Lane County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Lane County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 16, 1962).

50tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 5 injured
48.6 milongest path · 1951
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F030
(E)F112
(E)F24
(E)F33
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 16, 1962F334.6 mi50 yd30
Apr 30, 1972F313.1 mi300 yd00
Apr 30, 1972F31 mi50 yd20
Jun 20, 1951F248.6 mi10 yd00
Nov 16, 2015EF216.5 mi1,500 yd00
Jun 16, 1962F212.2 mi50 yd00
May 5, 1964F27.6 mi10 yd00
Apr 23, 1976F116.7 mi440 yd00
Jun 16, 1962F19.9 mi50 yd00
May 23, 2008EF18.1 mi1,220 yd00
Oct 7, 2011EF15.8 mi200 yd00
May 23, 2008EF14.4 mi150 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 1, 2024unrated0.9 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2023EF0—1 yd00
Jul 5, 2019EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2016EF01.9 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2016EF01.3 mi50 yd00
May 24, 2016EF01.2 mi50 yd00
May 24, 2016EF00.8 mi125 yd00
May 24, 2016EF00.1 mi15 yd00
May 24, 2016EF00.1 mi15 yd00
May 24, 2016EF00.8 mi50 yd00
May 24, 2016EF01.7 mi50 yd00
Nov 16, 2015EF216.5 mi1,500 yd00

Nearby counties

Scott County, KS61Gove County, KS64Ness County, KS52Finney County, KS94Hodgeman County, KS57Trego County, KS63Wichita County, KS37Logan County, KS39

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lane County, Kansas had?

50 tornadoes touched Lane County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lane County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 16, 1962, with a 34.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lane County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (30 of 50). 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).