NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Larned, 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 Larned, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 191 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 20 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 191
- EF3 or stronger
- 20
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Larned
The highest rating among the 191 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 18, 2013, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on May 24, 2011, killed 2 people. Of the 191, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 110 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 80. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Larned has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 97% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 217 times since 1955, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Larned has more hail reports within 10 miles than 58% of the 171 Kansas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Larned
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s40(5 EF3+)
- 2000s65(5 EF3+)
- 1990s17
- 1980s3
- 1970s17(4 EF3+)
- 1960s18(2 EF3+)
- 1950s26(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2013 | EF4 | 17 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1955 | F4 | 3 mi | 72.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1950 | F4 | 6 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 4, 2007 | EF3 | 19 mi | 17.4 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 4, 2007 | EF3 | 19 mi | 18.22 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | 6 mi | 26.64 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 24, 2016 | EF3 | 16 mi | 8.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | 21 mi | 39.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | 19 mi | 48.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2008 | EF3 | 13 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 4, 2007 | EF3 | 19 mi | 23.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 27, 2004 | F3 | 13 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 191, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Larned
The Storm Prediction Center has 217 hail reports within 10 miles of Larned since 1955, made on 114 separate days. Of these, 152 were 1 inch across or larger, and 31 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 9, 2023. The most recent report is from May 23, 2025. May has the most reports, 69.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Larned
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Larned, KS, 2 miles east of Larned at 1,995 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 21°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 27.2 inches over 46 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 122 nights a year. That 27.2 inches is more than at 23 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (22%). St John, 21 miles southeast, has its own station (Hudson, KS): 28.9 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 21 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Feb | 47 | 24 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Mar | 58 | 33 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Apr | 67 | 40 | 2.2 | 4 |
| May | 76 | 52 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 86 | 63 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Jul | 91 | 67 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Aug | 90 | 66 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 82 | 58 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Oct | 69 | 45 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 56 | 32 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Dec | 45 | 24 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Year | 67 | 44 | 27.2 | 46 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Larned, KS (1,995 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 Larned
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 142 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Larned: 110 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 heavy rain events, 13 floods and 4 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $4.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on August 2, 1996.
August 2, 1996: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Larned — 1 injured, $3.2 million damage.
May 5, 1996: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Larned — $250,000 damage.
August 2, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Larned — $250,000 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
Pawnee County, which includes Larned, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 26 of them major disasters (by incident: 19 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pawnee County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.7 million a year, the 38th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (25%), 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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