Tornado History Map

Ness County, Kansas tornado history

54 tornadoes recorded in or across Ness County from 1953 to 2016, 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 Ness County

The Storm Prediction Center records 54 tornadoes whose paths touched Ness County, Kansas between 1953 and 2016. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 23 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 30 April 1972. The most recent was on 27 May 2016.

  • 54tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 502per 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 Ness County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02444%
F1 / EF11019%
F2 / EF21019%
F3 / EF3917%
F4 / EF412%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Ness County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 2000s.1950s51960s41970s111990s92000s132010s12

The 2010s only run to 2016, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s4
1970s11
1990s9
2000s13
2010s12
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 23 in May.Jan0Feb1Mar1Apr9May23Jun10Jul3Aug3Sep0Oct2Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr9
May23
Jun10
Jul3
Aug3
Sep0
Oct2
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Ness County

  • Strongest: Jetmore, Kansas tornado30 April 1972, F4, 1 injury, 26.6 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado10 May 1953, F1, 42.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado27 May 2016, EF0, 0.9 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Ness 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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