Labette County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Labette County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Sep 27, 1959). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 23 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 23 injured

34 milongest path · 2000

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

By rating

(E)F026

(E)F17

(E)F24

(E)F33

(E)F41

(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
Sep 27, 1959	F4	20.4 mi	440 yd	1	1
Mar 15, 1982	F3	30 mi	167 yd	6	1
Apr 19, 2000	F3	34 mi	290 yd	0	0
May 31, 1958	F3	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 1982	F2	17 mi	600 yd	3	0
Jul 22, 1954	F2	11.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Sep 27, 1959	F2	7.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 1, 1954	F2	5.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F1	12 mi	220 yd	1	0
Apr 6, 2006	F1	11.5 mi	40 yd	12	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	3.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2003	F1	3 mi	55 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 30, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd
Oct 6, 2016	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Oct 6, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 12, 2015	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
Apr 3, 2015	EF0	—	50 yd
Apr 2, 2015	EF0	—	50 yd
Apr 2, 2015	EF0	0.9 mi	75 yd
Apr 2, 2015	EF0	—	50 yd
May 22, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 13, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 10, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 10, 2008	EF0	1 mi	60 yd

Deadliest: Sep 27, 1959, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Montgomery County, KS36 Cherokee County, KS46 Neosho County, KS31 Craig County, OK53 Crawford County, KS37 Nowata County, OK45 Wilson County, KS24 Ottawa County, OK49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Labette County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Labette County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Sep 27, 1959, with a 20.4-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Labette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 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).