Kansas City, Missouri tornadoes

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26confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Kansas City since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 3, 2025, EF1.

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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

Total26within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthJune11 of 26
StrongestF4May 4, 2003
Deaths2whole paths, see note
Injuries69whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

110 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 0May: 9Jun: 11Jul: 3Aug: 0Sep: 2Oct: 0Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 11 of 26 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 2: 2: 13 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 3: 03 PM: 4: 2: 36 PM: 3: 2: 29 PM: 1: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 11960: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 31970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01980: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 1: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 219501960197019801990200020102020

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
8
EF1
9
EF2
4
EF3
1
EF4
4

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

F4, May 4, 2003

2 deaths, 30 injuries Strongest

F4, May 4, 2003

21 mile path Longest path

26.9 miles, F4

May 22, 1952, whole path Widest

500 yards, F4

May 4, 2003
Every tornado

All 26 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 3, 2025EF13.71 mi50 yd00
Jun 3, 2025EF00.84 mi40 yd00
May 19, 2024EF12.63 mi150 yd00
May 2, 2018EF01.29 mi25 yd00
Jul 6, 2015EF01.23 mi40 yd00
May 2, 2008EF21.39 mi75 yd00
Jul 16, 2004F00.5 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2003F45 mi200 yd013
May 4, 2003F421 mi500 yd230
May 11, 2000F14.5 mi350 yd00
Sep 20, 1992F12 mi100 yd01
Sep 5, 1992F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 21, 1981F00.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 1981F01 mi50 yd00
Nov 8, 1977F01 mi100 yd00
Jul 7, 1969F10.1 mi17 yd00
Jun 26, 1969F310.1 mi100 yd05
Jun 22, 1969F10.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 12, 1967F11 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1966F22.5 mi10 yd05
May 7, 1961F426.2 mi50 yd012
Jun 11, 1959F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 22, 1958F10.1 mi27 yd00
Jun 22, 1957F219.8 mi10 yd00
Jun 21, 1952F224.9 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Kansas City and its county

Kansas City spans 4 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Jackson County (49 tornadoes), Clay County (38), Platte County (17), and Cass County (41). 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.