52
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$34.1M
Property damage
Tornado in Cloud County, Kansas: 52 recorded events between 1950 and 2023. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #352 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Cloud County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Cloud County is the 1950s, when 12 of the county's 52 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 Cloud County archive, tornado makes up 6.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #352 for this hazard and #30 within Kansas, putting it in the 88.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Cloud County with 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-05-20 | EF4 | 44.6 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 1960-11-27 | EF3 | 2.0 mi | 167 yd | Touched down here |
| 1957-05-20 | EF3 | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1951-03-02 | EF3 | 38.1 mi | 10 yd | Crossed in |
| 1967-06-09 | EF2 | 42.5 mi | 1,320 yd | Crossed in |
| 2008-04-24 | EF2 | 14.1 mi | 1,050 yd | Crossed in |
| 2004-05-29 | EF2 | 5.0 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-09-25 | EF2 | 4.3 mi | 67 yd | Crossed in |
| 1957-05-20 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1957-05-20 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1967 | F2 | 1 | 5 | $2.5M | |
| Nov 28, 1960 | F3 | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| May 9, 1950 | F1 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2023 | MILTONVALE | EFU | $0 |
| May 2, 2018 | AURORA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2018 | GLASCO | EF1 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | AURORA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 7, 2015 | MILTONVALE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 7, 2015 | AMES | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2012 | HUSCHER | EF0 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2012 | JAMESTOWN | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2008 | HOLLIS | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2008 | JAMESTOWN | EF1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cloud County
- Hail 399
- Thunderstorm Wind 279
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 4 miles westnorthwest of Jamestown and moved eastnorteast before dissipating 3 miles northnorthwest of Jamestown. Large trees and power poles were downed. A number of farms along the route had significant damage.
A tornado touched down in rural areas near Jamestown. The tornado destroyed one house and heavily damaged three others along its 4 mile path. Two sheds were flattened, one of which fell onto two pickup trucks destroying both vehicles. Many power lines were downed. Some irrigation units were toppled.
The first batch of storms formed across central Kansas and as they moved to the northeast gathered strength. One of the storms produced a brief and weak tornado in far western Cloud County. No significant damage or injuries occurred from this tornado.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Cloud County, Kansas?
52 tornado events are recorded in Cloud County between 1950 and 2023, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Cloud County?
The strongest tornado on record in Cloud County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Cloud 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 Cloud County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/cloud-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.