Tornado History

Seward Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Seward, Kansas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 11 matching records from 1993 through 2017. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is May 18, 2017, and minimum reported property damage totals N/A.

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11recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

N/Aminimum property damage

May 18, 2017latest tornado

15.4 milongest listed path

500 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)3
F0 (Light damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)5

Most Active Years

20073
20082
20172
19931
20011
20111
20121

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	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 24, 2011	EF2	Stafford, Kansas	8.4 mi	500 yd	2	1	N/A
May 4, 2007	EF1	Stafford, Kansas	5.7 mi	150 yd	0	0	N/A
May 5, 2007	EF1	Stafford, Kansas	15.4 mi	200 yd	0	0	N/A
April 14, 2012	EF1	Stafford, Kansas	9.75 mi	150 yd	0	0	N/A
May 7, 1993	F0	Stafford, Kansas	0.5 mi	15 yd	0	0	N/A
May 20, 2001	F0	Stafford, Kansas	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0	N/A
May 5, 2007	EF0	Stafford, Kansas	1.9 mi	50 yd	0	0	N/A
July 8, 2008	EF0	Stafford, Kansas	0.81 mi	50 yd	0	0	N/A
July 8, 2008	EF0	Stafford, Kansas	0.51 mi	40 yd	0	0	N/A
May 18, 2017	EF0	Stafford, Kansas	0.58 mi	50 yd	0	0	N/A
May 18, 2017	EF0	Stafford, Kansas	0.56 mi	50 yd	0	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.