NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Moundridge, 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 Moundridge, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 134 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 134
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Moundridge
The highest rating among the 134 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 13, 1990, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on March 13, 1990, killed 1 person. Of the 134, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 51. The most recent tornado was on April 30, 2024. Moundridge has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 51% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 118 times since 1966, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Moundridge.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Moundridge
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s13(1 EF3+)
- 2000s16
- 1990s33(6 EF3+)
- 1980s11
- 1970s12
- 1960s21(3 EF3+)
- 1950s23(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | 6 mi | 22 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F5 | 6 mi | 48 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Jun 8, 1950 | F4 | 10 mi | 17.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F4 | 14 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F4 | 23 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF3 | 9 mi | 16.48 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 24, 1990 | F3 | 21 mi | 60 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 2 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1965 | F3 | 23 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 13, 1965 | F3 | 12 mi | 62.5 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | 11 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F2 | 25 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 134, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Moundridge
The Storm Prediction Center has 118 hail reports within 10 miles of Moundridge since 1966, made on 80 separate days. Of these, 83 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 3, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 44.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Moundridge
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mcpherson, KS, 14 miles north of Moundridge at 1,520 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 33.7 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 126 nights a year. Snowfall averages 14.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 33.7 inches is more than at 44 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (43%). Hesston, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Newton, KS): 33.9 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 19 | 0.9 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 47 | 22 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 58 | 31 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 67 | 41 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| May | 77 | 52 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 63 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 68 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 66 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 58 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 44 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 56 | 31 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 44 | 22 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Year | 68 | 43 | 33.7 | 52 | 14.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mcpherson, KS (1,520 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 Moundridge
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 97 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Moundridge: 74 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 heavy rain events, 9 floods and 2 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $2.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 31, 2007.
May 31, 2007: thunderstorm wind in Moundridge — 3 injured, $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “Rather extensive damage occurred across the town of Moundridge due to extreme straight line winds estimated at 90 to 100 mph. Three businesses and one residence received major damage.”
February 28, 2012: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Moundridge — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
NWS: “Winds estimated around 75 mph blew over a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 135, just east of Moundridge. The driver, a 40-year-old woman, was injured (direct).”
July 14, 2009: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Moundridge — $150,000 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
McPherson County, which includes Moundridge, 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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Cities near Moundridge
- Hesston, KS6 mi
- Galva, KS12 mi
- North Newton, KS13 mi
- Halstead, KS13 mi
- Mcpherson, KS14 mi
- Newton, KS15 mi
- Inman, KS15 mi
- Sedgwick, KS19 mi
- Hillsboro, KS20 mi
- Hutchinson, KS23 mi
- Haven, KS25 mi
- South Hutchinson, KS25 mi
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