camper and f…
One to two inches of ice accumulated across Marion County during the ice storm. This resulted in approximately 800 downed power poles and 4300 downed lines. Damage to the electrical infrastructure is estimated at $18.2 million. There was also widespread damage to trees but the co…
On the 28th, an Arctic Front surged south across Kansas, leaving a shallow layer of sub-freezing air in it's wake. Meanwhile, an 850mb low was positioned over New Mexico. As the 850mb low moved east across New Mexico on the 29th and 30th, much warmer, moisture-laden air was trans…
City of Hillsboro electrical and maintenance building was struck and considered a total loss. Time of occurrence is approximate.
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Wind gusts were estimated to be around 70 to 75 mph.
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Delayed report of several trees down in Durham. Time was estimated from radar.
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The emergency manager estimated the wind gust.
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AgriTrails Fertilizer Plant had its roof blown off. The debris was scattered in one direction to the east. Insulation absorbed rainfall and caused trusses to collapse. The time was estimated via radar.
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Measured from a personal weather station.
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Marion Reservoir reporting heavy rains, zero visibility and 65 mph winds.
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Estimated wind gust from the emergency manager.
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Estimated wind gust speed from emergency management.
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A large tree fell on a home, puncturing the roof.
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Nickel size hail was also reported.
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Emergency manager reports up to 90 mph winds with signs folding over between Peabody and Florence at Sunflower and 110th St.
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Report of a tree through a roof.
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The report was received via mPing.
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The report was an image relayed from emergency management. This was a delayed report with the time estimated via radar.
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The largest hailstone was baseball size, although dime to tennis ball size hailstones fell for 10 minutes.
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Tornado EFU Tornado
A brief landspout tornado was reported northwest of Burns.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 37 | 1 |
| 2023 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 4 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 1 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1 |
| 2011 | 40 | 0 |
| 2010 | 36 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | 2 |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 1 |
| 2005 | 19 | 4 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 17 | 1 |
| 2002 | 49 | 3 |
| 2001 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 4 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 3 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | 15 | 2 |
| 1990 | 16 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 9 | 1 |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 10 | 8 |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 |
| 1953 | 2 | 2 |
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