Brown County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Brown County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 5, 1950).

48tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 17 injured
18 milongest path · 1984
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F021
(E)F115
(E)F29
(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
May 5, 1950F317.3 mi440 yd120
May 18, 1959F30.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 7, 1984F218 mi300 yd50
May 6, 1993F28 mi300 yd00
May 31, 1962F26.9 mi13 yd00
Jun 4, 2005F23 mi100 yd00
May 12, 2023EF21.5 mi500 yd00
May 18, 1959F21 mi880 yd00
Apr 19, 1973F20.2 mi100 yd00
Mar 18, 1954F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 7, 1961F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 27, 1987F19 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 2024unrated3.9 mi25 yd00
May 12, 2023EF21.5 mi500 yd00
May 12, 2023EF02.3 mi50 yd00
Oct 8, 2018EF03.1 mi75 yd00
May 15, 2015EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 3, 2014EF12.6 mi200 yd00
Jun 5, 2008EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Aug 24, 2007EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Apr 15, 2006F011 mi100 yd00
Apr 15, 2006F01 mi50 yd00
Apr 15, 2006F14 mi75 yd00
Apr 15, 2006F00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Richardson County, NE24Doniphan County, KS20Nemaha County, KS43Atchison County, KS23Holt County, MO15Jackson County, KS37Nemaha County, NE22Pawnee County, NE22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brown County, Kansas had?

48 tornadoes touched Brown County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brown County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 5, 1950, with a 17.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brown County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 48). 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).