Kearny County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Kearny County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 23, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 30 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 30 injured

35.6 milongest path · 1967

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

By rating

(E)F029

(E)F18

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Jun 23, 1967	F3	35.6 mi	10 yd	30	1
May 20, 1951	F3	12.8 mi	900 yd	0	0
May 20, 1951	F2	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 27, 1956	F1	30.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF1	9.4 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
May 22, 2016	EF1	6.8 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2001	F1	5.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 2005	F1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 22, 2016	EF1	2.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 15, 1995	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 1965	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 3, 2024	EF0	—	10 yd
May 21, 2020	unrated	1.8 mi	150 yd
May 22, 2016	EF1	2.8 mi	75 yd
May 22, 2016	EF0	4.8 mi	75 yd
May 22, 2016	EF1	6.8 mi	900 yd
Jun 6, 2014	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd
Jun 6, 2014	EF0	0.6 mi	25 yd
Jun 6, 2014	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
Jun 3, 2014	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 2013	EF0	2.9 mi	100 yd
May 29, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
May 29, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Jun 23, 1967, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Hamilton County, KS36 Grant County, KS28 Finney County, KS94 Wichita County, KS37 Haskell County, KS37 Stanton County, KS27 Scott County, KS61 Greeley County, KS44

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kearny County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Kearny County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 23, 1967, with a 35.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Kearny County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 42). 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).