Tornado events in Labette County, Kansas The tornado events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 43 tornado events on record for Labette County, Kansas, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 30 Apr 2019.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 3 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Apr 30 2019

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles NNE of BARTLETT

Oct 6 2016

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of BARTLETT

TornadoEF0

2 miles E of BARTLETT

Jun 12 2015

TornadoEF0

4 miles NNW of EDNA

Apr 3 2015

TornadoEF0

4 miles W of CHETOPA

Apr 2 2015

TornadoEF0

4 miles WSW of PARSONS

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSE of MOUND VLY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF0

3 miles W of LABETTE

May 22 2011

TornadoEF0

3 miles WSW of PARSONS

May 13 2009

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of CHETOPA

May 10 2008

TornadoEF0

2 miles SE of OSWEGO

TornadoEF0

1 mile N of OSWEGO

Apr 6 2006

TornadoF1

3 miles SW of CHETOPA. Damage estimate: $225 thousand

Jun 30 2005

TornadoF0

4 miles NE of PARSONS. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Apr 21 2005

TornadoF0

At STRAUSS

May 8 2003

TornadoF0

At ALTAMONT

May 4 2003

TornadoF0

3 miles N of CHETOPA

TornadoF1

6 miles SW of BARTLETT. Damage estimate: $2.5 million

TornadoF0

5 miles NE of PARSONS

TornadoF0

6 miles W of PARSONS

Apr 19 2003

TornadoF0

5 miles N of EDNA

Mar 12 2003

TornadoF1

2 miles NW of DENNIS. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

May 29 2001

TornadoF0

4 miles W of OSWEGO

Jun 4 2000

TornadoF0

At ALTAMONT

TornadoF0

At OSWEGO

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Labette County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	6
1960s	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
1990s	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
2000s	5	1	0	7	0	2	1	0	2	1	19
2010s	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	9
2020s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (part of the year)				0

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar5 events
Apr10 events
May15 events
Jun6 events
Jul1 event
Aug1 event
Sep3 events
Oct2 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Labette County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	26
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	5
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	4
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	3
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	1
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	4

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Labette County beside the total of the counties of Kansas and of the United States
Measure	Labette	All counties of Kansas	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	43	4,965	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	6.7	6.1	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	21.6	16.9	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Labette County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
4 Jun 2000	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
4 Jun 2000	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
19 Apr 2000	Tornado	F3	$71 million	0	27	County
26 May 1996	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
20 May 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
14 Mar 1990	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
3 Mar 1985	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
15 Mar 1982	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	0	County
15 Mar 1982	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	0	County
11 May 1966	Tornado	not recorded	$25 thousand	0	0	County
12 Apr 1964	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
11 Sep 1963	Tornado	not recorded	$250	0	0	County
27 Sep 1959	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
27 Sep 1959	Tornado	F4	$25 thousand	1	1	County
31 May 1958	Tornado	F3	$25 thousand	0	0	County
7 Aug 1954	Tornado	not recorded	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 1954	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
1 May 1954	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Wichita, Kansas (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Labette County, Kansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ks/labette/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Labette County?: May has 15 of the 43 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Kansas?: NCEI has 4,965 tornado events on record for Kansas from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Labette County compare with the other counties of Kansas?: The counties of Kansas have 6.1 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Labette County has 6.7.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Labette County?: 31 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 8 events have a higher rating. 4 events have no rating.