Beloit, KS tornado history
31 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Beloit, KS from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 32nd of 99 Kansas cities with a tornado on record. 4 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on October 12, 2023 (EFU, 0.0-mile path); the strongest, on June 15, 1992, was rated F4. The deadliest, on June 9, 1967, killed 1 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Beloit, KS
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2023 | EFU | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 3.9 mi |
| May 29, 2008 | EF0 | 9.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.4 mi |
| May 29, 2008 | EF3 | 18.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 9.6 mi |
| Apr 24, 2008 | EF2 | 14.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.2 mi |
| Sep 21, 2006 | F0 | 6.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 1.1 mi |
| Sep 21, 2006 | F0 | 6.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 3.5 mi |
| Sep 21, 2006 | F0 | 17.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Lincoln County, KS | 4.1 mi |
| Jul 7, 2004 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 8.8 mi |
| May 29, 2004 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.9 mi |
| May 8, 2001 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Jewell County, KS | 5.5 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 8.7 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F1 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 7.3 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 3.3 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F3 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 5.8 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.5 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 6.6 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 8.7 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F4 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.1 mi |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F2 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 9.7 mi |
| Jun 15, 1990 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 8.8 mi |
| Jul 9, 1988 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Cloud County, KS | 10.0 mi |
| Apr 14, 1982 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 3.1 mi |
| Apr 27, 1975 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Jewell County, KS | 9.4 mi |
| May 17, 1974 | F0 | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.8 mi |
| May 17, 1974 | F1 | 16.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Jewell County, KS | 4.0 mi |
| May 13, 1968 | F2 | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 2.5 mi |
| Jun 9, 1967 | F2 | 42.5 mi | 1 / 10 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.3 mi |
| Aug 27, 1964 | F1 | 23.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 4.7 mi |
| May 24, 1960 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 9.5 mi |
| Jun 2, 1955 | F1 | 19.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Mitchell County, KS | 7.5 mi |
| Mar 2, 1951 | F3 | 38.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Osborne County, KS | 5.0 mi |
More: Mitchell County tornadoes · Kansas tornado history · Beloit hail history · Kansas damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 7, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.