60
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Tornado in Hodgeman County, Kansas: 60 recorded events between 1955 and 2021. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #248 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Hodgeman County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Hodgeman County is the 2010s, when 14 of the county's 60 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 Hodgeman County archive, tornado makes up 8.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #248 for this hazard and #21 within Kansas, putting it in the 91.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Hodgeman County with 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-04-30 | EF4 | 26.6 mi | 77 yd | Touched down here |
| 2016-05-24 | EF3 | 7.7 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2016-05-24 | EF3 | 11.0 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2007-03-28 | EF3 | 29.1 mi | 1,320 yd | Touched down here |
| 1995-05-16 | EF3 | 7.0 mi | 1,000 yd | Touched down here |
| 1991-05-16 | EF3 | 22.0 mi | 880 yd | Touched down here |
| 2016-05-24 | EF2 | 16.7 mi | 1,800 yd | Crossed in |
| 2009-04-18 | EF2 | 9.0 mi | 300 yd | Crossed in |
| 1995-05-16 | EF2 | 2.5 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1972-05-22 | EF2 | 9.4 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1991 | F3 | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| May 1, 1972 | F4 | 0 | 1 | $250K | |
| Sep 18, 1959 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $3K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2021 | JETMORE MUNI ARPT | EF1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | JETMORE MUNI ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2019 | GRAY | EF1 | $60K |
| May 27, 2019 | JETMORE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2016 | JETMORE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2016 | JETMORE MUNI ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2016 | JETMORE MUNI ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2016 | JETMORE MUNI ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2016 | JETMORE | EF3 | $0 |
| May 25, 2016 | JETMORE | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hodgeman County
- Hail 406
- Thunderstorm Wind 198
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This large tornado destroyed three homes and did damage to one other. Hundreds of power poles were broken along with a handful of pivot irrigation sprinklers and barns. Trees also sustained major damage. There were also at least 50 head of cattle dead from this tornado in Hodgeman county. Parts of the debris from a shed were found 40 miles north. A wedding book registry was found intact 34 miles from the original location in a home that was destroyed. This tornado continued into Ness county at 925 PM CDT.
Numerous people reported this landspout that moved across HorseThief Reservoir from land to water and back across land. As it moved across the lake it picked up quite a bit of water. Many reported it sounding like a water fall.
This tornado moved into the county from Ford county at 1410 CDT and moved northeast before turning north and then northwest as it dissipated. Damage was done to trees, a few outbuildings and a pivot irrigation sprinkler.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Hodgeman County, Kansas?
60 tornado events are recorded in Hodgeman County between 1955 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Hodgeman County?
The strongest tornado on record in Hodgeman County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Hodgeman 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 Hodgeman County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/hodgeman-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.