Jefferson County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 19, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 109 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 109 injured

43.9 milongest path · 1967

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F117

(E)F24

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F50

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
May 19, 1960	F4	27.5 mi	880 yd	92	1
Jun 11, 1967	F3	43.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1984	F3	32 mi	1,200 yd	9	0
May 19, 1960	F3	13.3 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 19, 1960	F3	11.5 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 11, 1966	F3	9.9 mi	660 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	25 mi	27 yd	2	0
May 31, 1951	F2	3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 11, 2000	F1	24 mi	260 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1991	F1	11 mi	20 yd	4	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 30, 2024	EF1	2.1 mi	75 yd
Mar 29, 2022	EF1	9.9 mi	10 yd
Jun 30, 2018	EF0	0.2 mi	40 yd
May 21, 2011	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd
Jun 8, 2005	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd
May 8, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	80 yd
May 8, 2002	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd
May 8, 2002	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd
May 8, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 8, 2002	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 17, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 11, 2000	F0	1 mi	40 yd

Deadliest: May 19, 1960, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Leavenworth County, KS33 Atchison County, KS23 Douglas County, KS43 Shawnee County, KS59 Jackson County, KS37 Wyandotte County, KS10 Platte County, MO17 Johnson County, KS49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jefferson County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jefferson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 19, 1960, with a 27.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jefferson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 41). 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).