NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Humboldt, 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 Humboldt, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Humboldt
The strongest of the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 12, 1964; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 3 people. Of the 82, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on June 29, 2024. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Humboldt. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 193 times since 1960, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Humboldt has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 171 Kansas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Humboldt
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s1
- 2000s25(1 EF3+)
- 1990s3
- 1980s14
- 1970s11
- 1960s13(1 EF3+)
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1964 | F4 | 23 mi | 19.4 mi | 3 / 9 |
| May 8, 2003 | F3 | 14 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F3 | 15 mi | 69.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF2 | 19 mi | 6.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2003 | F2 | 17 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 19, 2000 | F2 | 21 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F2 | 2 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F2 | 23 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 1986 | F2 | 17 mi | 22.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F2 | 12 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 27, 1973 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 24, 1973 | F2 | 23 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Humboldt
The Storm Prediction Center has 193 hail reports within 10 miles of Humboldt since 1960, made on 100 separate days. Of these, 126 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on September 13, 2005. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 65.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Humboldt
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Humboldt, KS, in Humboldt at 940 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 42.3 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 50 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 111 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.3 inches is more than at 94 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (91%). Iola, 9 miles north, has its own station (Iola 1 W, KS): 42.0 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 21 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 47 | 25 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 57 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 67 | 43 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 55 | 5.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 65 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 69 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 67 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 58 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 46 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 57 | 35 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 45 | 25 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Year | 67 | 45 | 42.3 | 62 | 9.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Humboldt, KS (940 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 Humboldt
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 225 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Humboldt: 154 thunderstorm wind reports, 28 floods, 24 heavy rain events, 18 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $22.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 30, 2005. May has had the most flash floods, 5 of 18. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 100 have had fewer than Humboldt.
November 30, 2023: heavy rain event 9 miles from the centre of Humboldt — 1 killed.
June 11, 2021: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Humboldt — 1 injured.
July 1, 2007: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Humboldt — $12.0 million 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
Allen County, which includes Humboldt, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on July 15, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Allen County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.7 million a year, the 56th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.9 million (51%), 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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