Clark County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Clark County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 17, 2019).

41tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
29.6 milongest path · 2019
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F027
(E)F19
(E)F23
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 17, 2019EF329.6 mi600 yd00
May 23, 2008EF320.9 mi3,170 yd00
Apr 9, 1994F20.8 mi200 yd00
Jul 28, 1972F20.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 17, 1955F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 23, 2008EF110 mi150 yd00
Apr 23, 2007EF17.8 mi150 yd00
May 23, 2008EF17.1 mi600 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF16.3 mi150 yd00
May 31, 1999F14.2 mi150 yd00
May 16, 2017EF14 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2007EF12.3 mi75 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 17, 2019EF329.6 mi600 yd00
May 17, 2019EF00.4 mi25 yd00
May 16, 2017EF14 mi50 yd00
Apr 30, 2012EF00.4 mi75 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF16.3 mi150 yd00
May 23, 2008EF02.1 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2008EF02.5 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2008EF320.9 mi3,170 yd00
May 23, 2008EF17.1 mi600 yd00
May 23, 2008EF11.1 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2008EF09.1 mi125 yd00
May 23, 2008EF04.5 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Meade County, KS58Harper County, OK32Comanche County, KS46Ford County, KS110Kiowa County, KS64Gray County, KS55Beaver County, OK75Edwards County, KS55

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clark County, Kansas had?

41 tornadoes touched Clark County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Clark County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 17, 2019, with a 29.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Clark County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 41). 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).