Crawford County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Crawford County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 4, 2003). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 53 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

6killed · 53 injured

70 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F113

(E)F29

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

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 4, 2003	F4	33 mi	880 yd	30	4
Mar 15, 1982	F3	70 mi	600 yd	8	2
Jul 20, 1956	F3	69.5 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2000	F3	34 mi	290 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1983	F3	7 mi	100 yd	4	0
Apr 19, 2000	F2	25 mi	280 yd	3	0
Mar 8, 1973	F2	23.5 mi	440 yd	1	0
May 26, 1963	F2	19.6 mi	27 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 1982	F2	17 mi	600 yd	3	0
Apr 27, 1984	F2	8.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1961	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 1955	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 20, 2019	EF1	2.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 20, 2019	EF1	10.7 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 3, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 13, 2005	F0	6 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 27, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F4	33 mi	880 yd	30	4
Apr 19, 2000	F2	25 mi	280 yd	3	0
Apr 19, 2000	F3	34 mi	290 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 4, 2003, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Cherokee County, KS46 Bourbon County, KS19 Neosho County, KS31 Barton County, MO39 Labette County, KS42 Jasper County, MO52 Allen County, KS28 Vernon County, MO30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Crawford County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Crawford County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 4, 2003, with a 33-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Crawford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 37). 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).