Johnson County tornado history

49 tornadoes touched Johnson County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 20, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 44 and injured 224 people.

49tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

44killed · 224 injured

69.4 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F116

(E)F26

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F51

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 20, 1957	F5	69.4 mi	440 yd	207	44
May 22, 1952	F4	26.9 mi	440 yd	3	0
May 4, 1977	F3	31.6 mi	300 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 1966	F3	7.7 mi	150 yd	4	0
May 27, 1955	F2	27 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 1977	F2	7.8 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1969	F2	7 mi	10 yd	4	0
May 31, 1980	F2	6.6 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 31, 1954	F2	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1972	F2	0.1 mi	233 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2022	EF1	14.4 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1957	F1	9 mi	400 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 19, 2024	EF1	0.9 mi	75 yd
May 19, 2024	EF1	1.6 mi	105 yd
May 19, 2024	EF1	2.6 mi	150 yd
Jun 8, 2022	EF1	14.4 mi	125 yd
Mar 15, 2021	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
May 2, 2018	EF1	4.7 mi	25 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd
Jul 6, 2015	EF1	8.3 mi	250 yd
Jul 6, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
May 6, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 6, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 25, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	60 yd

Deadliest: May 20, 1957, F5, 44 killed.

Nearby counties

Wyandotte County, KS10 Miami County, KS23 Leavenworth County, KS33 Douglas County, KS43 Jackson County, MO49 Cass County, MO41 Franklin County, KS30 Platte County, MO17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Johnson County, Kansas had?

49 tornadoes touched Johnson County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Johnson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 20, 1957, with a 69.4-mile path and 44 deaths.

When is tornado season in Johnson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (20 of 49). 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).