Tornadoes · United States · Kansas

Tornadoes in Sherman County, Kansas

113 tornadoes have crossed Sherman County since 1950, 2nd of the 105 counties in Kansas with a tornado on record, an average of 1.5 a year. 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
113
Deaths
0
Injuries
0
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 19, 1982

The strongest

  1. F3, Sherman County, KansasMay 4, 1960F3, 7.1 mi (11 km)
  2. F3, Sherman County, KansasMay 19, 1982F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  3. F2, Wallace and Sherman counties, KansasOctober 31, 2000F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  4. F2, Sherman County, KansasJune 11, 1984F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  5. EF2, Sherman County, KansasMarch 28, 2007EF2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  6. F2, Sherman County, KansasJune 7, 1994F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  7. F2, Sherman County, KansasJuly 7, 1993F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  8. F2, Sherman County, KansasMay 22, 1965F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Sherman County, KansasJuly 6, 1952F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 40 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Sherman County. Each year links to every tornado in Kansas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252Unrated
20232Unrated
20211Unrated
20201Unrated
20192Unrated
20171EF0
20151EF0
20141EF0
20132EF0
20122EF0
20104EF1
20092EF0
20082EF0
20077EF2
20063F1
20036F0
20021F0
20005F2
19991F0
19982F0
19971F0
19963F1
19951F0
199412F2
19934F2
19918F0
19881F0
19843F2
19822F3
19811F1
19791F1
19734F1
19711F1
19681F0
19661F1
19657F2
19625F1
19605F3
19573F0
19521F2

Every tornado that crossed Sherman County

113 tornadoes, newest first. 1 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files it under that state rather than Kansas.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 2, 20255:14 PM MDTUnratedSherman0.050
May 18, 20254:15 PM MDTUnratedSherman0.150
August 8, 20239:17 PM MDTUnratedSherman1.375
May 11, 20235:47 PM MDTUnratedSherman0.875
May 13, 20217:10 PM MDTUnratedSherman0.125
May 23, 20206:07 PM MDTUnratedSherman1.150
June 3, 20197:07 PM MDTUnratedSherman1.650
June 3, 20196:53 PM MDTUnratedSherman0.050
April 27, 20175:21 PM MDTEF0Sherman1.550
April 17, 20155:55 PM MDTEF0Sherman1.550
June 27, 20144:40 PM MDTEF0Sherman1.025
August 5, 201312:40 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.1100
August 5, 201312:28 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.1100
July 17, 20125:50 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.310
May 30, 20123:00 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.310
September 14, 20108:05 PM MDTEF0Sherman2.550
May 23, 20108:16 PM MDTEF0Sherman1.925
May 23, 20108:07 PM MDTEF1Sherman6.450$25,000
May 23, 20107:52 PM MDTEF0Sherman to NM, OK0.110
July 20, 20096:34 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.310
July 20, 20096:25 PM MDTEF0Sherman1.510
October 11, 20089:54 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.310
July 6, 20083:25 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.325
April 23, 20079:02 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.510
March 28, 20078:54 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.510
March 28, 20078:29 PM MDTEF0Sherman2.525$3,000
March 28, 20077:15 PM MDTEF2Sherman7.0350$100,000
March 28, 20077:06 PM MDTEF0Sherman3.025
March 28, 20076:49 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.510
March 28, 20076:37 PM MDTEF0Sherman0.510
June 16, 20061:19 PM MDTF1Sherman0.710$10,000
June 16, 20061:19 PM MDTF1Sherman1.08$30,000
June 16, 20061:03 PM MDTF0Sherman0.210
June 14, 20035:33 PM MDTF0Sherman0.525
June 4, 200311:11 AM MDTF0Sherman0.120
June 4, 200310:53 AM MDTF0Sherman0.120
June 1, 20032:10 PM MDTF0Sherman0.320
June 1, 20032:08 PM MDTF0Sherman0.320
June 1, 20032:06 PM MDTF0Sherman0.520
June 19, 20026:45 PM MDTF0Sherman0.225
October 31, 20004:49 PM MSTF0Sherman0.350
October 31, 20003:01 PM MSTF0Sherman0.5100
October 31, 20002:54 PM MSTF1Sherman0.5100
October 31, 20002:15 PM MSTF2Wallace12.0240
June 29, 20005:43 PM MDTF0Sherman0.250
June 30, 199912:54 PM MDTF0Sherman0.2200
May 24, 19986:25 PM MDTF0Sherman0.230
May 22, 19987:50 PM MDTF0Sherman0.230
July 5, 19973:30 PM MDTF0Sherman2.050
July 25, 19964:00 PM MDTF1Sherman0.330
July 25, 19963:24 PM MDTF0Sherman0.250
July 19, 19963:04 PM MDTF0Sherman0.210
May 16, 19959:40 PM MDTF0Sherman0.220
August 7, 19946:16 PM MDTF0Sherman0.120
July 24, 19945:25 PM MDTF0Sherman0.150
June 10, 19945:53 PM MDTF0Sherman0.120
June 10, 19945:15 PM MDTF0Sherman0.120
June 10, 19944:57 PM MDTF0Sherman0.120
June 10, 19944:47 PM MDTF0Sherman0.5400
June 10, 19942:50 PM MDTF0Sherman0.150
June 7, 19948:50 PM MDTF1Sherman1.0100
June 7, 19948:10 PM MDTF0Sherman0.530
June 7, 19948:10 PM MDTF2Sherman2.0500$50,000 to $500,000
June 7, 19947:45 PM MDTF0Sherman0.150
May 5, 19948:00 PM MDTF0Sherman0.320
July 7, 19939:00 PM MDTF2Sherman2.0150$5,000 to $50,000
July 6, 19937:40 PM MDTF1Sherman0.330
July 6, 19936:59 PM MDTF1Sherman1.040
July 1, 19938:07 PM MDTF1Sherman10.010
June 18, 199110:13 PM MDTF0Sherman0.523
June 18, 199110:00 PM MDTF0Sherman0.523
May 26, 19916:40 PM MDTF0Sherman1.050
May 26, 19916:25 PM MDTF0Sherman1.050
May 16, 19914:32 PM MDTF0Sherman1.010
May 16, 19914:12 PM MDTF0Sherman1.010
May 16, 19914:07 PM MDTF0Sherman1.010
May 15, 19916:00 PM MDTF0Sherman1.010
July 12, 19883:40 PM MDTF0Sherman0.220
June 11, 19848:01 PM MDTF2Sherman12.0400$50,000 to $500,000
June 11, 19847:40 PM MDTF1Sherman9.0300$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 19847:25 PM MDTF0Sherman0.110$500 to $5,000
May 19, 19827:30 PM MDTF3Sherman2.0400$500,000 to $5 million
May 19, 19825:52 PM MDTF0Sherman0.110under $50
July 14, 19813:10 PM MDTF1Sherman0.517
May 1, 19793:15 PM MDTF1Sherman1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 19736:10 PM MDTF0Sherman0.120
May 6, 19736:10 PM MDTF0Sherman0.2133
May 6, 19734:50 PM MDTF0Sherman0.2133
March 13, 19732:12 PM MSTF1Sherman0.110$500 to $5,000
June 9, 19712:12 PM MDTF1Sherman0.577$5,000 to $50,000
June 22, 19687:08 PM GMT-6F0Sherman0.110
June 23, 19664:40 PM GMT-6F1Sherman0.1200
July 27, 19653:30 PM GMT-6F0Sherman0.110
July 3, 19658:00 PM GMT-6F0Sherman0.110
May 22, 19657:00 PM GMT-6F0Sherman0.110
May 22, 19654:30 PM GMT-6F0Sherman0.110
May 22, 19654:30 PM GMT-6F2Sherman0.110
May 22, 19654:25 PM GMT-6F0Sherman0.110
May 22, 19654:25 PM GMT-6F1Sherman0.110$500 to $5,000
June 23, 19626:00 PM GMT-7F1Sherman0.110$500,000 to $5 million
June 23, 19626:00 PM GMT-7F1Sherman3.310$500 to $5,000
June 22, 19621:30 PM GMT-7F1Sherman17.710
May 17, 19626:35 PM GMT-7F0Sherman0.110
May 17, 19626:35 PM GMT-7F0Sherman0.110
June 9, 19605:24 PM GMT-7F0Sherman0.110under $50
June 9, 19605:24 PM GMT-7F0Sherman0.110under $50
June 9, 19605:20 PM GMT-7F0Sherman2.010$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 19605:30 PM GMT-7F0Sherman0.510under $50
May 4, 19604:20 PM GMT-7F3Sherman7.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 31, 19572:44 PM GMT-7F0Sherman0.110
May 31, 19571:35 PM GMT-7F0Sherman0.110
May 20, 195712:00 PM GMT-5F0Kit Carson to KS70.110$50 to $500
July 6, 19524:00 PM GMT-7F2Sherman0.110$500 to $5,000

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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.