Tornadoes · United States · Kansas

Tornadoes in Hodgeman County, Kansas

58 tornadoes have crossed Hodgeman County since 1950, 24th of the 105 counties in Kansas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 5. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  7. 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.

Now

Tornadoes
58
Deaths
0
Injuries
5
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, April 30, 1972

The strongest

  1. F4, Hodgeman and Ness counties, KansasApril 30, 1972F4, 26.6 mi (43 km)
  2. EF3, Hodgeman and Ness counties, KansasMarch 28, 2007EF3, 29.1 mi (47 km)
  3. F3, Hodgeman County, KansasMay 16, 1991F3, 22.0 mi (35 km)
  4. EF3, Hodgeman and Ness counties, KansasMay 24, 2016EF3, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  5. EF3, Hodgeman and Ness counties, KansasMay 24, 2016EF3, 7.7 mi (12 km)
  6. F3, Hodgeman and Pawnee counties, KansasMay 16, 1995F3, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  7. EF2, Ford and Hodgeman counties, KansasMay 24, 2016EF2, 16.7 mi (27 km)
  8. F2, Hodgeman and Ness counties, KansasMay 22, 1972F2, 9.4 mi (15 km)
  9. EF2, Hodgeman and Finney counties, KansasApril 18, 2009EF2, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  10. F2, Hodgeman County, KansasMay 22, 1972F2, 5.1 mi (8 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 24 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Hodgeman County. Each year links to every tornado in Kansas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20212EF1
20192EF1
201671EF3
20152EF0
20123EF1
20091EF2
20081EF0
20072EF3
20031F0
20022F1
20014F0
19957F3
199112F3
19901F1
19832F0
197291F4
19712F1
19682F2
19671F0
19641F2
19611F1
195911F2
19561F0
19552F1

Every tornado that crossed Hodgeman County

58 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 12, 202110:39 PM CDTEF1Ford10.775$110,000
August 10, 20214:43 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman0.250
May 26, 201911:28 PM CDTEF1Hodgeman1.325$60,000
May 26, 201911:14 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman1.725
May 24, 20167:55 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman0.550
May 24, 20167:36 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman3.550
May 24, 20167:15 PM CDTEF1Hodgeman2.750
May 24, 20167:11 PM CDTEF3Hodgeman7.7700
May 24, 20167:03 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman0.6150
May 24, 20166:52 PM CDTEF2Ford16.71,8001
May 24, 20166:12 PM CDTEF3Hodgeman11.0300
August 8, 20155:15 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman0.250
June 25, 20155:56 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman1.050
May 30, 20127:35 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman0.230
May 30, 20127:25 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman0.375
April 14, 20121:57 PM CDTEF1Ford33.7200
April 18, 20092:10 PM CDTEF2Hodgeman9.0300
May 23, 20086:25 PM CDTEF0Hodgeman5.775
March 28, 20079:01 PM CDTEF3Hodgeman29.11,320$535,000
March 28, 20078:32 PM CDTEF1Hodgeman10.7200$3,000
June 4, 20035:40 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.020
August 26, 20029:05 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.230
August 11, 200211:00 PM CDTF1Hodgeman0.250
June 13, 200110:00 PM CDTF0Hodgeman2.5150
June 13, 20019:12 PM CDTF0Hodgeman7.0250
June 13, 20019:00 PM CDTF0Hodgeman2.050
June 13, 20018:58 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.130
May 22, 19953:15 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.250
May 16, 19958:12 PM CDTF0Hodgeman1.5100
May 16, 19957:57 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.1100
May 16, 19957:50 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.130
May 16, 19957:49 PM CDTF0Hodgeman2.0100
May 16, 19957:46 PM CDTF3Hodgeman7.01,000
May 16, 19957:39 PM CDTF2Hodgeman2.5200
May 16, 19912:47 PM CDTF3Hodgeman22.08802$50,000 to $500,000
March 13, 19908:36 AM CSTF1Hodgeman1.023
May 27, 19835:50 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.230under $50
May 27, 19835:35 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.230under $50
May 22, 19727:15 PM CDTF2Hodgeman5.133
May 22, 19727:15 PM CDTF1Hodgeman0.533
May 22, 19727:05 PM CDTF1Hodgeman0.533
May 22, 19727:05 PM CDTF1Hodgeman0.533
May 22, 19727:05 PM CDTF1Hodgeman5.033
May 22, 19727:00 PM CDTF2Hodgeman9.410
May 22, 19727:00 PM CDTF1Hodgeman7.133
May 22, 19727:00 PM CDTF1Hodgeman0.533
April 30, 19727:25 PM CDTF4Hodgeman26.6771$50,000 to $500,000
May 9, 19715:00 PM CDTF0Hodgeman0.220
February 18, 19714:15 PM CSTF1Hodgeman0.110
July 22, 19685:04 PM GMT-5F1Hodgeman0.5100$500 to $5,000
June 13, 19689:00 PM GMT-5F2Hodgeman0.1440$5,000 to $50,000
September 19, 19677:00 PM GMT-5F0Hodgeman0.110$50 to $500
April 19, 19645:00 PM GMT-6F2Hodgeman0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 25, 19616:30 PM GMT-5F1Hodgeman0.110$50 to $500
September 17, 195910:20 PM GMT-5F2Hodgeman0.1101$500 to $5,000
May 30, 19566:15 PM GMT-5F0Hodgeman0.110
June 30, 19557:45 PM GMT-5F0Hodgeman0.110
April 12, 19552:00 PM GMT-6F1Hodgeman4.910$500 to $5,000

Nearby

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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.