Wheaton, KS Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Wheaton is about the same as Kansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Wheaton is lower than Kansas average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #55
| Wheaton, KS | 0.07 |
| Kansas | 0.05 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Wheaton, KS | 0.0000 |
| Kansas | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #511
| Wheaton, KS | 200.25 |
| Kansas | 252.53 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 4,437 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Wheaton, KS were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 4 | Cold: | 14 | Dense Fog: | 12 | Drought: | 5 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 296 | Hail: | 2,305 | Heat: | 27 | Heavy Snow: | 30 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 20 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 27 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,460 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 50 | Winter Weather: | 24 |
| Other: | 162 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Wheaton, KS.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Wheaton, KS.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Wheaton, KS.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 88 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Wheaton, KS.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 12.5 | 1978-05-31 | 3 | 39°19'N / 96°23'W | 39°22'N / 96°02'W | 18.90 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pottawatomie |
| 13.6 | 2008-06-11 | 2 | 39°27'N / 96°06'W | 39°30'N / 96°02'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Pottawatomie |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This is the first segment of an EF-2 tornado that began in Pottawatomie County, moved northeast into Jackson County and continued northeast into Nemaha County before dissipating. This is segment 1 of 3 for the tornado path. In Pottawatomie County the tornado touched down near a farmstead south of Havensville and compromised some of the external walls of a residence as well as tearing a large portion of the roof off of the residence. Extensive damage was noted to outbuildings and trees near the residence. The tornado continued northeast damaging mainly rural areas of northeastern Pottawatomie County damaging trees and power poles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Two long lived supercells wreaked havoc across portions of north central and northeast Kansas on the night of June 11th. Three significant tornadoes touched down, caused millions of dollars in damage, killed two, and critically injured three citizens. The town of Chapman saw the most extensive damage. Approximately three-quarters of the town were damaged by the tornado that passed through. Numerous homes were demolished, as were both the middle school and high school. One death occured, as a result of a tree having fallen onto a young woman oustide her car, who had just placed her daughter into her car seat. The most severe, but more localized damage occurred in the Miller Ranch neighborhood in Manhattan, where several homes were completely destroyed. Several buildings on the Kansas StiThe Soldier, Kansas tornado was responsible for the other death. A man was killed in his mobile home when it flipped several times and was found a few miles from it's original location. The unoccupied home a few hundred feet from the mobile home went virtually untouched. Thousands of citizens turned up over the next few weeks to help with the clean-up effort in both Chapman and Manhattan. | |||||||||||
| 16.2 | 1979-10-18 | 2 | 39°15'N / 96°21'W | 39°20'N / 96°01'W | 18.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Pottawatomie |
| 19.3 | 2008-06-11 | 2 | 39°30'N / 96°02'W | 39°34'N / 95°53'W | 9.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Jackson |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This is the second segment of a tornado that initially touched down in Pottawatomie County and then continued northeast into Jackson County before continuing northeast and dissipating in Nemaha County. This is segment 2 of 3. Upon entering Jackson County the tornado did EF1 and EF0 damage primarily to outbuildings, power poles and large trees. As the tornado continued northeast, it moved south of Soldier causing extensive damage to two farmsteads. One residence was blown off of its foundation while another sustained extensive damage to its external walls and roof. All surrounding outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado continued northeast, striking a mobile home just south of the Nemaha County border. The mobile home was destroyed, and the occupant sustained fatal injuries. The tornado then continued northeast into Nemaha County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Two long lived supercells wreaked havoc across portions of north central and northeast Kansas on the night of June 11th. Three significant tornadoes touched down, caused millions of dollars in damage, killed two, and critically injured three citizens. The town of Chapman saw the most extensive damage. Approximately three-quarters of the town were damaged by the tornado that passed through. Numerous homes were demolished, as were both the middle school and high school. One death occured, as a result of a tree having fallen onto a young woman oustide her car, who had just placed her daughter into her car seat. The most severe, but more localized damage occurred in the Miller Ranch neighborhood in Manhattan, where several homes were completely destroyed. Several buildings on the Kansas StiThe Soldier, Kansas tornado was responsible for the other death. A man was killed in his mobile home when it flipped several times and was found a few miles from it's original location. The unoccupied home a few hundred feet from the mobile home went virtually untouched. Thousands of citizens turned up over the next few weeks to help with the clean-up effort in both Chapman and Manhattan. | |||||||||||
| 20.4 | 1965-06-21 | 2 | 39°16'N / 96°33'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pottawatomie | |||
| 20.4 | 1959-05-02 | 2 | 39°51'N / 96°39'W | 39°37'N / 96°28'W | 18.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Marshall |
| 22.9 | 1963-04-28 | 2 | 39°48'N / 96°19'W | 39°52'N / 96°15'W | 5.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Marshall |
| 24.4 | 1978-05-31 | 3 | 39°22'N / 96°02'W | 39°28'N / 95°43'W | 18.10 Miles | 1300 Yards | 3 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 24.7 | 1982-06-08 | 2 | 39°22'N / 95°58'W | 39°26'N / 95°47'W | 10.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 25.0 | 1960-05-19 | 4 | 39°09'N / 96°20'W | 39°11'N / 95°57'W | 20.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 12 | 25.0M | 0 | Wabaunsee |
| 25.4 | 1993-05-06 | 2 | 39°37'N / 96°08'W | 39°58'N / 95°55'W | 23.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5.0M | 50K | Nemaha |
| Brief Description: The longest track tornado of the day moved southwest to northeast across Nemaha county miraculously producing no deaths or injuries. However significant damage occurred to about 20 different farms or farmsteads and related business, machinery and buildings. The tornado just missed populated areas and remained generally in fields and farm areas. Excessive rain in the days after the storm hampered cleanup. Property damage from the tornado was estimated at $1.1 million. In some areas the tornado was about 1/2 mile wide while in other areas damage was only about 100 yards wide. At times the tornado had multiple vortices. | |||||||||||
| 27.8 | 1979-10-18 | 2 | 39°20'N / 96°01'W | 39°30'N / 95°36'W | 24.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 29.1 | 2008-06-11 | 4 | 39°07'N / 96°42'W | 39°12'N / 96°34'W | 9.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Riley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down to the southwest of Manahattan on a farm, and first destroyed a large machine shed, and threw a grain cart into an adjacent field. The tornado tracked to the northeast and destroyed several homes that were in the process of being built. Then, the tornado entered the Miller Ranch area of Manhattan, where the EF-4 damage was observed. Fifteen well built homes were completely destroyed. Nearby in the Amherst residential area, approximately thirty homes were damaged. A local newspaper reported that 45 residences in Manhattan were destroyed, 142 were damaged, and 637 were affected by the tornado. Ninety three apartments or duplexes, twenty mobile homes, and ten total businesses were impacted. Thereafter, the windows at the Little Apple Honda/Toyota car dealership were blown out, and several cars on the lots were tossed. A nearby hardware store and several self-storage units were demolished. Other nearby businesses were also damaged. The Lee Elementary School was then damaged. The tornado continued toward the Kansas State University campus. There, the roof was blown off a fraternity house, windows were blown out of buildings, the USDA Wind Erosion Labratory roof was damaged, and debris from damage to the southwest was blown across the campus. Summer classes at the University were shuffled around to find appropriate, undamaged buildings to hold summer students. New student orientation was also going on the week the tornado struck. It was reported that $20 million dollars in damage was done to the KSU campus alone. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Two long lived supercells wreaked havoc across portions of north central and northeast Kansas on the night of June 11th. Three significant tornadoes touched down, caused millions of dollars in damage, killed two, and critically injured three citizens. The town of Chapman saw the most extensive damage. Approximately three-quarters of the town were damaged by the tornado that passed through. Numerous homes were demolished, as were both the middle school and high school. One death occured, as a result of a tree having fallen onto a young woman oustide her car, who had just placed her daughter into her car seat. The most severe, but more localized damage occurred in the Miller Ranch neighborhood in Manhattan, where several homes were completely destroyed. Several buildings on the Kansas StiThe Soldier, Kansas tornado was responsible for the other death. A man was killed in his mobile home when it flipped several times and was found a few miles from it's original location. The unoccupied home a few hundred feet from the mobile home went virtually untouched. Thousands of citizens turned up over the next few weeks to help with the clean-up effort in both Chapman and Manhattan. | |||||||||||
| 30.1 | 1968-04-16 | 2 | 39°04'N / 96°10'W | 39°24'N / 95°35'W | 38.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wabaunsee |
| 30.8 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 39°14'N / 95°52'W | 39°16'N / 95°49'W | 7.00 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jackson |
| 31.0 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 39°06'N / 96°00'W | 39°14'N / 95°52'W | 9.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shawnee |
| 31.3 | 1961-10-12 | 2 | 39°19'N / 95°47'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jackson | |
| 31.8 | 1962-08-06 | 4 | 39°31'N / 95°47'W | 39°23'N / 95°40'W | 11.00 Miles | 667 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 32.3 | 1963-04-28 | 2 | 39°52'N / 96°15'W | 40°00'N / 95°55'W | 19.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Marshall |
| 32.9 | 1959-05-29 | 2 | 39°49'N / 96°47'W | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Marshall | |||
| 33.3 | 1966-06-08 | 3 | 39°04'N / 96°46'W | 39°16'N / 96°46'W | 13.80 Miles | 660 Yards | 0 | 50 | 2.5M | 0 | Riley |
| 33.5 | 1954-04-05 | 2 | 39°11'N / 96°55'W | 39°17'N / 96°46'W | 10.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Geary |
| 35.9 | 1959-05-04 | 2 | 39°55'N / 95°49'W | 39°35'N / 95°38'W | 24.90 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 36.1 | 1960-05-19 | 4 | 39°11'N / 95°57'W | 39°13'N / 95°35'W | 19.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 1 | 91 | 2.5M | 0 | Shawnee |
| 36.2 | 1984-04-26 | 2 | 39°06'N / 95°53'W | 0.60 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Shawnee | |
| 36.6 | 1993-05-06 | 2 | 39°42'N / 95°44'W | 39°49'N / 95°42'W | 8.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 50K | Brown |
| Brief Description: The tornado began near Highway 75 about eight miles south of Fairview and moved northnortheast damaging about half dozen farmsteads before dissipating southeast of Fairview. The tornado was not on the ground continuously along its path. Debris from the tornado was reported in the sky west of Hiawatha. | |||||||||||
| 37.2 | 1964-04-20 | 2 | 39°27'N / 97°05'W | 39°36'N / 96°57'W | 12.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay |
| 37.3 | 1990-03-13 | 2 | 38°56'N / 96°29'W | 39°01'N / 96°27'W | 10.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wabaunsee |
| 37.7 | 1958-06-12 | 2 | 39°02'N / 96°00'W | 39°02'N / 95°55'W | 4.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wabaunsee |
| 37.7 | 1973-09-25 | 3 | 39°34'N / 97°02'W | 39°44'N / 96°58'W | 11.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 2 | 6 | 25.0M | 0 | Washington |
| 38.8 | 1973-09-25 | 3 | 39°44'N / 96°58'W | 40°00'N / 96°47'W | 20.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Marshall |
| 38.8 | 1953-06-19 | 2 | 39°36'N / 95°36'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jackson | |||
| 38.9 | 1984-04-26 | 2 | 39°14'N / 95°43'W | 39°21'N / 95°34'W | 10.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 39.3 | 1966-05-11 | 3 | 39°10'N / 95°48'W | 39°12'N / 95°37'W | 9.90 Miles | 660 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Shawnee |
| 39.5 | 1998-06-13 | 2 | 39°54'N / 95°47'W | 39°54'N / 95°47'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.5M | 0 | Nemaha |
| Brief Description: A tornado ripped through downtown Sabetha causing extensive structural damage to buildings in a two block area, as well as downing power lines and several large trees. The tornado's path extended from one-half mile west to one-half mile east of the City Hall building. Eighteen buildings in downtown sustained damage with five buildings including City Hall damaged close to the point of loss. The tornado caused 2 million in damage to City Hall alone as it destroyed half the roof and walls of the building. Away from downtown several homes and vehicles were damaged from fallen trees and limbs on the fringes of the tornado or from strong straight line winds. | |||||||||||
| 39.7 | 1950-05-05 | 3 | 39°37'N / 95°37'W | 39°39'N / 95°34'W | 3.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 40.3 | 1956-04-02 | 3 | 38°58'N / 95°57'W | 39°21'N / 95°28'W | 37.00 Miles | 790 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 40.4 | 1973-09-25 | 3 | 39°23'N / 97°07'W | 39°34'N / 97°02'W | 13.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Clay |
| 41.0 | 2006-04-06 | 2 | 39°47'N / 96°52'W | 40°00'N / 96°56'W | 17.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0 | Washington |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down at 420pm cst 5 miles north of Barnes and was on the ground for 17 miles before crossing the state line into Gage County, Nebraska 3.5 miles east-northeast of Hollenberg, Kansas...or about 3 miles south and 0.5 miles west of Odell, Nebraska. It was caused by a supercell thunderstorm and was sighted by many storm chasers and storm spotters. Most of the damage with this tornado was rated as F0 or F1. However, strong F2 damage was noted near the intersection of Highways 36 and 148, where one brick home had the roof torn off and some of the exterior walls knocked down. The occupants of the home were in the basement and had to be helped from the damaged home by emergency personel. Four outbuildings were also damaged at this location. Elsewhere, the tornado caused damage to one other home and five additional outbuildings as well as many trees, and one home was completely destroyed just southeast of Hanover. | |||||||||||
| 41.7 | 1960-05-19 | 2 | 39°07'N / 95°40'W | 39°09'N / 95°44'W | 4.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Shawnee |
| 41.7 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 38°44'N / 96°15'W | 39°06'N / 96°00'W | 28.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wabaunsee |
| 41.9 | 1962-05-31 | 2 | 39°42'N / 95°36'W | 39°48'N / 95°36'W | 6.90 Miles | 13 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Brown |
| 41.9 | 1967-06-11 | 3 | 39°10'N / 95°40'W | 39°32'N / 95°27'W | 27.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shawnee |
| 41.9 | 1990-03-13 | 2 | 38°54'N / 96°34'W | 38°56'N / 96°29'W | 5.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Geary |
| 42.1 | 1973-09-26 | 2 | 39°21'N / 97°05'W | 2.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clay | |
| 42.9 | 1974-03-08 | 2 | 38°58'N / 95°57'W | 39°12'N / 95°30'W | 29.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shawnee |
| 43.0 | 1973-09-25 | 3 | 39°18'N / 97°22'W | 39°54'N / 96°52'W | 49.20 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Cloud |
| 43.2 | 1959-05-18 | 3 | 39°49'N / 95°37'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Brown | |
| 43.2 | 1979-10-18 | 2 | 39°30'N / 95°36'W | 39°34'N / 95°25'W | 10.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Atchison |
| 43.3 | 1974-03-07 | 2 | 38°48'N / 96°26'W | 38°58'N / 95°57'W | 28.30 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wabaunsee |
| 43.7 | 1974-03-08 | 2 | 39°25'N / 95°30'W | 39°40'N / 95°30'W | 17.20 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Atchison |
| 43.9 | 1981-07-19 | 2 | 39°08'N / 95°39'W | 0.30 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Shawnee | |
| 44.2 | 1954-03-18 | 2 | 39°40'N / 95°31'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Brown | |||
| 44.2 | 1993-05-06 | 2 | 39°28'N / 95°33'W | 39°38'N / 95°26'W | 12.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 50K | Atchison |
| Brief Description: The tornado formed west of Arrington near Highway K116 moved north along the Delware River bottom crossing the river 0.5 miles west of Muscotah, then moved northeast through open country before dissipating five miles west of Huron near the county lake. The Tornado was not on the ground continuously but bounced up and down leaving many areas undamaged. At least four farmsteads sustained significant damage along with many trees and numerous power poles and cable. No injures or deaths were reported. | |||||||||||
| 44.7 | 1950-05-05 | 3 | 39°39'N / 95°34'W | 39°51'N / 95°31'W | 14.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Brown |
| 45.6 | 1953-08-02 | 2 | 40°05'N / 96°45'W | 40°05'N / 96°42'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Gage |
| 45.7 | 1966-05-11 | 3 | 39°39'N / 97°12'W | 39°41'N / 97°06'W | 5.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 45.7 | 1974-03-08 | 2 | 39°12'N / 95°30'W | 39°25'N / 95°30'W | 14.90 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shawnee |
| 45.8 | 1962-08-06 | 2 | 39°11'N / 95°34'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jefferson | |||
| 46.1 | 1966-06-08 | 5 | 38°55'N / 95°55'W | 39°05'N / 95°35'W | 21.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 16 | 450 | 250.0M | 0 | Shawnee |
| 46.3 | 1975-06-02 | 2 | 40°07'N / 96°40'W | 0.20 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Gage | |
| 46.3 | 1979-10-18 | 2 | 39°17'N / 97°22'W | 39°26'N / 96°58'W | 23.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | Clay |
| 46.3 | 1988-11-15 | 2 | 39°03'N / 95°41'W | 39°07'N / 95°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 22 | 2.5M | 0 | Shawnee |
| 46.5 | 1967-06-07 | 2 | 40°07'N / 96°56'W | 40°14'N / 95°40'W | 67.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson |
| 46.6 | 1991-04-26 | 3 | 39°57'N / 96°57'W | 40°01'N / 96°55'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 46.6 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 39°49'N / 97°07'W | 39°51'N / 97°03'W | 3.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Washington |
| 46.7 | 1970-11-08 | 2 | 39°05'N / 95°38'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Shawnee | |
| 46.7 | 1966-06-08 | 2 | 39°08'N / 97°09'W | 39°13'N / 97°01'W | 8.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay |
| 46.8 | 1956-04-02 | 3 | 38°50'N / 95°53'W | 38°58'N / 95°57'W | 9.80 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 47.1 | 1951-05-25 | 3 | 39°16'N / 97°11'W | 39°19'N / 97°08'W | 4.10 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clay |
| 47.1 | 1962-08-06 | 2 | 39°10'N / 95°33'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jefferson | |||
| 47.2 | 1978-07-06 | 2 | 40°01'N / 96°55'W | 40°00'N / 96°55'W | 1.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Gage |
| 47.3 | 1960-05-19 | 4 | 39°13'N / 95°35'W | 39°14'N / 95°26'W | 7.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson |
| 47.4 | 1951-05-21 | 2 | 39°02'N / 96°58'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Geary | |||
| 47.6 | 1958-07-11 | 2 | 38°55'N / 95°51'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Shawnee | |||
| 47.8 | 2005-06-04 | 2 | 39°46'N / 95°32'W | 39°47'N / 95°27'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0 | Brown |
| Brief Description: Three farmsteads or businesses sustained damage with a total of 15 buildings damaged or destroyed. Several cars were rolled and a combine was moved a considerable distance. A salvage yard was near one of the houses damaged by the tornado. A hubcap from the salvage yard had become airborne and was impaled in the sheet rock in the living room of the house. | |||||||||||
| 47.8 | 1956-05-29 | 2 | 40°04'N / 96°52'W | 40°04'N / 96°49'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gage |
| 48.1 | 1984-04-26 | 3 | 39°24'N / 95°26'W | 39°25'N / 95°25'W | 1.00 Mile | 1200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Jefferson |
| 48.1 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 39°49'N / 95°43'W | 39°59'N / 95°26'W | 18.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 48.3 | 1983-05-06 | 3 | 38°54'N / 95°52'W | 39°03'N / 95°35'W | 19.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 1 | 25 | 25.0M | 0 | Shawnee |
| 48.4 | 1978-07-06 | 2 | 40°00'N / 96°59'W | 40°01'N / 96°55'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Jefferson |
| 48.7 | 1968-04-16 | 2 | 40°11'N / 96°05'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pawnee | |||
| 48.7 | 1974-06-08 | 4 | 38°52'N / 95°54'W | 38°54'N / 95°52'W | 1.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Shawnee |
| 48.7 | 1985-08-17 | 3 | 38°48'N / 96°24'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wabaunsee | |
| 49.2 | 1961-05-07 | 2 | 39°58'N / 95°37'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Brown | |||
| 49.5 | 1975-12-13 | 2 | 40°13'N / 96°14'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pawnee | |
| 49.6 | 1962-05-26 | 3 | 38°58'N / 95°42'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Shawnee | |
| 49.8 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 38°50'N / 95°54'W | 38°56'N / 95°47'W | 0.90 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Osage |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.