Tornado History Map

Scott County, Kansas tornado history

67 tornadoes recorded in or across Scott County from 1950 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 Scott County

The Storm Prediction Center records 67 tornadoes whose paths touched Scott County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 6. The busiest month is May, with 29 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 13 May 1968. The most recent was on 18 May 2025.

  • 67tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 6injuries
  • 934per 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 Scott County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF04466%
F1 / EF11218%
F2 / EF2913%
F3 / EF311%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating11%

Scott County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 23 in 2010s.1950s31960s81970s51980s71990s132000s52010s232020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s8
1970s5
1980s7
1990s13
2000s5
2010s23
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 29 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr12May29Jun9Jul6Aug6Sep0Oct5Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr12
May29
Jun9
Jul6
Aug6
Sep0
Oct5
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Scott County

  • Deadliest: Kansas tornado12 July 1956, F2, 1 death, 20 miles long
  • Strongest and Longest path: Kansas tornado13 May 1968, F3, 5 injuries, 140.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado18 May 2025, Unknown rating, 0.4 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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