Gove County tornado history

64 tornadoes touched Gove County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (May 23, 2008).

64tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

0killed · 8 injured

140.4 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F040

(E)F113

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated4

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 23, 2008	EF4	11.4 mi	1,320 yd	2
May 13, 1968	F3	140.4 mi	320 yd	5
May 18, 2025	EF3	13.3 mi	416 yd	0
Oct 2, 2017	EF2	18.3 mi	450 yd	0
May 23, 2008	EF2	14 mi	1,760 yd	0
Aug 28, 1979	F2	10.1 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 6, 1950	F2	8.7 mi	10 yd	0
May 25, 2010	EF1	21.3 mi	75 yd	0
Nov 16, 2015	EF1	18.5 mi	300 yd	0
May 25, 2010	EF1	9.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 22, 2008	EF1	8 mi	200 yd	0
May 9, 2015	EF1	6.1 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 18, 2025	EF3	13.3 mi	416 yd
May 1, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 1, 2024	unrated	0.9 mi	50 yd
Mar 24, 2024	unrated	1.8 mi	100 yd
May 17, 2022	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd
Oct 2, 2017	EF2	18.3 mi	450 yd
Oct 2, 2017	EF1	0.4 mi	75 yd
Oct 2, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Oct 2, 2017	EF1	0.5 mi	100 yd
May 8, 2016	EF0	8.8 mi	25 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF0	2.7 mi	25 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF0	1.8 mi	25 yd

How many tornadoes has Gove County, Kansas had?

64 tornadoes touched Gove County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Gove County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on May 23, 2008, with a 11.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Gove County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (27 of 64). 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).