Montgomery County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Montgomery County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 15, 1982). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 2 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 2 injured

39.3 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F022

(E)F17

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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 15, 1982	F3	6 mi	300 yd	1	1
Apr 19, 2000	F3	34 mi	290 yd	0	0
May 16, 1957	F2	39.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2006	F2	16 mi	125 yd	1	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 1, 1954	F2	5.6 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 9, 1959	F1	7.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 14, 1990	F1	7 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 17, 1977	F1	3.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 1954	F1	2 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 8, 1965	F1	1.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 23, 1981	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 27, 2024	unrated	—	20 yd	0
Aug 14, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 7, 2015	EF0	—	50 yd	0
May 31, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 20, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 30, 2006	F2	16 mi	125 yd	1
Nov 27, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 4, 2005	F0	0.5 mi	110 yd	0
May 8, 2003	F0	2 mi	75 yd	0
May 8, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 19, 2003	F0	2 mi	110 yd	0
Apr 19, 2003	F0	1 mi	110 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 15, 1982, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Labette County, KS42 Wilson County, KS24 Chautauqua County, KS23 Nowata County, OK45 Elk County, KS29 Washington County, OK38 Neosho County, KS31 Craig County, OK53

Questions

How many tornadoes has Montgomery County, Kansas had?

36 tornadoes touched Montgomery County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Montgomery County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 15, 1982, with a 6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Montgomery County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 36). 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).