TORNADOES MAP · HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
Kansas Tornado History & Map: Last Recorded & Total Count
The most recent Kansas tornado in NOAA's archive is dated Sep 14, 2025 (unrated, Butler County, Kansas). 4,582 tornadoes touched down in Kansas from 1950–2025.
When was the last tornado in Kansas?
The most recent tornado on record in Kansas is dated Sep 14, 2025: an unrated tornado that touched down in Butler County, Kansas. This archive ends on Dec 28, 2025 and is not a live feed.
How many tornadoes has Kansas had?
NOAA's SPC archive lists 4,582 tornadoes that touched down in Kansas during 1950–2025, the earliest dated Apr 28, 1950. The archive has entries in 76 of 76 covered calendar years. 2008 has the largest annual count, with 185 records.
Open this selection on the map ↗- Single-track records
- 4,582
- Tracks affecting more than one state
- 39
- Unrated records
- 139
- Records without a start position
- 0
When were Kansas tornadoes recorded?
May has the largest pooled count, with 1,758 records across the archive. This pools all covered years; individual dates can strongly influence the total. It is not a forecast or an adjusted monthly average.
- January3
- February31
- March221
- April644
- May1,758
- June990
- July346
- August189
- September144
- October157
- November83
- December16
Recorded tornadoes by archive month. Counts include records with missing coordinates or ratings. Source: NOAA SPC single-track archive.
Recorded damage ratings
F labels remain on earlier records and EF labels on records from February 1, 2007 onward. Unrated means unavailable, not EF0. Read the rating definitions.
| Rating number | F records | EF records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1,725 | 882 |
| 1 | 822 | 300 |
| 2 | 402 | 71 |
| 3 | 145 | 52 |
| 4 | 31 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Unrated | 139 | |
Recent years in Kansas
| Year | Records | Explore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | Map for 2025 |
| 2024 | 74 | Map for 2024 |
| 2023 | 45 | Map for 2023 |
| 2022 | 54 | Map for 2022 |
| 2021 | 37 | Map for 2021 |
Selected records to explore
5 rated records, ordered by rating number, then most recent date and archive ID. These are examples to inspect, not a ranking of financial loss, measured winds, or casualties.
| Date | Touchdown | Rating | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2007 | Kiowa County, Kansas | EF5 | 25.8 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | Sedgwick County, Kansas | F5 | 46 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | Reno County, Kansas | F5 | 48 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | Harvey County, Kansas | F5 | 22 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | Shawnee County, Kansas | F5 | 21.1 |
How to interpret this page
These are whole tracks selected by their recorded touchdown area, not all tornadoes that affected that area. The linked map also includes tracks recorded as ending in or crossing the selected state, so its count may be higher. A border-crossing track's rating and dimensions describe the whole event and may reflect conditions beyond that border. Earlier reporting was less complete, especially for weaker tornadoes.
Source: NOAA SPC 1950–2025 single-track CSV. Latest event date: 2025-12-28. Processing and limitations explain missing values, approximate track lines, and why monetary losses are not totaled here.
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