Cloud County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Cloud County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 20, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 15 people.

52tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 15 injured

69.9 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F115

(E)F27

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
May 20, 1957	F4	44.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1973	F3	69.9 mi	67 yd	2	0
Mar 2, 1951	F3	38.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 20, 1957	F3	6.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 27, 1960	F3	2 mi	167 yd	2	0
Jun 9, 1967	F2	42.5 mi	1,320 yd	10	1
Apr 24, 2008	EF2	14.1 mi	1,050 yd	0	0
Jul 22, 1951	F2	7.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 29, 2004	F2	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1973	F2	4.3 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 20, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 20, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 9, 2023	unrated	1.6 mi	30 yd
May 1, 2018	EF1	8.9 mi	225 yd
May 1, 2018	EF0	7.8 mi	30 yd
Aug 23, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	8.8 mi	75 yd
Apr 27, 2012	EF0	2 mi	100 yd
Feb 28, 2012	EF0	1.8 mi	75 yd
Apr 25, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Apr 24, 2008	EF2	14.1 mi	1,050 yd
May 5, 2007	EF1	10.1 mi	200 yd
May 29, 2004	F1	4 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: Jun 9, 1967, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Republic County, KS71 Ottawa County, KS36 Clay County, KS45 Mitchell County, KS53 Washington County, KS42 Jewell County, KS44 Lincoln County, KS34 Thayer County, NE67

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cloud County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cloud County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 20, 1957, with a 44.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cloud County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (20 of 52). 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).