Tornado History Map

Sheridan County, Kansas tornado history

57 tornadoes recorded in or across Sheridan County from 1956 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 Sheridan County

The Storm Prediction Center records 57 tornadoes whose paths touched Sheridan County, Kansas between 1956 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 29 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 14 June 1970. The most recent was on 18 May 2025.

  • 57tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 6injuries
  • 636per 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 Sheridan County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03053%
F1 / EF11323%
F2 / EF2916%
F3 / EF347%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Sheridan County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in 2000s.1950s41960s11970s31980s11990s52000s202010s152020s8

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

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s1
1970s3
1980s1
1990s5
2000s20
2010s15
2020s8
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 29 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr2May29Jun16Jul3Aug0Sep1Oct4Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May29
Jun16
Jul3
Aug0
Sep1
Oct4
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Sheridan County

  • Strongest: Kansas tornado14 June 1970, F3, 5 injuries, 17.2 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado9 May 2015, EF2, 18.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado18 May 2025, EF2, 0.3 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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