Saline County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Saline County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 14, 2012). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 102 people.

50tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

3killed · 102 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)F029

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

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
Apr 14, 2012	EF4	50.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1973	F3	169.7 mi	100 yd	42	3
Jun 11, 2008	EF3	16.4 mi	225 yd	0	0
May 1, 2018	EF3	15.8 mi	880 yd	0	0
Oct 6, 2016	EF3	6.5 mi	140 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1969	F3	2 mi	100 yd	60	0
Apr 13, 1960	F2	1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1962	F2	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Oct 6, 2016	EF2	0.2 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1982	F1	30 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF1	15.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 2001	F1	10 mi	220 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 1, 2025	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd
Jun 23, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 23, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 1, 2018	EF3	15.8 mi	880 yd
Oct 6, 2017	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 26, 2017	EF0	6.9 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Dec 25, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd
Oct 6, 2016	EF2	0.2 mi	60 yd
Oct 6, 2016	EF3	6.5 mi	140 yd
Apr 24, 2016	EF0	2.9 mi	50 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF4	50.3 mi	400 yd

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

Nearby counties

Ottawa County, KS36 Dickinson County, KS45 McPherson County, KS54 Ellsworth County, KS50 Lincoln County, KS34 Marion County, KS55 Rice County, KS48 Clay County, KS45

Questions

How many tornadoes has Saline County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Saline County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 14, 2012, with a 50.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Saline County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 50). 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).