Marion County tornado history

55 tornadoes touched Marion County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 13, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 13 people.

55tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

1killed · 13 injured

127 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F115

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F51

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
Mar 13, 1990	F5	22 mi	1,320 yd	0	1
Apr 2, 1956	F3	127 mi	790 yd	4	0
May 24, 1990	F3	60 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F2	55 mi	220 yd	0	0
May 13, 1974	F2	51.7 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 13, 1974	F2	49.8 mi	100 yd	2	0
Sep 20, 1965	F2	43.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1970	F2	25.5 mi	360 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1954	F2	19.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 8, 1954	F2	10.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 19, 1953	F2	8.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 31, 1971	F2	6.2 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 19, 2024	EF1	1.1 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF1	4.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
May 19, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF1	16.4 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 20, 2009	EF0	0.9 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 26, 2009	EF0	0.6 mi	70 yd	0
Mar 30, 2006	F1	6 mi	75 yd	1
Nov 27, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 27, 2005	F0	13 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 13, 1990, F5, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Chase County, KS50 Harvey County, KS50 McPherson County, KS54 Morris County, KS37 Dickinson County, KS45 Saline County, KS50 Butler County, KS91 Geary County, KS22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marion County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Marion County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Mar 13, 1990, with a 22-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Marion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 of 55). 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).