Tornado History Map

Sherman County, Kansas tornado history

115 tornadoes recorded in or across Sherman County from 1952 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 Sherman County

The Storm Prediction Center records 115 tornadoes whose paths touched Sherman County, Kansas between 1952 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 40 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 4 May 1960. The most recent was on 2 June 2025.

  • 115tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 1,089per 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 Sherman County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF07767%
F1 / EF11917%
F2 / EF298%
F3 / EF322%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating87%

Sherman County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 33 in 1990s.1950s31960s191970s61980s81990s332000s272010s132020s6

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
1960s19
1970s6
1980s8
1990s33
2000s27
2010s13
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 40 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar8Apr3May36Jun40Jul18Aug4Sep1Oct5Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar8
Apr3
May36
Jun40
Jul18
Aug4
Sep1
Oct5
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Sherman County

  • Strongest: Kansas tornado4 May 1960, F3, 7.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado28 March 2007, EF2, 27 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado2 June 2025, Unknown rating, 0 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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