Kiowa County tornado history

64 tornadoes touched Kiowa County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (May 4, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 71 people.

64tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

12killed · 71 injured

73 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F033

(E)F117

(E)F24

(E)F38

(E)F40

(E)F51

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
May 4, 2007	EF5	25.8 mi	3,000 yd	63	11
May 4, 2007	EF3	18.2 mi	2,110 yd	2	1
Sep 25, 1973	F3	58 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF3	48 mi	1,720 yd	0	0
May 4, 2007	EF3	23.5 mi	3,872 yd	1	0
May 23, 2008	EF3	20.9 mi	3,170 yd	0	0
May 18, 2025	EF3	15.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 18, 2025	EF3	10.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 7, 2002	F3	10 mi	600 yd	1	0
May 5, 2007	EF2	26.9 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 20, 1962	F2	25.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 2002	F2	19.6 mi	900 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 18, 2025	EF3	10.4 mi	500 yd
May 18, 2025	EF3	15.8 mi	500 yd
May 18, 2025	EF1	2.8 mi	50 yd
Oct 12, 2021	unrated	4.6 mi	75 yd
Oct 12, 2021	EF1	3.5 mi	75 yd
Dec 25, 2016	EF0	3.2 mi	30 yd
Dec 25, 2016	EF0	6.3 mi	30 yd
Jun 4, 2013	EF1	1 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 2013	EF0	2 mi	75 yd
Apr 30, 2012	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2012	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF3	48 mi	1,720 yd

Deadliest: May 4, 2007, EF5, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Edwards County, KS55 Comanche County, KS46 Pratt County, KS76 Ford County, KS110 Clark County, KS41 Barber County, KS42 Pawnee County, KS49 Stafford County, KS65

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kiowa County, Kansas had?

64 tornadoes touched Kiowa County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kiowa County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on May 4, 2007, with a 25.8-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Kiowa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (37 of 64). 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).