NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Belleville, 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 Belleville, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 165 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 165
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Belleville
The highest rating among the 165 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 20, 1957, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on June 22, 2003, killed 1 person. Of the 165, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 91 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 76. The most recent tornado was on June 7, 2022. Belleville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 151 times since 1959, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 171 Kansas cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Belleville.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Belleville
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s28(1 EF3+)
- 2000s60(1 EF3+)
- 1990s19(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11(2 EF3+)
- 1950s21(5 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1957 | F4 | 15 mi | 44.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1955 | F4 | 8 mi | 61.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF3 | 5 mi | 1.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2008 | EF3 | 5 mi | 55.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 14 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1986 | F3 | 20 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 20, 1974 | F3 | 25 mi | 41.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1965 | F3 | 24 mi | 40.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 27, 1960 | F3 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 20, 1957 | F3 | 16 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1953 | F3 | 13 mi | 13.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1951 | F3 | 20 mi | 38.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 165, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Belleville
The Storm Prediction Center has 151 hail reports within 10 miles of Belleville since 1959, made on 94 separate days. Of these, 89 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on May 29, 2004. The most recent report is from August 10, 2023. May has the most reports, 41.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Belleville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Belleville, KS, in Belleville at 1,530 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 30.7 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 49 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 133 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.3 inches a year, most of it in February. That 30.7 inches is more than at 34 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (33%). Concordia, 18 miles south, has its own station (Concordia Municipal Airport, KS): 28.4 inches a year, 2.3 less than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 16 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 42 | 19 | 1.0 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 54 | 29 | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 64 | 39 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| May | 74 | 51 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 62 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 67 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 64 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 55 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 42 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 53 | 29 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 40 | 19 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Year | 65 | 41 | 30.7 | 51 | 15.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Belleville, KS (1,530 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 Belleville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 82 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Belleville: 71 thunderstorm wind reports and 11 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $174,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 29, 2005. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 11. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 61 have had fewer than Belleville.
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
Republic County, which includes Belleville, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Straight Line Winds, on February 17, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Republic County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.3 million a year, the 61st highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.0 million (28%), is from hail.
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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