Tornadoes · United States · Kansas
1951 tornadoes in Kansas
77 tornadoes touched down in Kansas in 1951, 28 percent above the average of the record for the state. They killed 8 people and injured 115. 1 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
Every tornado in Kansas in 1951
March 2 2 tornadoes
April 20 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20 | 3:30 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Morton | 0.1 | 10 |
April 26 4 tornadoes
April 30 2 tornadoes
May 2 2 tornadoes
May 8 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Wichita | 0.1 | 10 | $50 to $500 |
May 9 2 tornadoes
May 13 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13 | 11:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Ellis | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
May 14 3 tornadoes
May 20 3 tornadoes
May 21 2 tornadoes
May 25 3 tornadoes
May 30 8 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Ellis | 3.0 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 30 | 11:50 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Clay | 8.3 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 30 | 11:50 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Clay | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 30 | 11:50 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Pottawatomie | 7.7 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 30 | 11:50 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Jackson | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 30 | 11:50 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Pottawatomie | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 30 | 11:50 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Riley | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 30 | 11:50 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Clay | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
May 31 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | 12:45 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Jefferson | 3.0 | 440 | $500 to $5,000 |
June 1 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Republic | 11.0 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
June 6 9 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6 | 5:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Grant | 0.1 | 10 | 3 | $500 to $5,000 | |
| June 6 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Trego | 3.0 | 400 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| June 6 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Grant | 44.8 | 10 | 3 | $5,000 to $50,000 | |
| June 6 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Pratt | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| June 6 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Pratt | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| June 6 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Pratt | 9.0 | 10 | |||
| June 6 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Pratt | 0.1 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| June 6 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Osborne | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| June 6 | 11:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Butler | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
June 8 2 tornadoes
June 15 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | 8:15 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Shawnee | 0.5 | 100 | under $50 |
June 17 4 tornadoes
June 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 19 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Comanche | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
June 20 2 tornadoes
June 21 2 tornadoes
June 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22 | 3:00 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Greenwood | 0.1 | 10 | $50 to $500 |
June 23 2 tornadoes
June 27 2 tornadoes
July 4 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 4 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Ford | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
July 7 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Rooks | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
July 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22 | 1:50 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Cloud | 7.7 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 |
August 6 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Ford | 0.1 | 10 | under $50 |
August 7 2 tornadoes
August 10 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Cheyenne | 2.3 | 250 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
August 13 2 tornadoes
August 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 23 | 10:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Rush | 0.1 | 10 | $50 to $500 |
August 24 2 tornadoes
August 31 2 tornadoes
September 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | 10:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Rush | 0.8 | 100 | $50 to $500 |
Nearby
Every tornado in Kansas since 1950Warnings in force in KansasThe live radar over Kansas
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.