Reno County tornado history

89 tornadoes touched Reno County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 13, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 83 people.

89tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

1killed · 83 injured

59.7 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F056

(E)F114

(E)F27

(E)F38

(E)F41

(E)F51

unrated2

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 13, 1990	F5	48 mi	1,320 yd	60	1
Mar 26, 1991	F4	13 mi	300 yd	5	0
Apr 22, 1964	F3	59.7 mi	880 yd	2	0
May 18, 2025	EF3	32.6 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1991	F3	26 mi	220 yd	1	0
May 5, 1964	F3	20.4 mi	880 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F3	18 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1965	F3	6.9 mi	880 yd	2	0
Jul 13, 2015	EF3	5.3 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 24, 1962	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0
May 13, 1974	F2	51.7 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 13, 1974	F2	49.8 mi	100 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 18, 2025	EF3	32.6 mi	1,760 yd
Oct 26, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	275 yd
May 5, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	200 yd
May 5, 2019	EF1	0.1 mi	300 yd
May 5, 2019	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2019	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2017	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2017	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd
Jul 13, 2015	EF3	5.3 mi	350 yd
Apr 8, 2015	EF0	3.1 mi	75 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Mar 13, 1990, F5, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Kingman County, KS66 Rice County, KS48 Stafford County, KS65 Harvey County, KS50 Sedgwick County, KS90 McPherson County, KS54 Pratt County, KS76 Ellsworth County, KS50

Questions

How many tornadoes has Reno County, Kansas had?

89 tornadoes touched Reno County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Reno County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Mar 13, 1990, with a 48-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Reno County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (36 of 89). 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).