Tornado History Map

Decatur County, Kansas tornado history

53 tornadoes recorded in or across Decatur County from 1952 to 2023, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Decatur County

The Storm Prediction Center records 53 tornadoes whose paths touched Decatur County, Kansas between 1952 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 14 June 1970. The most recent was on 10 May 2023.

  • 53tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 593per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Decatur County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02649%
F1 / EF11834%
F2 / EF236%
F3 / EF324%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating48%

Decatur County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in 1990s.1950s41960s51970s31980s41990s172000s112010s42020s5

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s5
1970s3
1980s4
1990s17
2000s11
2010s4
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr5May15Jun18Jul5Aug1Sep5Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr5
May15
Jun18
Jul5
Aug1
Sep5
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Decatur County

  • Strongest: Kansas tornado14 June 1970, F3, 5 injuries, 17.2 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado22 May 2008, EF1, 34 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado10 May 2023, Unknown rating, 0.9 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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