NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kingman, 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 Kingman, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 149 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 149
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Kingman
The strongest of the 149 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on March 13, 1990; its path came within 12 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F1 on May 26, 1973, killed 3 people. Of the 149, 18 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 81 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 61. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2021. Kingman has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 70% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 139 times since 1963, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kingman.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kingman
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s35(2 EF3+)
- 2000s45(1 EF3+)
- 1990s30(3 EF3+)
- 1980s12
- 1970s9
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | 12 mi | 48 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F4 | 25 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 23, 2008 | EF3 | 24 mi | 21.9 mi | 2 / 2 |
| May 19, 2012 | EF3 | 23 mi | 9.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 2012 | EF3 | 15 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F3 | 25 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 1965 | F3 | 21 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 5, 1964 | F3 | 17 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF2 | 10 mi | 3.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2004 | F2 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2002 | F2 | 20 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2001 | F2 | 21 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 149, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kingman
The Storm Prediction Center has 139 hail reports within 10 miles of Kingman since 1963, made on 90 separate days. Of these, 91 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on September 1, 2025. The most recent report is from October 7, 2025. May has the most reports, 55.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kingman
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kingman, KS, 2 miles northwest of Kingman at 1,547 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 33.3 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 67 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 118 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 33.3 inches is more than at 43 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (42%). Cheney, 18 miles east, has its own station (Norwich, KS): 33.2 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and the same July average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 19 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 48 | 23 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 58 | 32 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 68 | 42 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 63 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 68 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 66 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 57 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 43 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 57 | 32 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 45 | 22 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Year | 68 | 43 | 33.3 | 51 | 8.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kingman, KS (1,547 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 Kingman
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 120 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kingman: 99 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 floods, 6 heavy rain events, 4 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on July 23, 2013.
April 27, 1996: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Kingman — $800,000 damage.
May 19, 2010: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Kingman — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “During the predawn hours of May 19th, lightning from a weakening area of showers and thunderstorms struck a residence in rural Kingman. The house was set ablaze.”
September 4, 2018: flood 4 miles from the centre of Kingman — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A number of homes on the west side of Kingman were evacuated, along with several closed roads, due to flooding along the swollen Ninnescah River.”
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
Kingman County, which includes Kingman, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 11, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kingman County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.2 million a year, the 36th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.4 million (22%), 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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