Tornado History Map

Kingman County, Kansas tornado history

74 tornadoes recorded in or across Kingman County from 1950 to 2017, 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 Kingman County

The Storm Prediction Center records 74 tornadoes whose paths touched Kingman County, Kansas between 1950 and 2017. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 34 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 19 May 2012. The most recent was on 19 May 2017.

  • 74tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 857per 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 Kingman County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF05372%
F1 / EF11318%
F2 / EF279%
F3 / EF311%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Kingman County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 22 in 2010s.1950s51960s61970s31980s61990s132000s192010s22

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

Show the numbers
PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s6
1970s3
1980s6
1990s13
2000s19
2010s22
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 34 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr15May34Jun11Jul6Aug3Sep1Oct0Nov1Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr15
May34
Jun11
Jul6
Aug3
Sep1
Oct0
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Kingman County

  • Strongest: Kansas tornado19 May 2012, EF3, 9.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado20 April 1974, F0, 41.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado19 May 2017, EF0, 0.6 miles long

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

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