Pittsburg, KS Tornado History — 124 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Pittsburg, KS had?
Pittsburg has had 124 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 13 strong to violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Pittsburg?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Pittsburg was an EF1 on April 20, 2025.
When is tornado season in Pittsburg?
May is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Pittsburg, with 35 on record. April through June account for 79 of the 124 tornadoes on record near Pittsburg.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Pittsburg
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 20 total, averaging 1.0 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Pittsburg since December 29, 2025
These are 3 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Rating EF1. Estimated peak wind 105 miles. Path Length 4.37 miles. Path width 500 yards. Several trees uprooted or snapped... empty rail cars overturned... grain bins s (SGF)
An NWS survey concluded an EF1 tornado with peak winds of 95 mph damaged an outdoor maintenance storage building at the golf course at West 2nd Street and South Schiffe (SGF)
An EF0 with winds up to 80 mph and a width of 50 yards wide initially overturned portions of irrigation pivots approximately 1 mile northeast of Iantha... MO. The torna (SGF)
Within 25 miles of Pittsburg. Quoted text is the report narrative exactly as filed. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
What storm spotters reported near Pittsburg
3 local storm reports have been filed within 25 miles of Pittsburg and since confirmed into the NOAA archive, the earliest on April 2, 2025 and the most recent on April 20, 2025. They are already counted in the Pittsburg totals above; quoted below is the narrative each reporting office filed at the time.
An EF 0 tornado touched down in south-central Barton County in Missouri at 229 PM on April 20... 2025... tracking northeast through the city of Lamar before finally lif (SGF)
An EF 1 tornado touched down near Empire Lake to the north of Galena... KS... downing hundreds of trees and damaging multiple roofs before crossing the Missouri border (SGF)
Corrects previous tornado report from 3 NW Bronaugh. A NWS survey team found EF2 tornado damage to a home along Highway F to the southwest of Moundville. The tornado mo (SGF)
Source: National Weather Service and trained-spotter local storm reports, relayed by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Pittsburg
20 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Pittsburg since 1950, across 8 events. 327 injuries have been reported across all events. 2003 was the deadliest year on record near Pittsburg.
The deadliest single event was an F3 on May 4, 2003, which caused 5 fatalities along a 25.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Pittsburg
What the record shows near Pittsburg
The 2000s were the busiest decade near Pittsburg, with 29 of the 124 confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles; the 2020s have produced 6 so far. The Pittsburg record runs from the 1950s to today.
Of the tornadoes rated near Pittsburg, 89 reached EF0 or EF1 and 35 reached EF2 or stronger. The most intense on record near Pittsburg is rated EF4, of which 2 are logged.
Across the last 20 years Pittsburg has averaged 1.0 confirmed tornadoes a year within 25 miles, 20 in total. 2019 was the busiest of them with 4, and 9 of those years passed with none at all.