43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$78K
Property damage
Tornado in Greeley County, Kansas: 43 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F1. That places the county #537 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Greeley County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Greeley County is the 1990s, when 12 of the county's 43 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 Greeley County archive, tornado makes up 9.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #537 for this hazard and #58 within Kansas, putting it in the 81.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Greeley County with 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-11-21 | EF2 | 25.7 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 2007-03-28 | EF1 | 11.6 mi | 440 yd | Crossed in |
| 1993-05-22 | EF1 | 1.0 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
| 1993-05-22 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | Touched down here |
| 1988-05-02 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1982-07-09 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1976-09-12 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-08-03 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-06-02 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-08-03 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2025 | TRIBUNE ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | HORACE | EFU | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | HORACE | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | TRIBUNE ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | HORACE | EFU | $0 |
| May 21, 2020 | WHITELAW | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2018 | HORACE | EF0 | $0 |
| Oct 3, 2017 | WHITELAW | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2016 | WHITELAW | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2016 | HORACE | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Greeley County
- Hail 296
- Thunderstorm Wind 121
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tornado began 5 WSW of Tribune and continued into Wallace county, Kansas, crossing the county border near Road 10. EF0 damage occurred in Greeley county. After the tornado crossed into Wallace county, it damaged three unoccupied mobile/modular homes producing EF1 damage. The tornado continued to 3 S of Weskan before dissipating. Other minor damage occurred along the path, however no homes were affected.
The landspout location was estimated to be just north of CR N between CR 17 and Highway 27. The landspout moved very little during its lifetime. Based on the subtle rotation on radar, the landspout may have moved slightly west during its lifetime. No damage was reported with the landspout.
Law enforcement dashboard video showed large tornado in extreme western portion of Greeley county near the Kiowa county Colorado border with little or no damage noted due to low population density. Location estimated from Doppler radar circulation. This tornado began in Kiowa county near Towner and moved into Greeley county near Road L, moved NNE and dissipated just south of the Wallace county line.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Greeley County, Kansas?
43 tornado events are recorded in Greeley County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Greeley County?
The strongest tornado on record in Greeley County measured F1.
Where does the tornado data for Greeley 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 Greeley County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/greeley-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.