Scott County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Scott County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 13, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 6 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 6 injured

140.4 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F040

(E)F112

(E)F27

(E)F31

(E)F40

(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
May 13, 1968	F3	140.4 mi	320 yd	5	0
Jul 12, 1956	F2	20 mi	10 yd	0	1
Jun 20, 1951	F2	48.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 2, 2017	EF2	18.3 mi	450 yd	0	0
May 18, 2025	EF2	11 mi	460 yd	0	0
May 18, 2025	EF2	10.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 5, 1964	F2	7.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1950	F2	1 mi	90 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1976	F1	33.4 mi	440 yd	1	0
Apr 23, 1976	F1	16.7 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF1	7.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 22, 2016	EF1	6.8 mi	900 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 18, 2025	EF2	11 mi	460 yd
May 18, 2025	EF2	10.8 mi	150 yd
May 18, 2025	unrated	0.4 mi	50 yd
Oct 2, 2017	EF0	4.5 mi	100 yd
Oct 2, 2017	EF1	2.5 mi	150 yd
Oct 2, 2017	EF2	18.3 mi	450 yd
May 24, 2016	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
May 24, 2016	EF0	4.2 mi	200 yd
May 24, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 24, 2016	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd
May 22, 2016	EF1	6.8 mi	900 yd
May 22, 2016	EF1	6.4 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Jul 12, 1956, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lane County, KS50 Wichita County, KS37 Finney County, KS94 Logan County, KS39 Gove County, KS64 Kearny County, KS42 Greeley County, KS44 Ness County, KS52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Scott County, Kansas had?

61 tornadoes touched Scott County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Scott County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 13, 1968, with a 140.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Scott County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (26 of 61). 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).