Kingman County tornado history

66 tornadoes touched Kingman County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 19, 2012).

66tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
41.3 milongest path · 1974
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F050
(E)F111
(E)F24
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 19, 2012EF39.7 mi100 yd00
Apr 21, 1968F230.1 mi10 yd00
Nov 27, 1960F227.9 mi10 yd00
May 10, 2010EF23.1 mi700 yd00
May 16, 1950F20.2 mi200 yd00
Apr 9, 1990F17 mi420 yd00
Sep 5, 1992F16.5 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2012EF15.7 mi50 yd00
Jul 9, 2003F15 mi100 yd00
Apr 17, 1991F12 mi100 yd00
May 10, 2010EF11.8 mi300 yd00
May 8, 1986F11.5 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 19, 2017EF00.2 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2017EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2017EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Jul 28, 2016EF03.8 mi75 yd00
Apr 8, 2015EF00.7 mi75 yd00
May 19, 2012EF15.7 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2012EF06.7 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2012EF05.9 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2012EF00.6 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2012EF02 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2012EF01.4 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2012EF05.5 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Harper County, KS67Reno County, KS89Pratt County, KS76Barber County, KS42Sedgwick County, KS90Sumner County, KS86Stafford County, KS65Harvey County, KS50

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kingman County, Kansas had?

66 tornadoes touched Kingman County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kingman County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 19, 2012, with a 9.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kingman County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (30 of 66). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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