Pratt County tornado history

76 tornadoes touched Pratt County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 23, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 14 people.

76tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 14 injured

73 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F040

(E)F115

(E)F211

(E)F39

(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
May 23, 2008	EF3	21.9 mi	1,430 yd	2	2
May 4, 2007	EF3	18.2 mi	2,110 yd	2	1
Sep 25, 1973	F3	58 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 18, 2025	EF3	32.6 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1991	F3	26 mi	220 yd	1	0
May 25, 1965	F3	25.3 mi	250 yd	8	0
May 23, 2008	EF3	18.2 mi	1,935 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 1951	F3	12.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 18, 2025	EF3	11.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF2	26.9 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 7, 2002	F2	22 mi	1,800 yd	0	0
May 7, 2002	F2	19.6 mi	900 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 18, 2025	EF3	11.4 mi	500 yd
May 18, 2025	unrated	0.4 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2025	EF3	32.6 mi	1,760 yd
May 26, 2019	EF1	8.9 mi	100 yd
May 19, 2017	EF0	2.2 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2017	EF0	4.5 mi	75 yd
May 24, 2016	EF0	2.3 mi	75 yd
May 11, 2014	EF0	4.6 mi	50 yd
Jul 29, 2013	EF0	—	25 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	2.3 mi	100 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	2.3 mi	75 yd
May 16, 2010	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: May 23, 2008, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Stafford County, KS65 Barber County, KS42 Kiowa County, KS64 Kingman County, KS66 Edwards County, KS55 Reno County, KS89 Comanche County, KS46 Pawnee County, KS49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pratt County, Kansas had?

76 tornadoes touched Pratt County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pratt County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 23, 2008, with a 21.9-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pratt County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (39 of 76). 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).