Rice County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Rice County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 8, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 60 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 60 injured

169.7 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F111

(E)F21

(E)F38

(E)F42

(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
Jun 8, 1950	F4	17.1 mi	700 yd	5	1
Apr 14, 2012	EF4	50.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1973	F3	169.7 mi	100 yd	42	3
May 24, 1990	F3	60 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1964	F3	59.7 mi	880 yd	2	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF3	39.7 mi	2,640 yd	0	0
May 24, 1990	F3	26 mi	1,320 yd	6	0
Apr 2, 1956	F3	20.1 mi	350 yd	1	0
Jun 4, 1955	F3	5.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 2015	EF3	5.3 mi	350 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1971	F2	3.6 mi	440 yd	1	0
Aug 5, 1954	F1	73 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 26, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	70 yd
May 5, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd
Oct 6, 2017	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Jul 13, 2015	EF3	5.3 mi	350 yd
May 11, 2014	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
May 11, 2014	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF4	50.3 mi	400 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF3	39.7 mi	2,640 yd
Jun 12, 2010	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 12, 2010	EF1	1.9 mi	75 yd
May 5, 2007	EF1	5.2 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Sep 25, 1973, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Ellsworth County, KS50 Reno County, KS89 McPherson County, KS54 Barton County, KS106 Stafford County, KS65 Saline County, KS50 Harvey County, KS50 Lincoln County, KS34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rice County, Kansas had?

48 tornadoes touched Rice County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rice County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 8, 1950, with a 17.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Rice County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (22 of 48). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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