Gray County tornado history

55 tornadoes touched Gray County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Nov 16, 2015).

55tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
73.2 milongest path · 1976
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F033
(E)F112
(E)F26
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Nov 16, 2015EF351.3 mi2,000 yd00
May 26, 1996F328 mi900 yd00
May 15, 1995F36 mi900 yd30
Mar 18, 1982F248 mi67 yd00
May 30, 1978F231.9 mi17 yd00
Nov 16, 2015EF214.9 mi500 yd00
Mar 13, 2021EF212.2 mi100 yd00
May 15, 1995F23 mi300 yd00
Jul 13, 1955F20.3 mi10 yd00
Apr 14, 1976F173.2 mi50 yd00
May 16, 1981F132.3 mi50 yd00
May 28, 1980F127.6 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 12, 2021EF11.9 mi75 yd00
Mar 13, 2021EF212.2 mi100 yd00
May 26, 2019EF10.7 mi25 yd00
May 6, 2019unrated4.7 mi50 yd00
May 29, 2018EF04.1 mi100 yd00
Aug 29, 2016EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Nov 16, 2015EF351.3 mi2,000 yd00
Nov 16, 2015EF214.9 mi500 yd00
Jun 29, 2015EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Jun 22, 2015EF00.6 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2015EF01 mi75 yd00
May 24, 2015EF113.2 mi800 yd00

Nearby counties

Finney County, KS94Haskell County, KS37Ford County, KS110Meade County, KS58Hodgeman County, KS57Seward County, KS40Grant County, KS28Clark County, KS41

Questions

How many tornadoes has Gray County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Gray County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Nov 16, 2015, with a 51.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Gray County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (29 of 55). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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