Tornado History

Harper Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Harper, Kansas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 11 matching records from 2003 through 2025. The strongest matching rating is F4 (Devastating damage), the latest matching tornado is June 17, 2025, and minimum reported property damage totals $760K.

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11recorded tornadoes

F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$760Kminimum property damage

June 17, 2025latest tornado

9.68 milongest listed path

500 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F4 (Devastating damage)1
EF3 (Severe damage)1
F2 (Considerable damage)2
F1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)3
EF0 (Light damage)2
Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

20046
20031
20121
20141
20191
20251

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.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 12, 2004	F4	Harper, Kansas	1.2 mi	500 yd	1	$275K
May 19, 2012	EF3	Harper, Kansas	9.68 mi	150 yd	0	N/A
May 12, 2004	F2	Harper, Kansas	2 mi	300 yd	0	$140K
May 12, 2004	F2	Harper, Kansas	1 mi	100 yd	0	$100K
May 12, 2004	F1	Harper, Kansas	1.5 mi	75 yd	0	$220K
July 9, 2003	F0	Harper, Kansas	1 mi	75 yd	0	$25K
May 12, 2004	F0	Harper, Kansas	1 mi	50 yd	0	N/A
May 29, 2004	F0	Harper, Kansas	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	N/A
December 14, 2014	EF0	Harper, Kansas	5.98 mi	100 yd	0	N/A
June 17, 2025	EF0	Harper, Kansas	0.06 mi	10 yd	0	N/A
June 23, 2019	EFU	Harper, Kansas	0.56 mi	50 yd	0	N/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.