50
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.2M
Property damage
Tornado in Sheridan County, Kansas: 50 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #372 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Sheridan County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Sheridan County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 50 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 Sheridan County archive, tornado makes up 8.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #372 for this hazard and #35 within Kansas, putting it in the 86.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Sheridan County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | EF3 | 13.3 mi | 416 yd | Crossed in |
| 2025-05-18 | EF3 | 4.2 mi | 230 yd | Touched down here |
| 1970-06-14 | EF3 | 17.2 mi | 900 yd | Touched down here |
| 1965-05-04 | EF3 | 5.2 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-05-18 | EF2 | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | Touched down here |
| 2015-05-09 | EF2 | 18.8 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 2008-05-23 | EF2 | 14.0 mi | 1,760 yd | Crossed in |
| 2008-05-22 | EF2 | 9.4 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 1995-05-12 | EF2 | 0.8 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1995-05-12 | EF2 | 18.0 mi | 1,500 yd | Crossed in |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | ANGELUS | EF2 | $50K |
| May 19, 2025 | ANGELUS | EF3 | $120K |
| May 19, 2025 | ANGELUS | EF3 | $0 |
| May 10, 2023 | SELDEN | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | ANGELUS | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | SELDEN | EF1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2021 | SELDEN | EF1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | HOXIE | EF0 | $10K |
| May 19, 2018 | TASCO | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | HOXIE | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sheridan County
- Hail 350
- Thunderstorm Wind 179
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This tornado moved into southern Sheridan county from Gove county. It initially moved NNE, then straight north on Road 120E then turned back to the NNW before dissipating near Road 50S and 100E in Sheridan county. Approximately five miles of utility poles were broken or heavily damaged from a combination of tornado and rear flank downdraft winds. In addition, several farmsteads suffered damage to the home and outbuildings. A mobile home was blown off its supports and into a nearby home which was destroyed as a result.
This tornado developed just south of highway 24 west of Hoxie, and moved north nine miles before dissipating. It produced EF2 damage at a home on highway 24, removing much of the roof of the home and destroying a large metal outbuilding. Significant tree damage also occurred. South of the highway, an irrigation pivot was overturned and a second home suffered minor damage and a small outbuilding was destroyed.
The same supercell which produced Grinnell tornado produced another EF3 tornado in Sheridan County, which led to damage to portions of a homestead. The worst damage was broken bolts and metal brackets of a metal frame that was bolted into concrete. The tornado also removed the roof from a barn nearby, as well as leveling a cinderblock garage and removing/destroying wooden and metal grain bins. The tornado started just northwest of CR 110 S and 40W based on Sentinel satellite data, crossed CR 90 S and 80 S, then lifted just northwest of County Road 406 and CR 20 W intersection based on the same Sentinel data as well.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Sheridan County, Kansas?
50 tornado events are recorded in Sheridan County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Sheridan County?
The strongest tornado on record in Sheridan County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/sheridan-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.