45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$307K
Property damage
Tornado in Wallace County, Kansas: 45 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #479 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Wallace County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Wallace County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 45 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 Wallace County archive, tornado makes up 6.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #479 for this hazard and #50 within Kansas, putting it in the 83.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Wallace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-05-19 | EF3 | 2.0 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 1958-07-20 | EF3 | 3.3 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2000-10-31 | EF2 | 12.0 mi | 240 yd | Crossed in |
| 2023-05-11 | EF1 | 1.3 mi | 175 yd | Touched down here |
| 2022-04-22 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 350 yd | Touched down here |
| 2007-03-28 | EF1 | 8.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2007-04-23 | EF1 | 12.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1996-06-21 | EF1 | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | Touched down here |
| 1976-09-12 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1972-07-06 | EF1 | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1958 | F3 | 0 | 4 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | SHARON SPGS ARPT | EFU | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | SUNLAND | EFU | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | SHARON SPGS | EF0 | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | WESKAN | EF1 | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | WESKAN | EF0 | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | WESKAN | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | SHARON SPGS | EF1 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | SHARON SPGS ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2021 | WALLACE | EFU | $0 |
| May 24, 2021 | WALLACE | EFU | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wallace County
- Hail 382
- Thunderstorm Wind 203
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.
Tornado described as a thin rope and nearly stationary. Tornado occurred mostly over open fields but crossed near intersection of Road G and Road 26 in extreme eastern Wallace county. Tree limb debris was caught in power lines at this location.
A damaging quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) tornado moved across Sharon Springs, Kansas during the late evening/overnight hours of April 22nd, 2022. Maximum winds were found to be around 110 mph, which makes this tornado an EF-1, just short of an EF-2. The worst damage was noted at the KDOT station near Highway 40 where a cinder block building was toppled and a truck shed was completely destroyed, as well as the CHS facility where the office building had its roof completely torn off. Throughout town, there were many tree limbs broken, tree trunks broken, and trees uprooted. Many buildings and vehicles had broken windows. Power poles were broken or downed throughout town. Other damage included several rolled trailers (ag-related, RVs, or work trailers), fences blown down, shingles off roofs, and other wind-related damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Wallace County, Kansas?
45 tornado events are recorded in Wallace County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Wallace County?
The strongest tornado on record in Wallace County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Wallace 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 Wallace County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/wallace-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.