Barton County tornado history

106 tornadoes touched Barton County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 21, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 50 people.

106tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 50 injured

59.7 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F061

(E)F126

(E)F26

(E)F36

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated5

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 21, 2001	F4	5 mi	660 yd	28	1
May 4, 1950	F4	34.3 mi	150 yd	1	0
Apr 22, 1964	F3	59.7 mi	880 yd	2	0
May 16, 2017	EF3	26.6 mi	300 yd	2	0
May 24, 1990	F3	26 mi	1,320 yd	6	0
Apr 2, 1956	F3	20.1 mi	350 yd	1	0
Oct 29, 1956	F3	0.6 mi	147 yd	1	0
May 27, 1975	F3	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 24, 2011	EF2	11.8 mi	500 yd	1	2
Jun 12, 1964	F2	24.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 5, 1964	F2	10.6 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
May 28, 1962	F2	1.5 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 19, 2024	unrated	1.1 mi	40 yd	0
May 26, 2021	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 26, 2021	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 24, 2019	unrated	0.7 mi	25 yd	0
May 17, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 5, 2019	EF1	0.6 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 16, 2018	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 2017	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 2017	EF3	26.6 mi	300 yd	2
May 16, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: May 24, 2011, EF2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Rush County, KS55 Russell County, KS80 Stafford County, KS65 Rice County, KS48 Pawnee County, KS49 Ellsworth County, KS50 Ellis County, KS63 Lincoln County, KS34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Barton County, Kansas had?

106 tornadoes touched Barton County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Barton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 21, 2001, with a 5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Barton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (56 of 106). 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).