Tornado History Map

Phillips County, Kansas tornado history

42 tornadoes recorded in or across Phillips County from 1950 to 2013, 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 Phillips County

The Storm Prediction Center records 42 tornadoes whose paths touched Phillips County, Kansas between 1950 and 2013. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 10 May 1985. The most recent was on 29 May 2013.

  • 42tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 474per 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 Phillips County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02355%
F1 / EF11331%
F2 / EF212%
F3 / EF337%
F4 / EF425%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Phillips County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in 1980s.1950s51960s51970s31980s151990s32000s72010s4

The 2010s only run to 2013, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s5
1970s3
1980s15
1990s3
2000s7
2010s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr13May14Jun10Jul3Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr13
May14
Jun10
Jul3
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Phillips County

Notable tornadoes in Phillips 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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