Greenwood County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Greenwood County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 2, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 44 people.

50tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 44 injured

108.3 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F18

(E)F211

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

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Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 2, 1956	F4	108.3 mi	880 yd	29	2
Apr 26, 1991	F3	14 mi	200 yd	2	1
Apr 26, 1991	F3	15 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 2018	EF3	9.2 mi	500 yd	8	0
Jul 7, 2016	EF3	4.2 mi	1,144 yd	0	0
May 30, 1974	F2	25.1 mi	167 yd	1	0
Apr 7, 1986	F2	22.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 1965	F2	22.4 mi	87 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1972	F2	20 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1973	F2	5.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 2016	EF2	3.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2024	EF2	2.7 mi	116 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 16, 2024	EF1	7.5 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 16, 2024	EF2	2.7 mi	116 yd	0
Jun 15, 2022	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF1	—	60 yd	0
Apr 17, 2019	unrated	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 26, 2018	EF3	9.2 mi	500 yd	8
Jul 7, 2016	EF3	4.2 mi	1,144 yd	0
Jul 7, 2016	EF2	3.6 mi	150 yd	0
May 10, 2014	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0
Mar 28, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 28, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 15, 2010	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 2, 1956, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Woodson County, KS14 Elk County, KS29 Butler County, KS91 Chase County, KS50 Wilson County, KS24 Coffey County, KS26 Lyon County, KS50 Chautauqua County, KS23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Greenwood County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Greenwood County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 2, 1956, with a 108.3-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Greenwood County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 50). 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).