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Tornado in Scott County, Kansas
60 tornadoes events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Tornado.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Scott County, Kansas, has 60 tornado events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 31 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 26 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 26 events against 19 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 4,965 tornado events recorded in Kansas; its 8.4 per 100 square miles compares with 6.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to tornadoes.
By rating: 41 at (E)F0, 9 at (E)F1, 6 at (E)F2, 1 at (E)F3, 0 at (E)F4, 0 at (E)F5 and 3 unrated. Tornadoes before 2007 carry the original Fujita rating.
Compared with Kansas
| Measure | Scott County | Kansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado events since 1950 | 60 | 4,965 | 81,281 |
| Per 100 square miles | 8.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 116.9 | 16.9 | 2.4 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 238 | 6,410 |
| Busiest month | May | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
12May
26Jun
6Jul
6Aug
5Sep
0Oct
5Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
Enhanced Fujita scale wind estimates
- EF0/F0
- 65–85 mph (EF0)
- EF1/F1
- 86–110 mph (EF1)
- EF2/F2
- 111–135 mph (EF2)
- EF3/F3
- 136–165 mph (EF3)
- EF4/F4
- 166–200 mph (EF4)
- EF5/F5
- over 200 mph (EF5)
- Unrated
- no rating recorded
Tornado rating as recorded (Fujita scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita after).
Recorded events
All 60 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2025 | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2017 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2017 | Tornado | EF1 | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2017 | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2016 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2016 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2015 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2015 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2015 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2015 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2015 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2011 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2011 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2010 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2010 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2010 | Tornado | EF1 | $210K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2010 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2004 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2003 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1999 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1997 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1996 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1993 | Tornado | F1 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1992 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1992 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1991 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1990 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1990 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1989 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1988 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1987 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1987 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1985 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1985 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1984 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1979 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1976 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1976 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 Aug 1971 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1969 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1968 | Tornado | F3 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1965 | Tornado | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1964 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1964 | Tornado | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1964 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1956 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1950 | Tornado | F2 | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many tornado events has Scott County had?
60 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of tornadoes became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded tornado event in Scott County?
18 May 2025 (Tornado, EF2). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging tornado event recorded in Scott County?
The tornado of 2 Jul 1950, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.5M.
How does Scott County compare with Kansas for tornado?
8.4 events per 100 square miles against 6.1 statewide; the county holds 60 of the state's 4,965 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Tornado hub and the county page.