NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dodge City, 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 Dodge City, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 168 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 168
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Dodge City
The highest rating among the 168 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 30, 1972, came within 23 miles. Of the 168, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 103 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 75. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2024. Dodge City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 457 times since 1955, with stones up to 5 inches. Dodge City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 171 Kansas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Dodge City
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s42(4 EF3+)
- 2000s52(2 EF3+)
- 1990s18(2 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s13(2 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s20(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1972 | F4 | 23 mi | 26.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 1955 | F4 | 14 mi | 72.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 2019 | EF3 | 14 mi | 29.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2016 | EF3 | 7 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2016 | EF3 | 11 mi | 14.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 16, 2015 | EF3 | 18 mi | 51.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | EF3 | 23 mi | 29.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2002 | F3 | 25 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1996 | F3 | 22 mi | 28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1991 | F3 | 14 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | 18 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | EF2 | 17 mi | 12.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 168, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dodge City
The Storm Prediction Center has 457 hail reports within 10 miles of Dodge City since 1955, made on 175 separate days. Of these, 285 were 1 inch across or larger, and 33 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 24, 2016. The most recent report is from June 8, 2025. May has the most reports, 158.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dodge City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dodge City, KS, 3 miles east of Dodge City at 2,590 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 3.3 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 22.1 inches over 41 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 71 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 22.1 inches is more than at 14 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (14%). Cimarron, 18 miles west, has its own station (Cimarron, KS): 21.7 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 20 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 49 | 23 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 60 | 31 | 1.4 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 69 | 40 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.8 |
| May | 78 | 51 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 62 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 66 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 65 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 56 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 43 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 57 | 30 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 46 | 22 | 1.0 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Year | 69 | 42 | 22.1 | 41 | 19.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dodge City, KS (2,590 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 Dodge City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 345 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dodge City: 273 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 heavy rain events, 19 flash floods and 14 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $13.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 29, 2001. June has had the most flash floods, 10 of 19. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 102 have had fewer than Dodge City.
August 7, 2011: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Dodge City — 6 injured.
NWS: “A strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down several large tents at the Dodge City Days Rodeo. Six persons were injured from flying debris or falling tents.”
August 14, 2018: flood 10 miles from the centre of Dodge City — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
NWS: “Runoff from heavy rains eventually crossed Saddle Road. A vehicle attempted to drive through but it ultimately stalled and was washed over the shoulder and flipped upside down in the flooded draw.”
June 28, 2003: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Dodge City — $8.0 million damage.
NWS: “A tremendous storm rolled in from the east (HP supercell). The combination of the 80 to 100 mph wind and hail bigger than golf balls produced at least eight million dollars in 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Dodge City's ZIP code 67801 have filed 54 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $139,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1997, with 14. 4% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 65 Kansas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 29 have fewer than Dodge City.
Ford County, which includes Dodge City, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on April 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ford County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.6 million a year, the 17th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.8 million (26%), 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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