Rooks County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Rooks County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 10, 1985).

51tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
0killed · 5 injured
52 milongest path · 1990
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F023
(E)F120
(E)F25
(E)F32
(E)F41
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 10, 1985F433 mi1,000 yd00
May 10, 1985F330 mi300 yd00
Apr 11, 1991F36 mi400 yd10
Apr 10, 2001F240.1 mi400 yd00
May 8, 2016EF26.9 mi440 yd00
Mar 13, 1973F21 mi50 yd00
Jul 27, 1972F20.5 mi100 yd10
Jul 7, 1951F20.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 25, 1990F152 mi100 yd00
Apr 10, 2001F114 mi300 yd00
Jun 9, 2005F19 mi60 yd00
May 22, 1972F17.9 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 21, 2019EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Oct 1, 2017EF0—15 yd00
May 8, 2016EF26.9 mi440 yd00
May 8, 2016EF12.8 mi500 yd00
Jun 14, 2014EF10.8 mi110 yd00
May 29, 2008EF11.8 mi200 yd00
May 29, 2008EF10.4 mi25 yd00
May 29, 2008EF00.3 mi10 yd00
May 29, 2008EF00.6 mi20 yd00
May 23, 2008EF14.3 mi450 yd00
May 23, 2008EF16.2 mi100 yd00
Apr 24, 2008EF00.1 mi25 yd00

Nearby counties

Graham County, KS42Osborne County, KS44Ellis County, KS63Phillips County, KS39Trego County, KS63Smith County, KS45Russell County, KS80Norton County, KS32

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rooks County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Rooks County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 10, 1985, with a 33-mile path.

When is tornado season in Rooks County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (22 of 51). 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).