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Tornado Warnings in Kansas, 2026

129 tornado warnings in 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.

Tornado Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
129
Busiest month
April45 tornado warnings
Busiest day
May 18, 202620 tornado warnings

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 10:54 PM CSTTornado WarningICTHarper, Sumner16 min
Mar 5, 11:27 PM CSTTornado WarningICTHarper, Sumner48 min
Mar 6, 12:05 AM CSTTornado WarningICTSumner26 min
Mar 6, 11:35 PM CSTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Wyandotte25 min
Apr 11, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningICTReno35 min
Apr 13, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsage37 min
Apr 13, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon29 min
Apr 13, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPFranklin, Osage32 min
Apr 13, 7:21 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPFranklin39 min
Apr 13, 7:53 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXMiami37 min
Apr 13, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPFranklin17 min
Apr 13, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPFranklin, Osage32 min
Apr 13, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLinn31 min
Apr 13, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Miami27 min
Apr 13, 8:35 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedEAXLinn25 min
Apr 13, 8:38 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXMiami19 min
Apr 17, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXAtchison33 min
Apr 17, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCoffey, Osage19 min
Apr 17, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Miami32 min
Apr 23, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee20 min
Apr 23, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPGeary, Riley, Wabaunsee19 min
Apr 23, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRiley, Wabaunsee38 min
Apr 23, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee31 min
Apr 23, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon, Morris, Wabaunsee51 min
Apr 23, 6:26 PM CDTTornado WarningICTChase, Marion14 min
Apr 23, 6:31 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee31 min
Apr 23, 6:46 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTButler, Chase, Harvey, Marion44 min
Apr 23, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon, Osage40 min
Apr 23, 7:21 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTButler, Chase, Greenwood, Harvey, Marion, Sedgwick54 min
Apr 23, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon15 min
Apr 23, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsage37 min
Apr 23, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCoffey, Lyon22 min
Apr 23, 8:09 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDouglas, Franklin, Osage39 min
Apr 26, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsage22 min
Apr 26, 3:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDouglas, Osage, Shawnee19 min
Apr 26, 4:20 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Miami25 min
Apr 26, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLinn24 min
Apr 26, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Miami12 min
Apr 26, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningICTElk52 min
Apr 26, 6:47 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTMontgomery, Wilson43 min
Apr 26, 7:02 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMontgomery43 min
Apr 26, 7:33 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLabette, Montgomery57 min
Apr 26, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLabette46 min
Apr 26, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCherokee61 min
Apr 26, 9:19 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLabette14 min
Apr 26, 9:30 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCherokee, Crawford45 min
Apr 26, 9:38 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSGFCherokee52 min
Apr 26, 10:02 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSGFCherokee43 min
Apr 27, 5:36 AM CDTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Miami24 min
May 16, 6:38 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSherman37 min
May 16, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSheridan27 min
May 16, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRepublic, Washington38 min
May 16, 9:09 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPWashington18 min
May 16, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips32 min
May 17, 12:26 AM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Nemaha19 min
May 17, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSherman, Wallace29 min
May 17, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLincoln39 min
May 17, 7:38 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOttawa26 min
May 17, 8:16 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Washington29 min
May 18, 1:55 PM CDTTornado WarningICTLincoln40 min
May 18, 2:17 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOttawa43 min
May 18, 2:21 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCloud, Republic, Washington39 min
May 18, 2:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPWashington32 min
May 18, 2:50 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCloud, Ottawa40 min
May 18, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRepublic, Washington38 min
May 18, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Washington21 min
May 18, 4:02 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPWashington29 min
May 18, 4:04 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Cloud, Ottawa56 min
May 18, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Marshall, Riley, Washington45 min
May 18, 4:33 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Dickinson, Ottawa42 min
May 18, 5:07 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPMarshall, Washington53 min
May 18, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Riley, Washington12 min
May 18, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Geary, Riley30 min
May 18, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPClay, Pottawatomie, Riley27 min
May 18, 5:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPMarshall, Nemaha54 min
May 18, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPBrown, Nemaha26 min
May 18, 7:22 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPJackson23 min
May 18, 7:47 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon, Morris, Wabaunsee28 min
May 18, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon, Wabaunsee19 min
May 18, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPOsage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee22 min
May 30, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningICTNeosho23 min
May 31, 9:43 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTGreenwood47 min
May 31, 10:42 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCoffey19 min
May 31, 11:44 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPCoffey14 min
Jun 1, 12:04 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPAnderson, Coffey8 min
Jun 1, 12:05 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedICTAllen, Woodson29 min
Jun 4, 1:47 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDMitchell28 min
Jun 4, 5:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedTOPPottawatomie, Riley10 min
Jun 4, 9:55 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXDoniphan19 min
Jun 8, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningICTSaline50 min
Jun 8, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson50 min
Jun 8, 9:30 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson26 min
Jun 8, 10:41 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMorris20 min
Jun 8, 11:17 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon, Osage28 min
Jun 9, 12:07 AM CDTTornado WarningTOPDouglas, Jefferson, Shawnee23 min
Jun 10, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley41 min
Jun 10, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPPottawatomie20 min
Jun 10, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson18 min
Jun 10, 7:09 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson51 min
Jun 10, 7:25 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson50 min
Jun 10, 7:34 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson41 min
Jun 10, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson, Morris51 min
Jun 10, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPDickinson, Morris42 min
Jun 10, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMorris21 min
Jun 10, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningICTRice43 min
Jun 10, 9:17 PM CDTTornado WarningICTReno, Rice28 min
Jun 10, 9:37 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice38 min
Jun 10, 10:07 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPLyon15 min
Jun 10, 10:15 PM CDTTornado WarningICTMcPherson, Reno, Rice15 min
Jun 13, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPMarshall, Washington25 min
Jun 13, 6:25 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley20 min
Jun 13, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPPottawatomie, Riley12 min
Jun 13, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXWyandotte26 min
Jun 16, 8:54 PM CDTTornado WarningSGFCherokee25 min
Jun 17, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLinn49 min
Jun 20, 4:50 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRawlins11 min
Jun 20, 5:11 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDRawlins49 min
Jun 20, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins30 min
Jun 20, 6:40 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSheridan, Thomas50 min
Jun 20, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSheridan44 min
Jun 20, 9:55 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRepublic20 min
Jun 21, 5:01 PM CDTTornado WarningICTChautauqua, Montgomery23 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRawlins, Sherman, Thomas19 min
Jun 21, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDLogan48 min
Jun 25, 6:55 AM CDTTornado WarningDDCFinney, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness22 min
Jul 3, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRepublic, Washington32 min
Jul 3, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningTOPRepublic, Washington48 min
Jul 23, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningDDCHodgeman18 min
Sep 19, 7:36 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDWallace9 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

25 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. May 18, 202620tornado warnings
  2. June 11, 202611tornado warnings
  3. April 27, 20269tornado warnings
  4. April 14, 20268tornado warnings
  5. April 23, 20268tornado warnings
  6. April 26, 20267tornado warnings
  7. April 24, 20266tornado warnings
  8. May 17, 20266tornado warnings
  9. June 9, 20266tornado warnings
  10. June 1, 20265tornado warnings
  11. June 21, 20265tornado warnings
  12. May 19, 20264tornado warnings

Nearby

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.