NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Haven, 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 Haven, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 145 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 145
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Haven
The strongest of the 145 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on March 13, 1990; its path passed within a mile of the city centre, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F1 on May 26, 1973, killed 3 people. Of the 145, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 53 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 55. The most recent tornado was on April 30, 2024. Haven has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 192 times since 1964, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Haven has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 171 Kansas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Haven
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s24(2 EF3+)
- 2000s27
- 1990s28(3 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s12(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(6 EF3+)
- 1950s23
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | in town | 48 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F4 | 15 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 23, 1969 | F4 | 19 mi | 8.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 13, 2015 | EF3 | 22 mi | 5.32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF3 | 8 mi | 16.48 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 18 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F3 | 16 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 1965 | F3 | 2 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 13, 1965 | F3 | 16 mi | 62.5 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | 11 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | F3 | 18 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 145, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Haven
The Storm Prediction Center has 192 hail reports within 10 miles of Haven since 1964, made on 106 separate days. Of these, 120 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.25 inches, was reported on 2 days, most recently July 23, 2013. The most recent report is from June 17, 2025. May has the most reports, 53.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Haven
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS, 12 miles north of Haven at 1,543 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 20°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 28.3 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 67 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. That 28.3 inches is more than at 27 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (26%). South Hutchinson, 12 miles northwest, has its own station (Hutchinson, KS): 33.0 inches a year, 4.7 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 20 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Feb | 48 | 23 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Mar | 59 | 33 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 68 | 42 | 2.3 | 5 |
| May | 78 | 53 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 88 | 64 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 93 | 68 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Aug | 91 | 66 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Sep | 83 | 57 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 71 | 44 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Nov | 57 | 31 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Dec | 45 | 22 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Year | 69 | 44 | 28.3 | 47 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hutchinson Municipal Airport, KS (1,543 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 Haven
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 112 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Haven: 94 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 6 floods and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 8, 1997. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 9. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 50 have had fewer than Haven.
June 25, 2021: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Haven — 1 injured.
June 8, 2005: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Haven — $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “At 2114 CST: In Newton, street flooding in progress at most locations. At 2114 CST: 5 miles east of Newton, 1st Street flooded.”
May 8, 2009: flood 10 miles from the centre of Haven — $550,000 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
Reno County, which includes Haven, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 3 fires, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Reno County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.6 million a year, the 6th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.3 million (32%), 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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