41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$75K
Property damage
Tornado in Clark County, Kansas: 41 recorded events between 1955 and 2019. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #598 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Clark County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Clark County is the 2000s, when 24 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 Clark County archive, tornado makes up 5.9% 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
May is the peak month for tornado in Clark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | EF3 | 29.6 mi | 600 yd | Crossed in |
| 2008-05-23 | EF3 | 20.9 mi | 3,170 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-09-25 | EF3 | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1994-04-09 | EF2 | 0.8 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1972-07-28 | EF2 | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1955-06-17 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2017-05-16 | EF1 | 4.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2012-04-14 | EF1 | 6.3 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 2008-05-23 | EF1 | 1.1 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2008-05-23 | EF1 | 7.1 mi | 600 yd | Touched down here |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2019 | MINNEOLA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 18, 2019 | MINNEOLA | EF1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2017 | MINNEOLA | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2012 | CLARK STATE LAKE | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | CLARK STATE LAKE | EF1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2008 | SITKA | EF1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2008 | SITKA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2008 | SITKA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2008 | CLARK STATE LAKE | EF1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2008 | CLARK STATE LAKE | EF1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clark County
- Hail 471
- Thunderstorm Wind 145
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tornado touched down briefly and passed through the Roger Giles Farmstead. House windows were broken out, farm machinery was wrecked, and the house was moved on its foundation. All but two outbuildings on the farmstead were damaged.
A farmer on a tractor was able to get out of the path of this tornado that curved northwest as it dissipated. The tornado did strike a barn that caused EF1 damage but the tornado remained over farm land for most of it's life.
A tornado touched down briefly over open range land and was apparently from the same storm that spawned the Seward and Meade County tornado. This storm moved on across central Clark County with two more brief touchdowns reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Clark County, Kansas?
41 tornado events are recorded in Clark County between 1955 and 2019, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Clark County?
The strongest tornado on record in Clark County measured F2.
Where does the tornado data for Clark 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 Clark County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/clark-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.