Wabaunsee County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Wabaunsee County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 19, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 28 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 28 injured

127 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F110

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated4

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 19, 1960	F4	20.6 mi	10 yd	12	0
Apr 2, 1956	F3	127 mi	790 yd	4	0
May 10, 1953	F3	52.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F3	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2012	EF2	5.4 mi	150 yd	12	1
Mar 7, 1974	F2	108.4 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F2	55 mi	220 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	44 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1968	F2	38.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 2024	EF2	8.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1958	F2	4.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 1954	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 19, 2025	EF0	0.4 mi	40 yd
Mar 13, 2024	EF2	8.1 mi	300 yd
Apr 29, 2022	EF1	11.1 mi	100 yd
May 14, 2020	unrated	1 mi	75 yd
Aug 15, 2019	unrated	3.8 mi	50 yd
Aug 15, 2019	EF1	6.7 mi	150 yd
Aug 15, 2019	unrated	1.6 mi	25 yd
Aug 15, 2019	unrated	2.5 mi	25 yd
May 18, 2017	EF0	—	25 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF0	16.1 mi	50 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Feb 28, 2012, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Shawnee County, KS59 Pottawatomie County, KS41 Morris County, KS37 Geary County, KS22 Osage County, KS51 Lyon County, KS50 Riley County, KS35 Jackson County, KS37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wabaunsee County, Kansas had?

47 tornadoes touched Wabaunsee County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Wabaunsee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 19, 1960, with a 20.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Wabaunsee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 of 47). 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).