NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hugoton, 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 Hugoton, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 78 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 78
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Hugoton
The strongest of the 78 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 5, 1993; its path came within 5 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 23, 1951, killed 1 person. Of the 78, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on July 1, 2020. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hugoton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 148 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hugoton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hugoton
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s5
- 2000s16
- 1990s24(3 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s7
- 1950s12(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1993 | F4 | 5 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1996 | F3 | 15 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1993 | F3 | 6 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1989 | F3 | 18 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F3 | 14 mi | 44.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 23, 1951 | F2 | in town | 0.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| May 15, 2003 | F2 | 24 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2003 | F2 | 24 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2001 | F2 | 17 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2001 | F2 | 14 mi | 6.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 26, 1996 | F2 | 23 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 1995 | F2 | 16 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 78, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hugoton
The Storm Prediction Center has 148 hail reports within 10 miles of Hugoton since 1963, made on 105 separate days. Of these, 81 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 2, 1995. The most recent report is from June 5, 2025. June has the most reports, 71.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hugoton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hugoton, KS, 2 miles south of Hugoton at 3,110 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 3.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 19.8 inches over 36 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 132 nights a year. Snowfall averages 12.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 19.8 inches is more than at 7 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (7%). Liberal, 25 miles east, has its own station (Liberal, KS): 21.1 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 20 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 52 | 23 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 61 | 31 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 69 | 39 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.5 |
| May | 79 | 50 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 60 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 65 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 63 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 55 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 42 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 58 | 29 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 47 | 21 | 0.9 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Year | 70 | 41 | 19.8 | 36 | 12.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hugoton, KS (3,110 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 Hugoton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 60 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hugoton: 52 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 heavy rain events, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $65,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 11, 2015.
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
Stevens County, which includes Hugoton, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on December 19, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stevens County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.1 million a year, the 52nd highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $582,000 (7%), 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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