NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Herington, 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 Herington, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 101 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 101
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Herington
The strongest of the 101 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on March 13, 1990; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an EF3 on June 11, 2008, killed 1 person. Of the 101, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 30. The most recent tornado was on July 22, 2023. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 81% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Herington. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 160 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Herington.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Herington
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s10(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14(1 EF3+)
- 1990s30(2 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s6(2 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s21(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | 22 mi | 22 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 25, 2016 | EF4 | 19 mi | 25.09 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 11, 2008 | EF3 | 20 mi | 15.26 mi | 1 / 3 |
| May 24, 1990 | F3 | 14 mi | 60 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1972 | F3 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 6, 1971 | F3 | 18 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 22 mi | 127 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 10, 1953 | F3 | 25 mi | 52.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1950 | F3 | 25 mi | 14.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 7, 1995 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F2 | 25 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F2 | 3 mi | 55 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 101, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Herington
The Storm Prediction Center has 160 hail reports within 10 miles of Herington since 1956, made on 97 separate days. Of these, 106 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on September 3, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 55.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Herington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Herington, KS, 2 miles southwest of Herington at 1,338 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 34.3 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 129 nights a year. Snowfall averages 13.1 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 34.3 inches is more than at 48 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (47%). Marion, 23 miles south, has its own station (Marion Rsvr, KS): 34.0 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 17 | 0.8 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 45 | 21 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 56 | 31 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 66 | 41 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| May | 75 | 52 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 67 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 65 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 42 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55 | 30 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 43 | 21 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Year | 66 | 42 | 34.3 | 54 | 13.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Herington, KS (1,338 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 Herington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Herington: 69 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 4 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $627,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on May 6, 2010. May 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 Herington.
June 3, 2005: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Herington — 1 killed, $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Six inches of fast flowing water over roads 6 miles south of Hope. One fatality occurred when a 37 year old man was swept away by rapidly flowing water after he exited his truck when the right front tire dropped off a low water bridge.”
June 3, 2005: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Herington — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Six inches of fast flowing water across some streets in Hope.”
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
Morris County, which includes Herington, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 21 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 Morris County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.7 million a year, the 71st highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.4 million (36%), 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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