43
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$358K
Property damage
Tornado in Sedgwick County, Colorado: 43 recorded events between 1950 and 2022. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #537 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Sedgwick County, Colorado: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Sedgwick County is the 1950s, when 11 of the county's 43 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Sedgwick County archive, tornado makes up 14.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #537 for this hazard and #19 within Colorado, putting it in the 81.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for tornado in Sedgwick County with 17 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-06-27 | EF3 | 6.5 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1960-07-27 | EF2 | 1.5 mi | 67 yd | Touched down here |
| 1958-07-01 | EF2 | 15.2 mi | 10 yd | Crossed in |
| 2015-04-23 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 60 yd | Touched down here |
| 1999-06-27 | EF1 | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1998-06-09 | EF1 | 4.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1974-05-19 | EF1 | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1962-05-18 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1953-06-07 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1953-06-07 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1960 | F3 | 2 | 3 | $250K | |
| Sep 5, 1992 | F0 | 0 | 4 | $25K | |
| Jun 28, 1999 | OVID | F1 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 1951 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Aug 5, 1950 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2022 | SEDGWICK | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | SEDGWICK | EFU | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | JULESBURG | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | JULESBURG | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | JULESBURG | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | JULESBURG | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | JULESBURG | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2019 | MARKS BUTTE | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2018 | JULESBURG | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2016 | JULESBURG | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sedgwick County
- Hail 182
- Thunderstorm Wind 63
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado touched down and snapped off power poles 5 miles south of Ovid. As the tornado moved east it damaged a farm office, flattened a small wooded garage and shifted a 30,000 bushel capacity grain bin off its foundation. The path length and width of the storm was approximated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Sedgwick County, Colorado?
43 tornado events are recorded in Sedgwick County between 1950 and 2022, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Sedgwick County?
The strongest tornado on record in Sedgwick County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Sedgwick County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Sedgwick County, Colorado.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/colorado/sedgwick-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.