Tornado History Map

Ellsworth County, Kansas tornado history

53 tornadoes recorded in or across Ellsworth County from 1954 to 2025, 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 Ellsworth County

The Storm Prediction Center records 53 tornadoes whose paths touched Ellsworth County, Kansas between 1954 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 25 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 14 April 2012. The most recent was on 1 April 2025.

  • 53tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 741per 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 Ellsworth County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03057%
F1 / EF11528%
F2 / EF224%
F3 / EF348%
F4 / EF412%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Ellsworth County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 2000s.1950s71960s41970s61980s41990s112000s142010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s7
1960s4
1970s6
1980s4
1990s11
2000s14
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 25 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr12May25Jun8Jul3Aug2Sep2Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr12
May25
Jun8
Jul3
Aug2
Sep2
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Ellsworth County

  • Strongest: Lyons, Kansas tornado14 April 2012, EF4, 50.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado22 April 1964, F3, 2 injuries, 59.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado1 April 2025, Unknown rating, 0 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Ellsworth County

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

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