Tornado History Map

McPherson County, Kansas tornado history

57 tornadoes recorded in or across McPherson County from 1950 to 2018, 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 McPherson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 57 tornadoes whose paths touched McPherson County, Kansas between 1950 and 2018. They killed 6 people and injured 120. The busiest month is May, with 19 tornadoes. The strongest was an F5 on 13 March 1990. The most recent was on 2 May 2018.

  • 57tornadoes
  • 6deaths
  • 120injuries
  • 635per 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 McPherson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02951%
F1 / EF11323%
F2 / EF2712%
F3 / EF335%
F4 / EF435%
F5 / EF524%
Unknown rating00%

McPherson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 1990s.1950s111960s51970s71980s21990s142000s52010s13

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s11
1960s5
1970s7
1980s2
1990s14
2000s5
2010s13
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in May.Jan0Feb1Mar6Apr10May19Jun11Jul1Aug4Sep3Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar6
Apr10
May19
Jun11
Jul1
Aug4
Sep3
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for McPherson County

Notable tornadoes in McPherson 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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