Chase County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Chase County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 2, 1956).

50tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 13 injured
127 milongest path · 1956
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F031
(E)F18
(E)F28
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 2, 1956F3127 mi790 yd40
May 10, 1953F352.2 mi10 yd00
May 18, 1950F314.9 mi100 yd20
May 30, 1974F225.1 mi167 yd10
Apr 26, 1991F221 mi100 yd40
Apr 19, 2023EF211.6 mi880 yd00
Aug 8, 1954F210.8 mi50 yd00
Apr 19, 2023EF25.2 mi300 yd00
May 18, 1987F23 mi300 yd00
Apr 22, 1964F20.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 22, 1964F20.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 27, 1991F111 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 19, 2023EF10.1 mi75 yd00
Apr 19, 2023EF00.2 mi25 yd00
Apr 19, 2023EF02.1 mi100 yd10
Apr 19, 2023EF211.6 mi880 yd00
Apr 19, 2023EF11.3 mi200 yd00
Apr 19, 2023EF11 mi50 yd00
Apr 19, 2023EF02.6 mi175 yd00
Apr 19, 2023EF03.2 mi150 yd10
Apr 19, 2023EF25.2 mi300 yd00
May 19, 2017EF00.2 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2017EF10.8 mi60 yd00
Jul 7, 2016EF00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Lyon County, KS50Morris County, KS37Marion County, KS55Greenwood County, KS50Butler County, KS91Coffey County, KS26Harvey County, KS50Geary County, KS22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chase County, Kansas had?

50 tornadoes touched Chase County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Chase County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 2, 1956, with a 127-mile path.

When is tornado season in Chase County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (19 of 50). 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).