Morton County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Morton County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 9, 1972). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 2 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 2 injured

117.2 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F17

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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 9, 1972	F3	2.7 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 18, 1977	F2	117.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2001	F2	6.6 mi	350 yd	2	0
May 14, 1951	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 1951	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Jun 26, 1978	F1	22.9 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2016	EF1	1.8 mi	125 yd	0	0
May 29, 2001	F1	1.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1951	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1951	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 1951	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2016	EF0	3.5 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 15, 2016	EF1	1.8 mi	125 yd	0
Apr 15, 2016	EF0	3.5 mi	400 yd	0
May 30, 2005	F0	3.2 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 13, 2003	F0	1 mi	40 yd	0
May 29, 2001	F1	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 6, 2001	F2	6.6 mi	350 yd	2
May 31, 1996	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 31, 1996	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
May 31, 1996	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
May 15, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 26, 1978	F1	22.9 mi	67 yd	0
May 18, 1977	F2	117.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 23, 1951, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Stanton County, KS27 Stevens County, KS25 Texas County, OK77 Grant County, KS28 Baca County, CO86 Cimarron County, OK56 Seward County, KS40 Hamilton County, KS36

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morton County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Morton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 9, 1972, with a 2.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Morton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 20). 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).