109
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.3M
Property damage
Tornado in Sherman County, Kansas: 109 recorded events between 1952 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #34 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Sherman County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Sherman County is the 1990s, when 27 of the county's 109 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 Sherman County archive, tornado makes up 7.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #34 for this hazard and #2 within Kansas, putting it in the 98.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for tornado in Sherman County with 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-05-04 | EF3 | 7.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2007-03-28 | EF2 | 7.0 mi | 350 yd | Touched down here |
| 2007-03-28 | EF2 | 27.0 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2000-10-31 | EF2 | 12.0 mi | 240 yd | Crossed in |
| 1984-06-11 | EF2 | 12.0 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 1965-05-22 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1952-07-06 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2010-05-23 | EF1 | 6.4 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2006-06-16 | EF1 | 0.7 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 2006-06-16 | EF1 | 1.0 mi | 8 yd | Touched down here |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2025 | KANORADO | EFU | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | KANORADO ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | KANORADO | EFU | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | EDSON | EFU | $0 |
| May 14, 2021 | GOODLAND ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | KANORADO ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | GOODLAND ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | KANORADO | EFU | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2017 | KANORADO ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2015 | EDSON | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sherman County
- Hail 689
- Thunderstorm Wind 594
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This tornado tracked from Sherman county through most of Cheyenne county with a total path length of 34 miles. The Sherman county path length was 7 miles. The tornado was on the ground for 62 minutes and produced F1-F2 damage along much of its path, especially in Cheyenne county. In Sherman county, no homes were affected. Tree and power pole damage was most noteworthy in the northern portion of the county near Roads 79 and 30 where 15 poles were snapped and extensive tree damage occurred. The tornado developed near Roads 73 and 30 and tracked straight north near Road 30 for most of its length in Sherman, and exited into Cheyenne county near Road 30.|
A short-lived tornado developed just west of highway 27 and just north of interstate 70 in extreme southwest Goodland. The tornado ripped a metal frame door off of the Dairy Queen and tossed it 150 feet across the highway. Surface debris also resulted in broken car windows at this location. A large dumpster at the Conoco gas station was tossed/rolled 150 yards into a field.
Tornado destroyed abandoned house and garage as it entered southwest Sherman County from Wallace County. Tornado also ripped out utility poles and trees. It was likely the widest just after crossing the county line, and was briefly described as an "elephant trunk" tornado by storm spotters.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Sherman County, Kansas?
109 tornado events are recorded in Sherman County between 1952 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Sherman County?
The strongest tornado on record in Sherman County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Sherman 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 Sherman County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/sherman-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.