NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Conway Springs, 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 Conway Springs, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 167 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 17 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 167
- EF3 or stronger
- 17
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
23 deaths in all
What the records show for Conway Springs
The strongest of the 167 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 26, 1991; its path came within 11 miles, and it killed 17 people. Of the 167, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 72 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 68. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2025. Conway Springs has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 83% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 135 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Conway Springs.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Conway Springs
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s25(4 EF3+)
- 2000s45(4 EF3+)
- 1990s35(4 EF3+)
- 1980s17
- 1970s13(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(4 EF3+)
- 1950s14
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1991 | F5 | 11 mi | 46 mi | 17 / 225 |
| May 3, 1999 | F4 | 15 mi | 24 mi | 6 / 150 |
| May 12, 2004 | F4 | 20 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 23, 1969 | F4 | 16 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 19, 2012 | EF3 | 23 mi | 9.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 2012 | EF3 | 23 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | 20 mi | 13.2 mi | 0 / 38 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | in town | 18.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2004 | F3 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 29, 2004 | F3 | 3 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2004 | F3 | 2 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 16, 1991 | F3 | 13 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 167, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Conway Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 135 hail reports within 10 miles of Conway Springs since 1960, made on 92 separate days. Of these, 85 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 17, 2025. The most recent report is from July 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 48.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Conway Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Norwich, KS, 11 miles west of Conway Springs at 1,501 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 33.2 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 69 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 101 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 33.2 inches is more than at 41 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (40%). Clearwater, 12 miles northeast, has its own station (Wichita, KS): 34.5 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 21 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 49 | 25 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 59 | 33 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 68 | 43 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 78 | 54 | 5.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 64 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 67 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 59 | 2.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 46 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 57 | 33 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 45 | 24 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Year | 69 | 45 | 33.2 | 47 | 6.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Norwich, KS (1,501 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 Conway Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 103 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Conway Springs: 83 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods, 7 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $7.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 109 mph, on April 28, 1996. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 36 have had fewer than Conway Springs.
April 23, 2004: lightning strike in Conway Springs — 1 injured.
NWS: “Girl, 16 years old, struck while showering. Victim was transported to Anthony Hospital where she was listed in stable condition.”
April 28, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Conway Springs — $7.0 million damage.
April 26, 2009: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Conway Springs — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rainfall from numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours on the 26th produced widespread urban and rural flooding across the county. Many locations received 3 to 5 inches of rainfall.”
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
Sumner County, which includes Conway Springs, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 20 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sumner 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 and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.1 million a year, the 23rd highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.6 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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