Lincoln County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 29, 1956).

34tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
28.7 milongest path · 1956
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F023
(E)F15
(E)F21
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 29, 1956F328.7 mi200 yd20
Jul 15, 1956F37.1 mi880 yd00
Aug 7, 1952F34.7 mi10 yd00
May 8, 1970F29.5 mi100 yd00
May 20, 1962F12 mi10 yd00
May 5, 2007EF12 mi75 yd00
May 11, 1970F11 mi200 yd00
May 12, 1995F11 mi50 yd00
Apr 24, 2015EF10.2 mi40 yd00
Mar 2, 1970F025.8 mi10 yd00
Sep 21, 2006F017 mi300 yd00
May 7, 1993F013 mi440 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 23, 2022unrated0.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 23, 2022unrated0.1 mi50 yd00
May 6, 2015EF010.7 mi100 yd00
Apr 24, 2015EF10.2 mi40 yd00
Jun 1, 2011EF01.1 mi75 yd00
May 19, 2011EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 20, 2009EF01.2 mi55 yd00
Jun 20, 2009EF00.4 mi50 yd00
May 5, 2007EF12 mi75 yd00
Sep 21, 2006F017 mi300 yd00
Sep 21, 2006F00.3 mi35 yd00
Jul 1, 2004F01 mi75 yd00

Nearby counties

Mitchell County, KS53Ellsworth County, KS50Ottawa County, KS36Russell County, KS80Saline County, KS50Osborne County, KS44Cloud County, KS52Rice County, KS48

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lincoln County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lincoln County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 29, 1956, with a 28.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lincoln County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 34). 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).