NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Andale, KS
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Andale, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 169 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 169
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
27 deaths in all
What the records show for Andale
The highest rating among the 169 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 26, 1991, came within 21 miles. Of the 169, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 53. The most recent tornado was on April 30, 2024. Andale has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 274 times since 1960, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Andale has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 171 Kansas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Andale
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s22(2 EF3+)
- 2000s18
- 1990s40(4 EF3+)
- 1980s28
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s24(6 EF3+)
- 1950s24(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1991 | F5 | 21 mi | 46 mi | 17 / 225 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | 13 mi | 48 mi | 1 / 60 |
| May 3, 1999 | F4 | 17 mi | 24 mi | 6 / 150 |
| Jun 23, 1969 | F4 | 9 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF3 | 4 mi | 16.48 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | 22 mi | 13.2 mi | 0 / 38 |
| May 16, 1991 | F3 | 22 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F3 | 4 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 3, 1965 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 27 |
| Jun 4, 1965 | F3 | 10 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 13, 1965 | F3 | 9 mi | 62.5 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | 17 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 169, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Andale
The Storm Prediction Center has 274 hail reports within 10 miles of Andale since 1960, made on 151 separate days. Of these, 188 were 1 inch across or larger, and 25 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently September 15, 2010. The most recent report is from July 8, 2025. May has the most reports, 90.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Andale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wichita Wx, KS, 13 miles southeast of Andale at 1,334 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 22°F. May and June are the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 34.6 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 67 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 109 nights a year. That 34.6 inches is more than at 51 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (50%). Haven, 12 miles northwest, has its own station (Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS): 28.3 inches a year, 6.3 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 22 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Feb | 49 | 26 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Mar | 59 | 35 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Apr | 68 | 45 | 3.0 | 5 |
| May | 77 | 55 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Jun | 88 | 65 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Aug | 91 | 68 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Sep | 83 | 59 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 70 | 47 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 57 | 34 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Dec | 45 | 25 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Year | 69 | 46 | 34.6 | 51 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wichita Wx, KS (1,334 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Andale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 270 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Andale: 228 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods, 15 floods, 11 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on June 15, 2002. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 15. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 88 have had fewer than Andale.
May 27, 2016: flood 6 miles from the centre of Andale — 1 killed.
July 3, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Andale — 2 injured, $2,000 damage.
June 25, 2021: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Andale — 1 injured.
NWS: “A report of damage to a mobile home awning and a couple of cars. Time is estimated from radar.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Sedgwick County, which includes Andale, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sedgwick County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively High for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $255.9 million a year, the 2nd highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $101.0 million (39%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Andale
- Colwich, KS5 mi
- Garden Plain, KS9 mi
- Maize, KS9 mi
- Goddard, KS9 mi
- Haven, KS12 mi
- Cheney, KS13 mi
- Sedgwick, KS14 mi
- Park City, KS17 mi
- Halstead, KS17 mi
- Valley Center, KS17 mi
- Wichita, KS17 mi
- Kechi, KS19 mi
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