Tornadoes · United States · Kansas

Tornadoes in Logan County, Kansas

40 tornadoes have crossed Logan County since 1950, 71st of the 105 counties in Kansas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.9 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 0. None was rated F4 or 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
40
Deaths
0
Injuries
0
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, October 17, 1971

The strongest

  1. F3, Logan County, KansasOctober 17, 1971F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  2. EF2, Scott and Logan counties, KansasMay 18, 2025EF2, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  3. F2, Logan County, KansasJune 7, 1962F2, 1.9 mi (3 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 27 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Logan County. Each year links to every tornado in Kansas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF2
20241Unrated
20231Unrated
20222EF0
20211Unrated
20193Unrated
20153EF0
20141EF1
20131EF0
20103EF0
20091EF0
20082EF0
20071EF0
20041F0
20021F0
20014F0
19991F0
19971F0
19961F0
19942F1
19811F1
19791F0
19711F3
19691F0
19621F2
19561F0
19552F0

Every tornado that crossed Logan County

40 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 18, 20255:35 PM CDTEF2Scott11.0460$50,000
March 24, 20245:05 PM CDTUnratedLogan1.3100
May 11, 20236:25 PM CDTUnratedLogan5.8100
April 22, 202212:32 AM CDTUnratedLogan10.2100
April 22, 202212:28 AM CDTEF0Logan5.8100
May 24, 20213:09 PM CDTUnratedLogan0.925
June 8, 201910:05 PM CDTUnratedLogan0.6100
June 8, 20199:10 PM CDTUnratedLogan2.9100
June 8, 20198:57 PM CDTUnratedLogan0.850
June 5, 20159:30 PM CDTEF0Logan0.110
June 5, 20159:24 PM CDTEF0Logan8.6100
May 27, 20153:00 PM CDTEF0Logan2.225
June 11, 20147:58 PM CDTEF1Logan0.125$50,000
May 29, 20133:35 PM CDTEF0Logan0.125
May 10, 20102:22 PM CDTEF0Logan1.325
May 10, 20102:18 PM CDTEF0Logan2.225
May 10, 20101:50 PM CDTEF0Logan1.625
July 20, 20098:21 PM CDTEF0Logan0.310
June 5, 20082:41 PM CDTEF0Logan1.025
June 5, 20082:30 PM CDTEF0Logan1.025
May 22, 20078:02 PM CDTEF0Logan0.310
May 16, 20045:28 PM CDTF0Logan0.550
August 11, 20028:20 PM CDTF0Logan0.125
May 29, 20013:59 PM CDTF0Logan0.250
May 29, 20013:45 PM CDTF0Logan7.075
May 27, 20014:35 PM CDTF0Logan0.250
May 27, 20014:22 PM CDTF0Logan0.250
June 30, 19993:00 PM CDTF0Logan0.2200
April 19, 19973:25 PM CDTF0Logan0.420
July 23, 19964:08 PM CDTF0Logan0.120
June 11, 199410:23 PM CDTF0Logan2.050
June 8, 199411:40 PM CDTF1Thomas4.0300$5,000 to $50,000
March 28, 19811:15 PM CSTF1Logan0.110under $50
July 3, 19795:30 PM CDTF0Logan2.037$5,000 to $50,000
October 17, 19718:45 PM CDTF3Logan0.110
May 28, 19697:05 PM GMT-5F0Logan0.233
June 7, 196211:00 PM GMT-5F2Logan1.9400$5,000 to $50,000
July 11, 19565:00 PM GMT-5F0Logan0.110
June 4, 19553:30 PM GMT-5F0Logan6.910
June 4, 19553:30 PM GMT-5F0Logan6.910

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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.