Tornado History

Ottawa Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Ottawa, Kansas. The records below identify 28 tornadoes from 1955 through 2018, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $50.6M, with 2 deaths and 12 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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28recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$50.6Mminimum property damage
May 2, 2018latest tornado
20.7 milongest listed path
1000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 September 25, 19731973F3 September 25, 19731973F3 June 15, 19921992EF3 May 28, 20132013EF3 May 25, 20162016EF3 May 1, 20182018F2 May 4, 19591959EF2 May 5, 20072007F1 July 9, 19921992F1 June 15, 19921992EF1 April 14, 20122012EF1 May 5, 20072007F0 July 1, 19941994F0 June 4, 19551955F0 September 2, 1966F0 June 8, 1998F0 June 8, 1998F0 April 6, 2006F0 September 21, 2006F0 September 21, 2006EF0 May 5, 2007EF0 May 28, 2013EF0 May 6, 2015EF0 May 6, 2015EF0 October 4, 2016EF0 May 25, 2016EF0 April 15, 2017EF0 May 2, 2018© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • EF3 (Severe damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)8
  • EF0 (Light damage)8

Most Active Years

  • 19923
  • 20063
  • 20073
  • 20163
  • 19732
  • 19982
  • 20132
  • 20152

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, 1973F3Ottawa, Kansas9.4 mi100 yd12$25.0M
September 25, 1973F3Ottawa, Kansas20.7 mi67 yd02$25.0M
June 15, 1992F3Ottawa, Kansas3 mi800 yd00$250K
May 28, 2013EF3Ottawa, Kansas2.33 mi1000 yd00N/A
May 25, 2016EF3Ottawa, Kansas3.48 mi100 yd03N/A
May 1, 2018EF3Ottawa, Kansas14.18 mi880 yd00N/A
May 4, 1959F2Ottawa, Kansas3.8 mi100 yd00$250K
May 5, 2007EF2Ottawa, Kansas11 mi100 yd15N/A
July 9, 1992F1Ottawa, Kansas1 mi73 yd00$25K
June 15, 1992F1Ottawa, Kansas1 mi50 yd00$25K
April 14, 2012EF1Ottawa, Kansas7.67 mi100 yd00$10K
May 5, 2007EF1Ottawa, Kansas3.21 mi200 yd00N/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.