Tornado History

Liberal Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Liberal, Kansas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 9 matching records from 1996 through 2023. The strongest matching rating is F2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is February 26, 2023, and minimum reported property damage totals $14.6M.

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9recorded tornadoes

F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$14.6Mminimum property damage

February 26, 2023latest tornado

14 milongest listed path

450 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F2 (Considerable damage)4
F1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)3
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20033
19961
19981
20001
20021
20061
20231

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 15, 2003	F2	Seward, Kansas	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	$8.0M
May 15, 2003	F2	Seward, Kansas	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	$6.0M
May 26, 1996	F2	Seward, Kansas	14 mi	450 yd	0	$200K
May 15, 2003	F2	Seward, Kansas	4.9 mi	100 yd	0	$150K
March 7, 2000	F1	Seward, Kansas	2 mi	100 yd	2	$250K
May 7, 1998	F0	Seward, Kansas	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	N/A
July 10, 2002	F0	Seward, Kansas	0.3 mi	25 yd	0	N/A
June 22, 2006	F0	Seward, Kansas	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	N/A
February 26, 2023	EF0	Seward, Kansas	3.89 mi	10 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.