Meade County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Meade County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Nov 16, 2015).

58tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

0killed · 8 injured

73.2 milongest path · 1976

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F117

(E)F25

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Nov 16, 2015	EF3	51.3 mi	2,000 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF3	29.6 mi	600 yd	0
Sep 25, 1973	F3	5.7 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 9, 1994	F2	25 mi	1,700 yd	8
May 24, 2015	EF2	14.6 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 21, 1958	F2	12.2 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 9, 2005	F2	9.2 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 17, 1955	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 14, 1976	F1	73.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 1980	F1	27.6 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 23, 2007	EF1	18.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF1	13.5 mi	125 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 17, 2019	unrated	6.7 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2019	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2019	EF3	29.6 mi	600 yd
May 5, 2019	EF1	1.1 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2019	unrated	0.4 mi	75 yd
May 5, 2019	unrated	0.7 mi	75 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF3	51.3 mi	2,000 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF1	6.3 mi	100 yd
May 24, 2015	EF1	10.9 mi	1,200 yd
May 24, 2015	EF0	2.4 mi	100 yd
May 24, 2015	EF0	3.1 mi	100 yd
May 24, 2015	EF1	13.2 mi	800 yd

How many tornadoes has Meade County, Kansas had?

58 tornadoes touched Meade County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Meade County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Nov 16, 2015, with a 51.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Meade County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (21 of 58). 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).