NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bucyrus, 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 Bucyrus, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 125 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 125
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
49 deaths in all
What the records show for Bucyrus
The strongest of the 125 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 20, 1957; its path came within 6 miles, and it killed 44 people. Of the 125, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 45. The most recent tornado was on June 3, 2025. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bucyrus. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 169 times since 1960, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bucyrus.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bucyrus
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s27
- 2000s14(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s17
- 1970s10(2 EF3+)
- 1960s25(4 EF3+)
- 1950s15(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1957 | F5 | 6 mi | 69.4 mi | 44 / 207 |
| May 4, 2003 | F4 | 24 mi | 21 mi | 2 / 30 |
| May 22, 1952 | F4 | 23 mi | 26.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 21 mi | 29.8 mi | 2 / 15 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F3 | 16 mi | 19.5 mi | 1 / 10 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 15 mi | 31.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | 7 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | 14 mi | 7.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 15, 1960 | F3 | 8 mi | 8.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 31, 1980 | F2 | 22 mi | 6.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 11, 1978 | F2 | 10 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 4, 1977 | F2 | 11 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 125, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bucyrus
The Storm Prediction Center has 169 hail reports within 10 miles of Bucyrus since 1960, made on 110 separate days. Of these, 114 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 5, 2003. The most recent report is from June 7, 2024. April has the most reports, 44.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bucyrus
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport, KS, 8 miles north of Bucyrus at 1,070 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 37.8 inches over 59 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 33 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 101 nights a year. That 37.8 inches is more than at 69 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (67%). Spring Hill, 7 miles west, has its own station (Olathe Johnson Co Airport, KS): 37.7 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 21 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Feb | 44 | 25 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Mar | 55 | 35 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Apr | 65 | 45 | 3.9 | 7 |
| May | 74 | 55 | 5.4 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 65 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 88 | 69 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Aug | 87 | 67 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Sep | 78 | 59 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 67 | 47 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Nov | 53 | 35 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 42 | 25 | 1.4 | 2 |
| Year | 64 | 46 | 37.8 | 59 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport, KS (1,070 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 Bucyrus
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 147 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bucyrus: 133 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $777,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on August 18, 2011. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 12. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 70 have had fewer than Bucyrus.
March 6, 2017: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Bucyrus — $500,000 damage.
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
Miami County, which includes Bucyrus, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Miami County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.9 million a year, the 20th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (45%), 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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