66
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$521K
Property damage
Tornado in Kingman County, Kansas: 66 recorded events between 1950 and 2017. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #190 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Kingman County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Kingman County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 66 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 Kingman County archive, tornado makes up 8.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #190 for this hazard and #14 within Kansas, putting it in the 93.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Kingman County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-19 | EF3 | 9.7 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 2010-05-10 | EF2 | 3.1 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 1968-04-21 | EF2 | 30.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1967-06-11 | EF2 | 32.2 mi | 10 yd | Crossed in |
| 1960-11-27 | EF2 | 27.9 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1959-05-04 | EF2 | 10.6 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1950-05-16 | EF2 | 0.2 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 2012-05-19 | EF1 | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2010-05-10 | EF1 | 1.8 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2005-07-03 | EF1 | 1.0 mi | 110 yd | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 1956 | F0 | 0 | 1 | $250 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | KINGMAN MUNI ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2017 | ZENDA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2017 | NASHVILLE | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2016 | PENALOSA | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | KINGMAN MUNI ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2012 | SPIVEY | EF3 | $0 |
| May 19, 2012 | SPIVEY | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2012 | ZENDA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2012 | CLEVELAND | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2012 | KINGMAN | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kingman County
- Hail 398
- Thunderstorm Wind 258
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado touched down and caused some damage to a barn and some trees limbs were partially torn off. As the tornado continued to move to the northeast more significant damage occurred. A house was damaged with the roof being torn off of a house with 2 exterior walls being blown out (EF2 damage). Two garages were also destroyed and a riding lawnmower was removed from the garage and moved 100 yards downstream. Three people took shelter from the tornado in the basement and were unharmed.
A strong thunderstorm dropped golf ball-size and larger hail in several locations across Reno and Kingman counties. It also dropped two brief, weak tornadoes. The first twister touched ground, but caused no damage just east of Turon. The second caused minor damage to a home at Cleveland.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Kingman County, Kansas?
66 tornado events are recorded in Kingman County between 1950 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Kingman County?
The strongest tornado on record in Kingman County measured F2.
Where does the tornado data for Kingman 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 Kingman County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/kingman-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.