NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Leoti, 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 Leoti, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 106 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 106
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Leoti
The highest rating among the 106 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 22, 1999, came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on July 12, 1956, killed 1 person. Of the 106, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 51. The most recent tornado was on August 3, 2025. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Leoti. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 183 times since 1957, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 171 Kansas cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Leoti.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Leoti
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s35
- 2000s16
- 1990s27(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s3
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1999 | F3 | 10 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1968 | F3 | 13 mi | 140.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 12, 1956 | F2 | 11 mi | 20 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 18, 2025 | EF2 | 15 mi | 10.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 21, 1963 | F2 | 11 mi | 25.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1951 | F2 | 3 mi | 48.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2017 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2016 | EF1 | 20 mi | 6.78 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 2014 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2010 | EF1 | 10 mi | 0.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2010 | EF1 | 25 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1996 | F1 | 7 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 106, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Leoti
The Storm Prediction Center has 183 hail reports within 10 miles of Leoti since 1957, made on 121 separate days. Of these, 126 were 1 inch across or larger, and 20 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on August 11, 2002. The most recent report is from April 23, 2025. May has the most reports, 43.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Leoti
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Leoti, KS, 2 miles southeast of Leoti at 3,309 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 16°F. August is the wettest at 3.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 19.4 inches over 39 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 60 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 23.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 19.4 inches is more than at 5 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (5%). Scott City, 25 miles east, has its own station (Scott City, KS): 20.3 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 16 | 0.4 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 48 | 18 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 57 | 26 | 1.3 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 66 | 34 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.3 |
| May | 75 | 46 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 87 | 57 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 62 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 60 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 51 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 68 | 37 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 55 | 25 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 45 | 17 | 0.6 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Year | 67 | 37 | 19.4 | 39 | 23.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Leoti, KS (3,309 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 Leoti
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Leoti: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $213,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on July 18, 2020. April has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 27 have had fewer than Leoti.
July 17, 2008: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Leoti — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A feed yard northwest of Leoti, KS suffered damage from strong thunderstorm outflows. About 20% of the feed warehouse roof was removed.”
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
Wichita County, which includes Leoti, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2005, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane, 1 snowstorm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on October 26, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wichita County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.7 million a year, the 87th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.8 million (38%), is from hail.
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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