Wichita, Kansas tornadoes

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48confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Wichita since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 29, 2022, EF3.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total48within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.6average since 1950
Peak monthApril14 of 48
StrongestF5Apr 26, 1991
Deaths23whole paths, see note
Injuries487whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Wichita.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

140 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 14May: 12Jun: 8Jul: 4Aug: 1Sep: 6Oct: 3Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 14 of 48 tornadoes.

By time of day

100 12 AM: 1: 0: 13 AM: 0: 1: 16 AM: 2: 0: 09 AM: 0: 2: 412 PM: 1: 1: 23 PM: 0: 5: 46 PM: 5: 10: 29 PM: 4: 1: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 7:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 1: 0: 0: 2: 3: 2: 0: 0: 2: 11960: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 4: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 1: 0: 6: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01990: 0: 4: 4: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 52000: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 1: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
23
EF1
8
EF2
8
EF3
7
EF4
1
EF5
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F5, April 26, 1991

17 deaths, 225 injuries Strongest

F5, April 26, 1991

46 mile path Longest path

62.5 miles, F3

May 13, 1965, whole path Widest

1,760 yards, F3

June 7, 1958
Every tornado

All 48 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 29, 2022EF312.65 mi250 yd03
May 19, 2013EF24.61 mi300 yd00
Apr 14, 2012EF313.2 mi1,760 yd038
Sep 15, 2010EF00.4 mi75 yd00
Jun 12, 2008EF00.13 mi40 yd00
May 20, 2001F00.5 mi55 yd00
Jul 6, 1999F00.5 min/a00
Jul 6, 1999F00.5 min/a00
Jul 6, 1999F00.5 min/a00
May 3, 1999F424 mi880 yd6150
Apr 5, 1999F02 mi50 yd00
Sep 5, 1992F13.7 mi100 yd00
Sep 5, 1992F23 mi200 yd01
Jun 19, 1992F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jun 19, 1992F00.1 mi20 yd00
May 16, 1991F320 mi200 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F01 mi50 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F116 mi50 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F546 mi440 yd17225
Jul 5, 1987F11.5 mi200 yd02
Apr 29, 1984F110 mi10 yd00
Apr 29, 1984F22 mi20 yd00
Apr 29, 1984F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 29, 1984F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 29, 1984F00.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Wichita and its county

Wichita is in Sedgwick County, where NOAA has recorded 91 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.