Hamilton County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Hamilton County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Nov 21, 1963).

36tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

0killed · 1 injured

30.8 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F13

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Nov 21, 1963	F2	25.7 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 1962	F2	12.6 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 19, 1990	F2	1.5 mi	150 yd	0
May 26, 1954	F2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 6, 1966	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
May 27, 1956	F1	30.8 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 15, 2016	EF1	7.8 mi	400 yd	0
Jun 10, 1971	F1	0.4 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 22, 1962	F0	15.7 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF0	10.6 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 13, 2018	EF0	2.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 16, 2015	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 3, 2025	unrated	0.6 mi	25 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 21, 2020	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd
May 21, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 21, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 13, 2018	EF0	2.9 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2018	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2018	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jul 15, 2016	EF1	7.8 mi	400 yd
Apr 16, 2015	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd
Apr 16, 2015	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Hamilton County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Hamilton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Nov 21, 1963, with a 25.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hamilton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 36). 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).