Kansas
105 counties252 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+89 county disaster declarations
Kansas has recorded 4,609 tornadoes since 1950, 2nd among the states; 2.55 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2026
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 4,609
- 2nd of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 252
- 3rd of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 2.55M
- 327 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 7,806
- $116 million paid
County leaders
Where in Kansas each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
- 1Ford County114
- 2Sherman County113
- 3Barton County107
- 4Finney County103
- 5Butler County92
Most acres burned
- 1Clark County529K
- 2Barber County325K
- 3Chase County296K
- 4Meade County135K
- 5Greenwood County119K
Most flood claims
- 1Johnson County1,155
- 2Sedgwick County990
- 3Barton County513
- 4Butler County507
- 5Wyandotte County434
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Kansas’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F5 1955, Sumner80 killed
- F5 1957, Franklin44 killed
- F5 1955, Sumner20 killed
- F5 1991, Sedgwick17 killed
- F5 1966, Shawnee16 killed
- EF5 2007, Kiowa11 killed
- F5 1990, Reno1 killed
- F5 1990, Harvey1 killed
- F4 1958, Butler15 killed
- F4 1999, Sumner6 killed
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Wichita
- Overland Park
- Kansas City
- Olathe
- Topeka
- Lawrence
- Shawnee
- Lenexa
- Manhattan
- Salina
- Hutchinson
- Leavenworth
- Leawood
- Dodge City
- Garden City
- Derby
- Gardner
- Emporia
- Prairie Village
- Junction City
- Hays
- Pittsburg
- Liberal
- Newton
- Andover
- Great Bend
- McPherson
- Ottawa
- El Dorado
- Arkansas City
- Winfield
- Merriam
- Haysville
- Lansing
- Atchison
- Spring Hill
- Bel Aire
- Mission