Allen County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Allen County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 20, 1956).

28tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 7 injured
69.5 milongest path · 1956
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F012
(E)F18
(E)F25
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 20, 1956F369.5 mi880 yd00
May 8, 2003F323 mi350 yd30
Mar 15, 1982F230 mi500 yd00
Mar 24, 1954F222.2 mi880 yd00
Mar 26, 1991F28 mi100 yd10
Apr 20, 1964F25.7 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1973F22 mi200 yd00
May 8, 2003F13 mi125 yd00
May 31, 1971F12 mi300 yd30
May 27, 1986F12 mi50 yd00
May 27, 1986F11 mi50 yd00
May 10, 1953F10.5 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 26, 2024unrated—10 yd00
Jun 9, 2009EF00.8 mi50 yd00
May 1, 2008EF01.9 mi75 yd00
May 1, 2008EF00.6 mi50 yd00
Feb 28, 2007EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Feb 28, 2007EF00.3 mi250 yd00
Mar 30, 2006F00.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 27, 2005F00.2 mi50 yd00
May 8, 2003F323 mi350 yd30
May 8, 2003F13 mi125 yd00
May 6, 2003F00.5 mi55 yd00
Mar 26, 1991F28 mi100 yd10

Nearby counties

Neosho County, KS31Anderson County, KS15Bourbon County, KS19Woodson County, KS14Wilson County, KS24Coffey County, KS26Linn County, KS14Crawford County, KS37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Allen County, Kansas had?

28 tornadoes touched Allen County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Allen County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 20, 1956, with a 69.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Allen County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 28). 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).