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

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 55 tornado events on record for Marion County, Kansas, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 23 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 5 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 23 2026

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles NW of BURNS

May 19 2024

TornadoEF1

3 miles WNW of BURNS

Apr 29 2022

TornadoEF0

2 miles NW of HILLSBORO

TornadoEF0

3 miles SW of LEHIGH

TornadoEF1

2 miles SSE of DURHAM

TornadoEF1

4 miles N of TAMPA

May 19 2013

TornadoEF0

1 mile SW of RAMONA

Apr 14 2012

TornadoEF1

3 miles N of MARION RES

Jun 20 2009

TornadoEF0

7 miles W of DURHAM. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Apr 26 2009

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNE of BURNS

Mar 30 2006

TornadoF1

3 miles SW of DURHAM. Damage estimate: $70 thousand

Nov 27 2005

TornadoF0

2 miles NE of LINCOLNVILLE

TornadoF0

8 miles NE of MARION. Damage estimate: $500

TornadoF0

3 miles NW of MARION

TornadoF0

2 miles NE of MARION

May 10 2003

TornadoF0

At BURNS. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

May 8 2002

TornadoF0

1 mile S of LEHIGH

TornadoF0

4 miles N of GOESSEL

May 6 2002

TornadoF0

3 miles W of HILLSBORO

May 16 1999

TornadoF0

3 miles E of DURHAM

TornadoF0

At HILLSBORO

TornadoF1

At DURHAM. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

May 4 1999

TornadoF1

At MARION. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Oct 8 1997

TornadoF0

2 miles SW of PILSEN. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

TornadoF0

5 miles SW of HILLSBORO

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 Marion 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	2	4	0	8	0	0	0	14
1960s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	5
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
1990s	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	15
2000s	0	0	3	1	0	4	1	0	0	2	11
2010s	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2020s	0	0	4	0	1	0	1 (part of the year)				6

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
Apr16 events
May15 events
Jun8 events
Jul3 events
Aug2 events
Sep0 events
Oct2 events
Nov4 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Marion 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)	14
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	5
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	6
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	1
Unrated	no rating on record	3

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: Marion County beside the total of the counties of Kansas and of the United States
Measure	Marion	All counties of Kansas	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	55	4,965	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	5.8	6.1	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	47.0	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 Marion County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
13 Jul 1997	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 1992	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
13 May 1991	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
26 Mar 1991	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
7 Jun 1990	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
7 Jun 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
24 May 1990	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	0	County
13 Mar 1990	Tornado	F5	$25 million	1	0	County
13 Mar 1990	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	0	County
7 Apr 1986	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 1978	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
16 Jun 1975	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
13 May 1974	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
31 May 1971	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
31 May 1971	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
22 Apr 1964	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	2	County
1 Jul 1956	Tornado	not recorded	none	0	0	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	0	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	2	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	0	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	1	County
2 Apr 1956	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	1	County
8 Aug 1954	Tornado	not recorded	$3 thousand	0	0	County
5 Aug 1954	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 1954	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
18 Mar 1954	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 1953	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
7 Jun 1953	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	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 Marion County, Kansas". https://countyhazards.com/county/ks/marion/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 Marion County?: April has 16 of the 55 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 Marion County compare with the other counties of Kansas?: The counties of Kansas have 6.1 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Marion County has 5.8.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Marion County?: 40 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 12 events have a higher rating. 3 events have no rating.