Harvey County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Harvey County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 13, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 74 people.

50tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

2killed · 74 injured

62.5 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F18

(E)F26

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F52

unrated2

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 13, 1990	F5	48 mi	1,320 yd	60	1
Mar 13, 1990	F5	22 mi	1,320 yd	0	1
May 13, 1965	F3	62.5 mi	100 yd	10	0
May 24, 1962	F3	18.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F3	18 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 6, 2015	EF3	16.5 mi	300 yd	1	0
May 13, 1974	F2	51.7 mi	100 yd	2	0
Mar 2, 1970	F2	25.5 mi	360 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1955	F2	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 1956	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1963	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 30, 2024	unrated	—	10 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 28, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
May 6, 2015	EF3	16.5 mi	300 yd	1
Mar 7, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
Jan 28, 2006	F0	4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 11, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	110 yd	0
Jun 5, 2001	F0	1.5 mi	220 yd	0
Jun 8, 1998	F0	2 mi	110 yd	0
Jun 8, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	60 yd	0
May 25, 1997	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 25, 1997	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 13, 1990, F5, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Sedgwick County, KS90 McPherson County, KS54 Marion County, KS55 Reno County, KS89 Butler County, KS91 Rice County, KS48 Chase County, KS50 Kingman County, KS66

Questions

How many tornadoes has Harvey County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Harvey County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Mar 13, 1990, with a 48-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Harvey County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 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).