Butler County tornado history

91 tornadoes touched Butler County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 26, 1991). Tornadoes here killed 32 and injured 251 people.

91tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

32killed · 251 injured

46 milongest path · 1991

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

By rating

(E)F056

(E)F118

(E)F210

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F51

unrated4

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 26, 1991	F5	46 mi	440 yd	225	17
Jun 10, 1958	F4	9 mi	300 yd	5	15
Apr 29, 2022	EF3	12.7 mi	250 yd	3	0
Sep 20, 1965	F2	43.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1974	F2	25.1 mi	167 yd	1	0
Nov 27, 1960	F2	23.2 mi	77 yd	2	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	21 mi	100 yd	4	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	9.3 mi	10 yd	1	0
Oct 29, 1960	F2	2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jul 5, 1987	F2	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1958	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	4	0
Apr 16, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 14, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 30, 2024	unrated	—	10 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF3	12.7 mi	250 yd	3
Apr 29, 2022	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF1	8.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 24, 2019	EF1	1.4 mi	75 yd	0
May 24, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 7, 2019	EF0	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 26, 2018	EF0	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 26, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 26, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 2, 2018	EF0	0.8 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 26, 1991, F5, 17 killed.

Nearby counties

Greenwood County, KS50 Sedgwick County, KS90 Cowley County, KS88 Harvey County, KS50 Chase County, KS50 Elk County, KS29 Marion County, KS55 Sumner County, KS86

Questions

How many tornadoes has Butler County, Kansas had?

91 tornadoes touched Butler County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Butler County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 26, 1991, with a 46-mile path and 17 deaths.

When is tornado season in Butler County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (28 of 91). 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).