Morris County, Kansas tornado history

41 tornadoes recorded in or across Morris County from 1953 to 2023, 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 Morris County

The Storm Prediction Center records 41 tornadoes whose paths touched Morris County, Kansas between 1953 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 2 April 1956. The most recent was on 19 April 2023.

  • 41tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 11injuries
  • 590per 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 Morris County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02049%
F1 / EF11024%
F2 / EF2615%
F3 / EF3410%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Morris County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 1990s.1950s61960s51970s31980s41990s92000s52010s62020s3

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s6
1960s5
1970s3
1980s4
1990s9
2000s5
2010s6
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr9May12Jun10Jul1Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov4Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr9
May12
Jun10
Jul1
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov4
Dec0

Records for Morris County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Kansas tornado2 April 1956, F3, 4 injuries, 127 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado19 April 2023, EF2, 5.2 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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