NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lansing, 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 Lansing, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 112 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 112
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Lansing
The highest rating among the 112 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 28, 2019, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 4, 2003, killed 2 people. Of the 112, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2024. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lansing. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 300 times since 1962, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Lansing has more hail reports within 10 miles than 83% of the 171 Kansas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lansing
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s9(1 EF3+)
- 2000s29(4 EF3+)
- 1990s9
- 1980s9
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s28(9 EF3+)
- 1950s13(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2003 | F4 | 13 mi | 21 mi | 2 / 30 |
| Jun 8, 1966 | F4 | in town | 19.9 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 28, 2019 | EF4 | 12 mi | 29.07 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 4, 2003 | F4 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 7, 1961 | F4 | 5 mi | 26.2 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 22, 1952 | F4 | 15 mi | 26.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F3 | 4 mi | 14 mi | 1 / 22 |
| May 2, 2008 | EF3 | 22 mi | 0.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2004 | F3 | 17 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 24 mi | 31.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 15 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | 23 mi | 7.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 112, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lansing
The Storm Prediction Center has 300 hail reports within 10 miles of Lansing since 1962, made on 154 separate days. Of these, 192 were 1 inch across or larger, and 22 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on August 19, 2011. The most recent report is from October 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 85.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lansing
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Leavenworth, KS, 5 miles north of Lansing at 870 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 21°F. June is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 inches over 63 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 46 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. Snowfall averages 18.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 41.4 inches is more than at 89 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (86%). Basehor, 8 miles south, has its own station (Bonner Springs, KS): 40.5 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 21 | 1.1 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 45 | 24 | 1.6 | 3 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 57 | 34 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 67 | 44 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 55 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86 | 65 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 69 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 5.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 58 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 46 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 54 | 34 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 43 | 25 | 1.7 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Year | 66 | 45 | 41.4 | 63 | 18.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Leavenworth, KS (870 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 Lansing
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 274 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lansing: 209 thunderstorm wind reports, 46 flash floods, 17 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $4.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 19, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 12 of 46. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 147 have had fewer than Lansing.
June 2, 2008: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Lansing — 1 injured.
October 2, 2005: flood 6 miles from the centre of Lansing — $3.1 million damage.
October 2, 2005: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Lansing — $1.0 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
Leavenworth County, which includes Lansing, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Leavenworth County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.5 million a year, the 8th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.0 million (38%), 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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Cities near Lansing
- Leavenworth, KS3 mi
- Fort Leavenworth, KS6 mi
- Basehor, KS8 mi
- Platte City, MO9 mi
- Parkville, MO11 mi
- Weston, MO13 mi
- Bonner Springs, KS13 mi
- Tonganoxie, KS14 mi
- Kansas City, KS15 mi
- Riverside, MO16 mi
- Mc Louth, KS17 mi
- Shawnee, KS18 mi
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