Rawlins County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Rawlins County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 17, 1971).

52tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 4 injured

25 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F118

(E)F24

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated6

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 17, 1971	F3	3.8 mi	440 yd	0
May 14, 1951	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	4
May 20, 1951	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 27, 1958	F2	4.7 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 24, 1951	F2	3.3 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 5, 1956	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 5, 1956	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 11, 1984	F1	25 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 23, 2007	EF1	12.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 23, 2007	EF1	6 mi	75 yd	0
May 26, 2021	EF1	3.5 mi	450 yd	0
Jul 1, 1993	F1	3 mi	20 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 6, 2024	unrated	3.3 mi	75 yd
May 11, 2023	unrated	1.2 mi	100 yd
May 11, 2023	unrated	1.8 mi	75 yd
May 26, 2021	unrated	1.9 mi	200 yd
May 26, 2021	EF1	3.5 mi	450 yd
May 26, 2021	unrated	2.4 mi	100 yd
Aug 11, 2019	unrated	0.9 mi	50 yd
Apr 20, 2014	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 2007	EF1	2.5 mi	50 yd
Apr 23, 2007	EF1	12.5 mi	100 yd
Apr 23, 2007	EF1	6 mi	75 yd
May 28, 2005	F0	0.3 mi	25 yd

How many tornadoes has Rawlins County, Kansas had?

52 tornadoes touched Rawlins County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rawlins County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 17, 1971, with a 3.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Rawlins County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 52). 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).