Miami County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Miami County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 20, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 44 and injured 218 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

44killed · 218 injured

69.4 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F15

(E)F26

(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
May 20, 1957	F5	69.4 mi	440 yd	207	44
Apr 15, 1960	F3	8.4 mi	500 yd	2	0
May 15, 1968	F3	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 27, 1955	F2	27 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1969	F2	18.7 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 4, 1977	F2	11.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 11, 1978	F2	11.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 24, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 2015	EF1	9.3 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 4, 2003	F1	9 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 16, 1995	F1	8 mi	73 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 8, 2022	EF0	9.7 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 8, 2022	EF0	9.6 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 29, 2019	EF0	2.1 mi	15 yd	0
Sep 18, 2015	EF1	9.3 mi	100 yd	1
May 25, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
May 4, 2003	F1	9 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 24, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 1995	F1	8 mi	73 yd	5
Feb 11, 1984	F1	2 mi	20 yd	1
May 15, 1982	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1982	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1978	F2	11.5 mi	100 yd	1

Deadliest: May 20, 1957, F5, 44 killed.

Nearby counties

Johnson County, KS49 Franklin County, KS30 Linn County, KS14 Cass County, MO41 Douglas County, KS43 Bates County, MO28 Anderson County, KS15 Wyandotte County, KS10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Miami County, Kansas had?

23 tornadoes touched Miami County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Miami County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 20, 1957, with a 69.4-mile path and 44 deaths.

When is tornado season in Miami County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 23). 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).