Cheyenne County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Cheyenne County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 28, 2007).

51tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
70.1 milongest path · 1957
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F027
(E)F114
(E)F25
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated5

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 28, 2007EF227 mi700 yd00
Jun 7, 1994F210 mi800 yd00
Jun 7, 1994F27 mi800 yd00
May 18, 2025EF23.9 mi200 yd00
Oct 17, 1971F20.5 mi100 yd00
May 11, 2023EF15.2 mi100 yd00
Mar 28, 2007EF14 mi100 yd00
Jun 2, 2005F13 mi75 yd00
Mar 28, 2007EF13 mi200 yd00
Jun 29, 2000F12.5 mi650 yd00
Aug 10, 1951F12.3 mi250 yd00
Jun 10, 1994F11.5 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 18, 2025EF23.9 mi200 yd00
Apr 25, 2024unrated—10 yd00
Aug 7, 2023unrated0.2 mi75 yd00
May 11, 2023EF15.2 mi100 yd00
Mar 14, 2021unrated0.1 mi25 yd00
Aug 11, 2019EF11.2 mi175 yd00
Jun 8, 2019unrated1.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 8, 2019unrated1.1 mi100 yd00
Jul 21, 2017EF0—400 yd00
Aug 9, 2014EF00.5 mi10 yd00
Aug 9, 2014EF00.3 mi10 yd00
Aug 9, 2014EF00.3 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Dundy County, NE36Sherman County, KS110Rawlins County, KS52Yuma County, CO111Hitchcock County, NE33Thomas County, KS61Chase County, NE31Kit Carson County, CO132

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cheyenne County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cheyenne County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Mar 28, 2007, with a 27-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cheyenne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (14 of 51). 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).