Tornado History

Gray Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Gray, Kansas. The records below identify 49 tornadoes from 1955 through 2021, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.2M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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49recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$4.2Mminimum property damage
October 12, 2021latest tornado
25 milongest listed path
1800 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 May 26, 19961996F2 May 30, 19781978F2 March 19, 19821982EF2 March 13, 20212021F2 July 13, 19551955EF2 November 16, 20152015F1 May 26, 19961996F1 April 14, 19761976F1 May 16, 19811981EF1 March 28, 20072007F1 May 26, 19961996EF1 May 26, 20192019EF1 May 7, 20152015F1 April 25, 19901990F1 May 28, 1980EF1 November 16, 2015EF1 May 24, 2015EF1 October 12, 2021EF0 March 28, 2007F0 May 30, 1956F0 April 30, 1993F0 September 18, 1996F0 October 27, 2000F0 June 10, 2002F0 April 5, 2005F0 April 5, 2005F0 October 19, 2005F0 October 26, 2006F0 October 26, 2006EF0 May 23, 2008EF0 April 18, 2009EF0 April 18, 2009EF0 May 19, 2010EF0 May 19, 2010EF0 May 19, 2010EF0 May 19, 2010EF0 May 19, 2010EF0 May 19, 2010EF0 May 24, 2011EF0 May 7, 2015EF0 May 7, 2015EF0 May 7, 2015EF0 June 22, 2015EF0 May 27, 2015EF0 June 29, 2015EF0 August 29, 2016EF0 May 29, 2018Unknown June 12, 1958EFU May 6, 2019© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)6
  • F0 (Light damage)10
  • EF0 (Light damage)19
  • Unknown rating1
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 201510
  • 20106
  • 19964
  • 20053
  • 20062
  • 20072
  • 20092
  • 20192

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 26, 1996F3Gray, Kansas22 mi900 yd00$2.0M
May 30, 1978F2Gray, Kansas16.9 mi33 yd00$250K
March 19, 1982F2Gray, Kansas24 mi67 yd00$250K
March 13, 2021EF2Gray, Kansas12.15 mi100 yd00$10K
July 13, 1955F2Gray, Kansas0.3 mi33 yd00$2K
November 16, 2015EF2Gray, Kansas14.42 mi1800 yd00N/A
May 26, 1996F1Gray, Kansas10 mi400 yd00$850K
April 14, 1976F1Gray, Kansas22.3 mi33 yd00$250K
May 16, 1981F1Gray, Kansas20.8 mi33 yd00$250K
March 28, 2007EF1Gray, Kansas10.4 mi200 yd00$160K
May 26, 1996F1Gray, Kansas3 mi50 yd00$65K
May 26, 2019EF1Gray, Kansas0.74 mi25 yd00$60K

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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.