Tornado History Map

Stafford County, Kansas tornado history

78 tornadoes recorded in or across Stafford 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 Stafford County

The Storm Prediction Center records 78 tornadoes whose paths touched Stafford County, Kansas between 1952 and 2025. They killed 4 people and injured 15. The busiest month is May, with 36 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 4 May 2007. The most recent was on 18 May 2025.

  • 78tornadoes
  • 4deaths
  • 15injuries
  • 985per 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 Stafford County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03849%
F1 / EF12329%
F2 / EF256%
F3 / EF31114%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating11%

Stafford County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 30 in 2000s.1950s171960s31970s61990s102000s302010s112020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s17
1960s3
1970s6
1990s10
2000s30
2010s11
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 36 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar5Apr8May36Jun20Jul5Aug1Sep0Oct1Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar5
Apr8
May36
Jun20
Jul5
Aug1
Sep0
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Stafford County

  • Deadliest: Kansas tornado24 May 2011, EF2, 2 deaths, 1 injury, 11.8 miles long
  • Strongest: Haviland, Kansas tornado4 May 2007, EF3, 1 death, 2 injuries, 18.2 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado5 August 1954, F1, 73 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado18 May 2025, EF3, 32.7 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Stafford 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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