Doniphan County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Doniphan County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 26, 1984).

20tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 11 injured
32 milongest path · 1984
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F011
(E)F14
(E)F22
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 26, 1984F332 mi1,200 yd90
May 18, 1959F36.5 mi400 yd00
May 26, 1955F27.8 mi220 yd10
Apr 3, 1981F21.8 mi33 yd00
Jun 12, 1958F114 mi200 yd00
May 31, 1962F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 20, 1964F10.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 20, 1965F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 8, 1995F012 mi100 yd00
Oct 24, 2021EF04.3 mi25 yd00
May 28, 1982F04 mi100 yd00
Mar 29, 1979F02.6 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 2024unrated—1 yd00
Oct 24, 2021EF04.3 mi25 yd00
May 21, 2011EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 26, 2009EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Jul 14, 2007EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Apr 15, 2006F02 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 2005F01 mi50 yd00
Jul 4, 1995F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 8, 1995F012 mi100 yd00
Apr 26, 1984F332 mi1,200 yd90
May 28, 1982F04 mi100 yd00
Apr 3, 1981F21.8 mi33 yd00

Nearby counties

Atchison County, KS23Buchanan County, MO21Holt County, MO15Brown County, KS48Andrew County, MO26Platte County, MO17Richardson County, NE24Jefferson County, KS41

Questions

How many tornadoes has Doniphan County, Kansas had?

20 tornadoes touched Doniphan County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Doniphan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 26, 1984, with a 32-mile path.

When is tornado season in Doniphan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 20). 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).