Tornado History

Plains Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Plains, Kansas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 3 matching records from 2003 through 2015. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is November 16, 2015, and minimum reported property damage totals $1.1M.

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3recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$1.1Mminimum property damage

November 16, 2015latest tornado

18.28 milongest listed path

2000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1

Most Active Years

20152
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.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
November 16, 2015	EF2	Meade, Kansas	18.28 mi	2000 yd	N/A
May 24, 2015	EF1	Meade, Kansas	6.6 mi	1200 yd	$750K
May 15, 2003	F1	Meade, Kansas	2 mi	100 yd	$300K

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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.