NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Inman, 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 Inman, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 128 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 128
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Inman
The highest rating among the 128 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 13, 1990, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on September 25, 1973, killed 3 people. Of the 128, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 51. The most recent tornado was on April 30, 2024. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 51% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Inman. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 121 times since 1962, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Inman.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Inman
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s21(2 EF3+)
- 2000s20
- 1990s27(7 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s12(1 EF3+)
- 1960s15(4 EF3+)
- 1950s22(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | 21 mi | 22 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | 17 mi | 48 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Jun 8, 1950 | F4 | 7 mi | 17.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F4 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F4 | 10 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | 15 mi | 169.7 mi | 3 / 42 |
| Jul 13, 2015 | EF3 | 10 mi | 5.32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF3 | 15 mi | 16.48 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F3 | 23 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 24, 1990 | F3 | 19 mi | 60 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 7 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1965 | F3 | 23 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 128, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Inman
The Storm Prediction Center has 121 hail reports within 10 miles of Inman since 1962, made on 81 separate days. Of these, 85 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on July 3, 2005. The most recent report is from September 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Inman
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hutchinson, KS, 11 miles southwest of Inman at 1,540 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 33.0 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 63 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 120 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 33.0 inches is more than at 39 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (38%). Mcpherson, 12 miles northeast, has its own station (Mcpherson, KS): 33.7 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 19 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 50 | 23 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 60 | 32 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 70 | 41 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.3 |
| May | 79 | 53 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 63 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 68 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 66 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 57 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 72 | 44 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 58 | 31 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 47 | 23 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Year | 70 | 43 | 33.0 | 52 | 6.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hutchinson, KS (1,540 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 Inman
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 84 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Inman: 67 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 floods, 7 heavy rain events and 1 flash flood. They killed 2 people and injured 10, and the NWS estimated $15.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 9, 2011.
July 3, 2005: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Inman — 1 killed, 6 injured, $14.5 million damage.
NWS: “Report received approximately 3 hours after occurrence. Therefore, event times are estimates.”
June 1, 2019: flood 7 miles from the centre of Inman — 1 killed.
NWS: “A gentleman was ejected from an ATV when he encountered a washed out section of road from heavy rains 5 to 6 days earlier. The road in question did not have any flowing water at the time and was dry with a few residual puddles remaining.”
June 15, 2017: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Inman — 4 injured.
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
McPherson County, which includes Inman, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives McPherson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.1 million a year, the 16th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.3 million (31%), 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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