NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hoisington, 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 Hoisington, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 215 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 215
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Hoisington
The highest rating among the 215 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 21, 2001, passed within a mile of the city centre. The deadliest, an EF2 on May 24, 2011, killed 2 people. Of the 215, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 130 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 103. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2024. Hoisington has more tornadoes within 25 miles than any other of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 134 times since 1957, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hoisington.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hoisington
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s41(1 EF3+)
- 2000s82(1 EF3+)
- 1990s28(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s20(1 EF3+)
- 1950s20(5 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2001 | F4 | in town | 5 mi | 1 / 28 |
| May 4, 1950 | F4 | 8 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | 2 mi | 26.64 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 24, 1990 | F3 | 14 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 27, 1975 | F3 | 8 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1964 | F3 | 16 mi | 59.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F3 | 13 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F3 | 21 mi | 28.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 16 mi | 20.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 12 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF2 | 19 mi | 11.81 mi | 2 / 1 |
| May 25, 2012 | EF2 | 21 mi | 0.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 215, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hoisington
The Storm Prediction Center has 134 hail reports within 10 miles of Hoisington since 1957, made on 89 separate days. Of these, 90 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 15, 2002. The most recent report is from June 4, 2024. May has the most reports, 38.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hoisington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Great Bend 3W, KS, 14 miles south of Hoisington at 1,872 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 27.5 inches over 46 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from April to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 120 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 27.5 inches is more than at 24 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (23%). Russell, 22 miles north, has its own station (Russell Municipal Airport, KS): 25.0 inches a year, 2.5 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 18 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 47 | 21 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 58 | 30 | 1.6 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 68 | 39 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.3 |
| May | 76 | 51 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 61 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 65 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 63 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 55 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 42 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55 | 29 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 44 | 20 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Year | 67 | 41 | 27.5 | 46 | 11.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Great Bend 3W, KS (1,872 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 Hoisington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 88 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hoisington: 79 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 floods, 2 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $236,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 24, 1998.
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
Barton County, which includes Hoisington, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 19 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on December 19, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Barton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.4 million a year, the 18th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (27%), is from tornadoes.
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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