Tornado History

Greensburg Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Greensburg, Kansas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 17 matching records from 1993 through 2025. The strongest matching rating is EF5 (Incredible damage), the latest matching tornado is May 18, 2025, and minimum reported property damage totals $250.0M.

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17recorded tornadoes
EF5 (Incredible damage)highest rating
$250.0Mminimum property damage
May 18, 2025latest tornado
25.8 milongest listed path
3000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF5 May 4, 20072007EF3 May 18, 20252025EF2 May 23, 20082008F1 May 7, 20022002EF1 May 5, 20072007F0 May 7, 19931993F0 April 9, 19941994F0 March 23, 20002000F0 June 7, 20012001F0 May 11, 20022002F0 April 23, 20032003F0 September 15, 20062006EF0 May 4, 20072007EF0 May 4, 20072007EF0 May 23, 2008EF0 December 25, 2016EFU October 12, 2021© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF5 (Incredible damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)7
  • EF0 (Light damage)4
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20074
  • 20022
  • 20082
  • 19931
  • 19941
  • 20001
  • 20011
  • 20031

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 4, 2007EF5Kiowa, Kansas25.8 mi3000 yd1163$250.0M
May 18, 2025EF3Kiowa, Kansas10.41 mi500 yd00N/A
May 23, 2008EF2Kiowa, Kansas5.7 mi760 yd00N/A
May 7, 2002F1Kiowa, Kansas12.1 mi900 yd00N/A
May 5, 2007EF1Kiowa, Kansas1.65 mi50 yd00N/A
May 7, 1993F0Kiowa, Kansas5 mi20 yd00N/A
April 9, 1994F0Kiowa, Kansas0.1 mi25 yd00N/A
March 23, 2000F0Kiowa, Kansas1 mi50 yd00N/A
June 7, 2001F0Kiowa, Kansas0.1 mi30 yd00N/A
May 11, 2002F0Kiowa, Kansas0.3 mi50 yd00N/A
April 23, 2003F0Kiowa, Kansas1 mi100 yd00N/A
September 15, 2006F0Kiowa, Kansas0.3 mi20 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.