Tornado History Map

Riley County, Kansas tornado history

38 tornadoes recorded in or across Riley County from 1950 to 2024, 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 Riley County

The Storm Prediction Center records 38 tornadoes whose paths touched Riley County, Kansas between 1950 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 11 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 11 June 2008. The most recent was on 6 May 2024.

  • 38tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 62injuries
  • 623per 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 Riley County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01847%
F1 / EF11232%
F2 / EF238%
F3 / EF313%
F4 / EF413%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating38%

Riley County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 1950s.1950s91960s51970s11980s11990s72000s72010s42020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s9
1960s5
1970s1
1980s1
1990s7
2000s7
2010s4
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr3May11Jun11Jul2Aug1Sep1Oct2Nov5Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr3
May11
Jun11
Jul2
Aug1
Sep1
Oct2
Nov5
Dec0

Records for Riley County

  • Strongest: Manhattan, Kansas tornado11 June 2008, EF4, 8.6 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado18 October 1979, F2, 11 injuries, 71.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado6 May 2024, EF0, 1.2 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Riley 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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