Kansas, 1960

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, November 27, 1960

November 27, 1960 · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

8 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
Property damage
$533,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

8 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ford

When
November 27, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
37.870, -99.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Reno

When
November 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Reno County
Coordinates
37.880, -98.000

Tornado, Rice

When
November 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.350, -98.350

Tornado, Kingman

When
November 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Kingman County
Path length
27.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
37.400, -98.430

Tornado, McPherson

When
November 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.380, -97.580

Tornado, Dickinson

When
November 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Dickinson County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.620, -97.030

Tornado, Cloud

When
November 27, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Cloud County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
167 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.550, -97.650

Tornado, Sumner

When
November 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Rating
F2
Path length
23.2 mi
Path width
77 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.420, -97.250

Tornado, Elk

When
November 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Elk County
Rating
F2
Path length
17.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.320, -96.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
November 27, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
39.880, -96.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
November 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
37.500, -94.780

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10028808, 10028809, 10028810, 10028811, 10028812, 10028813, 10029029, 10029030, 10029031, 10029032, 10029033.