Tornado History

Meade Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Meade, Kansas. The records below identify 55 tornadoes from 1952 through 2019, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.6M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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55recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$1.6Mminimum property damage
May 17, 2019latest tornado
22 milongest listed path
2000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 September 25, 19731973F2 June 21, 19581958F2 June 17, 19551955F2 June 9, 20052005EF2 November 16, 20152015EF2 May 24, 20152015EF1 May 24, 20152015F1 May 15, 20032003F1 April 14, 19761976EF1 June 18, 20082008EF1 March 28, 20072007F1 May 15, 20032003EF1 February 23, 20072007F1 November 19, 19731973F1 June 24, 1953F1 June 17, 1955F1 May 28, 1980F1 June 9, 2005F1 June 9, 2005EF1 November 16, 2015EF1 May 24, 2015EF1 May 5, 2019F0 June 6, 1963F0 June 17, 1955F0 June 17, 1955F0 June 17, 1955F0 May 18, 1982F0 April 29, 1952F0 June 17, 1955F0 June 17, 1955F0 July 22, 1958F0 June 6, 1963F0 June 6, 1963F0 June 6, 1963F0 May 31, 1999F0 May 31, 1999F0 August 12, 2002F0 June 9, 2005F0 June 9, 2005F0 June 9, 2005F0 October 19, 2005F0 October 26, 2006EF0 May 1, 2007EF0 February 23, 2007EF0 March 28, 2007EF0 March 28, 2007EF0 March 28, 2007EF0 May 24, 2015EF0 May 24, 2015EF0 May 17, 2019Unknown June 10, 1962EFU May 5, 2019EFU May 5, 2019EFU May 17, 2019EFU May 17, 2019© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)9
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)7
  • F0 (Light damage)20
  • EF0 (Light damage)8
  • Unknown rating1
  • Unknown rating4

Most Active Years

  • 19557
  • 20057
  • 20077
  • 20157
  • 20196
  • 19634
  • 19582
  • 19732

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
September 25, 1973F3Meade, Kansas5.7 mi50 yd00$25K
June 21, 1958F2Meade, Kansas12.2 mi30 yd00$25K
June 17, 1955F2Meade, Kansas0 mi33 yd00N/A
June 9, 2005F2Meade, Kansas9.2 mi200 yd00N/A
November 16, 2015EF2Meade, Kansas18.28 mi2000 yd00N/A
May 24, 2015EF2Meade, Kansas10.3 mi250 yd00N/A
May 24, 2015EF1Meade, Kansas6.6 mi1200 yd00$750K
May 15, 2003F1Meade, Kansas2 mi100 yd00$300K
April 14, 1976F1Meade, Kansas21.4 mi33 yd00$250K
June 18, 2008EF1Meade, Kansas1.37 mi75 yd00$85K
March 28, 2007EF1Meade, Kansas6.27 mi125 yd00$75K
May 15, 2003F1Meade, Kansas1 mi50 yd00$50K

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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.