Thomas County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Thomas County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 12, 1995).

61tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

0killed · 5 injured

25 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F036

(E)F110

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated11

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 12, 1995	F2	18 mi	1,500 yd	1
Oct 29, 1956	F2	7.7 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 29, 1956	F2	7.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 14, 1951	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 11, 1984	F1	25 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 23, 2007	EF1	13 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 6, 2011	EF1	7.1 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 7, 2006	F1	5 mi	25 yd	4
Jun 8, 1994	F1	4 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 21, 1996	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 19, 2002	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 20, 1951	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 11, 2023	unrated	1.5 mi	75 yd
Jul 22, 2022	unrated	0.9 mi	50 yd
Jul 22, 2022	unrated	1.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 22, 2022	unrated	1.8 mi	50 yd
Jul 22, 2022	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jul 22, 2022	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jul 22, 2022	unrated	0.7 mi	50 yd
Apr 22, 2022	EF0	5.8 mi	100 yd
Apr 22, 2022	unrated	10.2 mi	100 yd
May 24, 2021	unrated	1.5 mi	25 yd
May 24, 2021	unrated	1 mi	50 yd
May 24, 2021	unrated	0.5 mi	25 yd

How many tornadoes has Thomas County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Thomas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 12, 1995, with a 18-mile path.

When is tornado season in Thomas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (17 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).