Sumner County tornado history

86 tornadoes touched Sumner County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 25, 1955). Tornadoes here killed 26 and injured 454 people.

86tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

26killed · 454 injured

82.7 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F056

(E)F113

(E)F25

(E)F38

(E)F42

(E)F51

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 25, 1955	F5	28.4 mi	500 yd	280	20
May 3, 1999	F4	24 mi	880 yd	150	6
Mar 16, 1965	F4	82.7 mi	300 yd	7	0
Mar 26, 1991	F3	67 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 13, 1965	F3	62.5 mi	100 yd	10	0
May 10, 2010	EF3	40.7 mi	1,500 yd	2	0
Mar 13, 1990	F3	22 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF3	18.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 2004	F3	4 mi	75 yd	2	0
May 29, 2004	F3	2.5 mi	600 yd	1	0
May 29, 2004	F3	2.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	38.8 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 17, 2021	EF0	—	25 yd	0
May 5, 2019	EF0	0.8 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 17, 2019	unrated	1.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 30, 2018	EF0	3.7 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 26, 2016	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2013	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF3	18.1 mi	400 yd	0
Apr 14, 2012	EF1	7.4 mi	100 yd	0
May 10, 2010	EF3	40.7 mi	1,500 yd	2

Deadliest: May 25, 1955, F5, 20 killed.

Nearby counties

Sedgwick County, KS90 Harper County, KS67 Kay County, OK100 Grant County, OK72 Cowley County, KS88 Kingman County, KS66 Butler County, KS91 Harvey County, KS50

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sumner County, Kansas had?

86 tornadoes touched Sumner County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sumner County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 25, 1955, with a 28.4-mile path and 20 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sumner County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (40 of 86). 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).