Leavenworth County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Leavenworth County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 8, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 56 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 56 injured

66.2 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F18

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F44

(E)F50

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 8, 1966	F4	19.9 mi	200 yd	2	1
May 28, 2019	EF4	29.1 mi	1,760 yd	4	0
May 22, 1952	F4	26.9 mi	440 yd	3	0
May 7, 1961	F4	26.2 mi	50 yd	12	0
Apr 12, 1964	F3	14 mi	440 yd	22	1
Apr 12, 1964	F3	33.8 mi	880 yd	3	0
May 19, 1960	F3	13.3 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 26, 1955	F2	66.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 18, 1971	F2	55.4 mi	100 yd	6	0
Jun 21, 1952	F2	24.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1966	F2	8.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F2	6 mi	250 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 19, 2024	EF1	1.5 mi	150 yd	0
May 28, 2019	EF4	29.1 mi	1,760 yd	4
Apr 25, 2009	EF1	7.2 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 12, 2008	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 15, 2006	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 15, 2006	F0	4 mi	75 yd	0
Mar 12, 2006	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 4, 2003	F1	3 mi	50 yd	0
May 4, 2003	F2	6 mi	250 yd	2
May 8, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
May 8, 2002	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
May 11, 2000	F1	24 mi	260 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 12, 1964, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Wyandotte County, KS10 Jefferson County, KS41 Platte County, MO17 Johnson County, KS49 Douglas County, KS43 Atchison County, KS23 Clay County, MO38 Buchanan County, MO21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Leavenworth County, Kansas had?

33 tornadoes touched Leavenworth County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Leavenworth County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 8, 1966, with a 19.9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Leavenworth County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 33). 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).