Tornado History Map

Kearny County, Kansas tornado history

48 tornadoes recorded in or across Kearny County from 1951 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Kearny County

The Storm Prediction Center records 48 tornadoes whose paths touched Kearny County, Kansas between 1951 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 30. The busiest month is May, with 19 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 23 June 1967. The most recent was on 3 May 2024.

  • 48tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 30injuries
  • 551per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Kearny County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03165%
F1 / EF11123%
F2 / EF236%
F3 / EF324%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Kearny County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in 2010s.1950s51960s91970s31980s21990s92000s32010s152020s2

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s9
1970s3
1980s2
1990s9
2000s3
2010s15
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr6May19Jun18Jul1Aug1Sep2Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr6
May19
Jun18
Jul1
Aug1
Sep2
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Kearny County

Notable tornadoes in Kearny County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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