Tornado History Map

Pratt County, Kansas tornado history

78 tornadoes recorded in or across Pratt County from 1951 to 2025, 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 Pratt County

The Storm Prediction Center records 78 tornadoes whose paths touched Pratt County, Kansas between 1951 and 2025. They killed 3 people and injured 14. The busiest month is May, with 40 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 23 May 2008. The most recent was on 18 May 2025.

  • 78tornadoes
  • 3deaths
  • 14injuries
  • 1,061per 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 Pratt County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF04153%
F1 / EF11621%
F2 / EF21114%
F3 / EF3912%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating11%

Pratt County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 25 in 2000s.1950s121960s61970s21980s21990s192000s252010s92020s3

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s12
1960s6
1970s2
1980s2
1990s19
2000s25
2010s9
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 40 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar5Apr17May40Jun6Jul4Aug2Sep2Oct0Nov2Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar5
Apr17
May40
Jun6
Jul4
Aug2
Sep2
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Pratt County

Notable tornadoes in Pratt 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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