Washington County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Washington County, Kansas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 20, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 50 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 50 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)F021

(E)F112

(E)F24

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

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 20, 1957	F4	44.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1973	F3	169.7 mi	100 yd	42	3
Sep 25, 1973	F3	69.9 mi	67 yd	2	0
Apr 26, 1991	F3	24 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 11, 1966	F3	5.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2006	F2	17.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1964	F2	12.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	3.5 mi	100 yd	6	0
May 9, 1996	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 6, 2016	EF1	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2009	EF1	8.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 18, 2013	EF1	7 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 26, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Oct 6, 2016	EF1	10 mi	200 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	6 mi	50 yd
May 6, 2015	EF1	4 mi	75 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
May 18, 2013	EF1	7 mi	75 yd
May 18, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 29, 2010	EF0	1 mi	25 yd
Jun 17, 2009	EF1	8.8 mi	200 yd
Jun 5, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 5, 2007	EF1	1.4 mi	200 yd
Apr 6, 2006	F2	17.3 mi	440 yd

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

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, NE30 Republic County, KS71 Clay County, KS45 Marshall County, KS40 Cloud County, KS52 Thayer County, NE67 Riley County, KS35 Gage County, NE59

Questions

How many tornadoes has Washington County, Kansas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Washington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 20, 1957, with a 44.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Washington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 42). 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).