Tornado History Map

Thomas County, Kansas tornado history

66 tornadoes recorded in or across Thomas County from 1951 to 2023, 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 Thomas County

The Storm Prediction Center records 66 tornadoes whose paths touched Thomas County, Kansas between 1951 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 17 October 1971. The most recent was on 11 May 2023.

  • 66tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 614per 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 Thomas County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03959%
F1 / EF11015%
F2 / EF246%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating1218%

Thomas County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 2020s.1950s81960s51970s51980s81990s112000s82010s92020s12

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s8
1960s5
1970s5
1980s8
1990s11
2000s8
2010s9
2020s12
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr7May18Jun16Jul13Aug3Sep3Oct6Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr7
May18
Jun16
Jul13
Aug3
Sep3
Oct6
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Thomas County

  • Strongest: Kansas tornado17 October 1971, F3, 0.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado11 June 1984, F1, 25 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado11 May 2023, Unknown rating, 1.5 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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