41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$26.5M
Property damage
Tornado in Marshall County, Kansas: 41 recorded events between 1950 and 2022. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #598 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Marshall County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Marshall County is the 1960s, when 8 of the county's 41 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 Marshall County archive, tornado makes up 6.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #598 for this hazard and #63 within Kansas, putting it in the 79.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for tornado in Marshall County with 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-05-16 | EF3 | 13.3 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2013-05-27 | EF2 | 3.8 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1963-04-28 | EF2 | 15.4 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1959-05-29 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1959-05-02 | EF2 | 18.7 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 1.7 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 4.2 mi | 150 yd | Crossed in |
| 2022-06-07 | EF1 | 2.8 mi | 75 yd | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 6.3 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 0.7 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1959 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2022 | BESTWALL | EF1 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | MARYSVILLE ARPT | EF1 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | HULL | EF1 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | OKETO | EF1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | SCHROYER | EF1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | VERMILLION | EFU | $0 |
| May 24, 2019 | MARYSVILLE | EF1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2018 | IRVING | EF0 | $0 |
| May 2, 2018 | BESTWALL | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2017 | BEATTIE | EF1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Marshall County
- Hail 323
- Thunderstorm Wind 225
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Damage survey revealed a garage was destroyed on the south side of state line road with debris thrown north back into Nebraska (across the road). A sporadic damage path moved southeast and ended around highway 77 where power poles were broken along with some tree limb damage. This tornado moved south out of Nebraska and ended in Kansas.
A sporadic damage path extended south southwest into the city of Marysville. The damage from any small tornado is nearly indistinguishable from the widespread 80-100 mph straight line wind damage from the rear flank downdraft hybrid wet downburst that preceded it. A few buildings on the west side of Marysville were damaged by the enhanced winds associated with the small tornado. The remainder of the damage was tree branches snapped and uprooted trees.
Storm survey and storm chaser video and photos revealed a brief tornado just northeast of Marysville. This tornado did damage to a barn and power pole short path. The damage to a lumber shop south of highway 36 appears to have been related to a possible RFD surge south (straight line winds) and not this tornado.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Marshall County, Kansas?
41 tornado events are recorded in Marshall County between 1950 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Marshall County?
The strongest tornado on record in Marshall County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Marshall 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 Marshall County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/marshall-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.