Tornado History

Trego Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Trego, Kansas. The records below identify 57 tornadoes from 1951 through 2016, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $8.6M, with 5 deaths and 101 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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57recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$8.6Mminimum property damage
May 8, 2016latest tornado
17.7 milongest listed path
1760 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 June 27, 19511951F3 April 25, 19901990F3 May 10, 19851985F3 June 9, 20052005F2 June 5, 19741974F2 April 25, 19541954F2 May 5, 20022002EF2 May 23, 20082008EF2 May 23, 20082008EF2 May 23, 20082008F1 June 9, 20052005F1 June 6, 19511951F1 October 16, 19981998F1 June 4, 19551955F1 May 29, 1959F1 July 2, 1981F1 July 19, 1981F1 July 19, 1981F1 April 10, 2001F1 June 9, 2005F1 June 9, 2005F1 April 10, 2005EF1 May 22, 2008EF1 May 23, 2008EF1 May 23, 2008EF1 May 23, 2008EF1 November 16, 2015F0 June 19, 1978F0 May 31, 1980F0 May 31, 1980F0 October 28, 2000F0 April 21, 2001F0 June 9, 2005F0 June 9, 2005F0 April 10, 2005F0 April 10, 2005F0 April 10, 2005F0 April 10, 2005F0 April 10, 2005F0 April 10, 2005F0 April 10, 2005F0 June 15, 2005F0 June 15, 2005EF0 May 22, 2007EF0 June 5, 2008EF0 June 5, 2008EF0 May 22, 2008EF0 May 22, 2008EF0 May 25, 2008EF0 May 25, 2010EF0 May 18, 2013EF0 May 9, 2015EF0 November 16, 2015EF0 May 8, 2016Unknown June 11, 1954Unknown August 7, 1951Unknown June 29, 1957© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)12
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)5
  • F0 (Light damage)16
  • EF0 (Light damage)11
  • Unknown rating3

Most Active Years

  • 200516
  • 200812
  • 19513
  • 19813
  • 20153
  • 19542
  • 19802
  • 20012

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
June 27, 1951F4Trego, Kansas0.8 mi300 yd5100$2.5M
April 25, 1990F3Trego, Kansas10 mi500 yd00$2.5M
May 10, 1985F3Trego, Kansas10 mi300 yd00$250K
June 9, 2005F3Trego, Kansas6 mi200 yd00N/A
June 5, 1974F2Trego, Kansas17.7 mi70 yd00$250K
April 25, 1954F2Trego, Kansas0 mi33 yd00$25K
May 5, 2002F2Trego, Kansas2.2 mi350 yd00N/A
May 23, 2008EF2Trego, Kansas2.6 mi715 yd00N/A
May 23, 2008EF2Trego, Kansas9 mi1760 yd00N/A
May 23, 2008EF2Trego, Kansas8.2 mi250 yd00N/A
June 9, 2005F1Trego, Kansas8.2 mi100 yd00$3.0M
June 6, 1951F1Trego, Kansas3 mi400 yd00$25K

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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.