90
Recorded events
28
Direct deaths
171
Direct injuries
$291.3M
Property damage
Tornado in Butler County, Kansas: 90 recorded events between 1950 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F5. That places the county #79 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Butler County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Butler County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 90 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 Butler County archive, tornado makes up 4.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #79 for this hazard and #5 within Kansas, putting it in the 97.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Butler County with 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-04-26 | EF5 | 46.0 mi | 440 yd | Crossed in |
| 1958-06-10 | EF4 | 9.0 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2022-04-29 | EF3 | 12.7 mi | 250 yd | Crossed in |
| 1980-10-15 | EF3 | 13.3 mi | 150 yd | Crossed in |
| 1991-04-26 | EF2 | 21.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1987-07-05 | EF2 | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1974-05-30 | EF2 | 25.1 mi | 167 yd | Crossed in |
| 1965-09-20 | EF2 | 43.8 mi | 10 yd | Crossed in |
| 1963-05-25 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1960-04-16 | EF2 | 9.3 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1958 | F4 | 15 | 5 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F5 | 13 | 150 | $250.0M | |
| Apr 27, 1991 | F2 | 0 | 4 | $250K | |
| Jun 12, 1958 | F2 | 0 | 4 | $0 | |
| May 26, 1963 | F2 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F1 | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| Apr 30, 2022 | ANDOVER | EF3 | 0 | 1 | $37.0M |
| Oct 29, 1960 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2025 | EL DORADO RES | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | AUGUSTA | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | ROSALIA | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | PETROLIA | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | ANDOVER | EF3 | $37.0M |
| May 24, 2019 | ROSALIA | EFU | $0 |
| May 24, 2019 | DOUGLASS | EF1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2019 | HAVERHILL | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2018 | DOUGLASS | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | EL DORADO RES | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Butler County
- Hail 888
- Thunderstorm Wind 662
- Flash Flood 86
- Heavy Rain 66
- Flood 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A highly visible tornado tracked across portions of Andover, Kansas, during the early evening hours of April 29th, 2022. The tornado went through a highly populated portion of town, including 2 different subdivisions. Also a health club took a direct hit, but no injuries occurred due to actions taken by the health club. Only 1 direct injury occurred from the tornado, with 3 indirect injuries occurred during search and rescue operations. Total damaged house or destroyed structures in Andover and rural Butler County were 205. Of the damaged properties, approximately 180 were residences and the rest were businesses or city buildings. Damage estimates were around $37 million.
Emergency Manager reported multiple funnels and several very brief touchdowns over a one minute period. The longest of which was on the ground for about 30 seconds. |All activity occurred over an open field and no damage was noted.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Butler County, Kansas?
90 tornado events are recorded in Butler County between 1950 and 2025, causing 28 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Butler County?
The strongest tornado on record in Butler County measured F5.
Where does the tornado data for Butler 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 Butler County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/butler-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.