Tornadoes in Kansas, May 13, 1965

Name: Tornadoes in Kansas, May 13, 1965
Start: 1965-05-13T20:00
End: 1965-05-13T22:52
Location: Kansas

May 13, 1965 · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

8 tornado, 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
Tropical storms and surge
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: 10
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pratt

When: May 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Pratt County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.530, -98.880

Tornado, Pratt

When: May 13, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Pratt County
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.600, -99.000

Tornado, Kiowa

When: May 13, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Kiowa County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.500, -99.250

Tornado, Sumner

When: May 13, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Rating: F3
Path length: 18.4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.130, -97.300

Tornado, Sumner

When: May 13, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Sumner County
Rating: F3
Path length: 5.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.400, -97.300

Tornado, Sedgwick

When: May 13, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Sedgwick County
Rating: F3
Path length: 31 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.480, -97.330

Tornado, Harvey

When: May 13, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Harvey County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 37.920, -97.480

Tornado, Harvey

When: May 13, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Harvey County
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 38.130, -97.270

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1965 Every state in 1965 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Kansas, 1965

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: 10029023, 10029024, 10029025, 10029026, 10029027, 10029028, 10024769, 10024770.