Sedgwick County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Sedgwick County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 27, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 10 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 10 injured

20.2 milongest path · 1951

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F19

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 27, 1960	F3	6.5 mi	10 yd	3	2
Jul 27, 1960	F2	1.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1950	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jun 25, 1951	F1	20.2 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 20, 1951	F1	10.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1998	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 19, 1974	F1	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1999	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jun 7, 1953	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1953	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 18, 1962	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2015	EF1	0.1 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 7, 2022	unrated	—	50 yd
Jun 7, 2022	unrated	—	50 yd
Jul 8, 2020	EF0	—	50 yd
Jul 8, 2020	EF0	—	50 yd
Jul 8, 2020	EF0	—	50 yd
Jul 8, 2020	EF0	—	50 yd
Jul 8, 2020	EF0	—	50 yd
May 27, 2019	EF0	—	50 yd
Jun 17, 2018	EF0	—	50 yd
Jun 27, 2016	EF0	—	25 yd
Apr 23, 2015	EF1	0.1 mi	60 yd
Jun 6, 2014	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Jun 27, 1960, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Deuel County, NE31 Phillips County, CO50 Perkins County, NE41 Logan County, CO100 Cheyenne County, NE71 Chase County, NE31 Keith County, NE55 Garden County, NE27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sedgwick County, Colorado had?

42 tornadoes touched Sedgwick County, Colorado between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sedgwick County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 27, 1960, with a 6.5-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sedgwick County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (17 of 42). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).