Tornado History Map

Norton County, Kansas tornado history

35 tornadoes recorded in or across Norton County from 1952 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 Norton County

The Storm Prediction Center records 35 tornadoes whose paths touched Norton County, Kansas between 1952 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 17 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 24 June 1969. The most recent was on 3 October 2023.

  • 35tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 399per 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 Norton County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01646%
F1 / EF1823%
F2 / EF2514%
F3 / EF3514%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating13%

Norton County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in 2010s.1950s41960s51970s11980s41990s52000s32010s112020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s5
1970s1
1980s4
1990s5
2000s3
2010s11
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr3May2Jun17Jul5Aug0Sep2Oct2Nov3Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr3
May2
Jun17
Jul5
Aug0
Sep2
Oct2
Nov3
Dec0

Records for Norton County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Kansas tornado24 June 1969, F3, 47 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado3 October 2023, EF1, 0.1 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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