NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pratt, 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 Pratt, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 141 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 141
- 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 Pratt
The highest rating among the 141 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 16 times; the most recent, on May 18, 2025, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on May 23, 2008, killed 2 people. Of the 141, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 76 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 73. Pratt has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 171 Kansas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 299 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Pratt has more hail reports within 10 miles than 82% of the 171 Kansas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pratt
By decade
- 2020s8(4 EF3+)
- 2010s20(2 EF3+)
- 2000s48(4 EF3+)
- 1990s25(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s12(3 EF3+)
- 1950s18(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2008 | EF3 | 10 mi | 21.9 mi | 2 / 2 |
| May 4, 2007 | EF3 | 21 mi | 17.4 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 4, 2007 | EF3 | 17 mi | 18.22 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 18, 2025 | EF3 | 12 mi | 32.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2025 | EF3 | 6 mi | 11.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2025 | EF3 | 20 mi | 15.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2025 | EF3 | 25 mi | 10.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | 22 mi | 39.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF3 | 22 mi | 48.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2008 | EF3 | 17 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 26, 1991 | F3 | 18 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 58 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 141, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pratt
The Storm Prediction Center has 299 hail reports within 10 miles of Pratt since 1956, made on 133 separate days. Of these, 185 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 4 days, most recently May 7, 2002. The most recent report is from September 17, 2025. May has the most reports, 105.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pratt
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pratt 3NW, KS, 2 miles northwest of Pratt at 1,942 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 27.7 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 66 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 122 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.1 inches a year, most of it in March. That 27.7 inches is more than at 26 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (25%). St John, 26 miles north, has its own station (Hudson, KS): 28.9 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 19 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 48 | 22 | 1.0 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 58 | 31 | 2.0 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 67 | 41 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.4 |
| May | 77 | 52 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 63 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 67 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 65 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 57 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 43 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 56 | 31 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 45 | 22 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Year | 68 | 43 | 27.7 | 45 | 15.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pratt 3NW, KS (1,942 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 Pratt
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 190 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pratt: 164 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 heavy rain events, 3 flash floods and 3 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $5.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 127 mph, on August 2, 1996.
October 8, 2018: flood in Pratt — $2.5 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rainfall and runoff caused extensive flooding along the Ninnescah river flooding the city park, Memorial lake and the Kansas Department of Wildlife offices and rearing ponds. At the lake, several vehicles, tents and campers were inundated by flood waters.”
August 2, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Pratt — $2.0 million damage.
September 27, 1998: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Pratt — $850,000 damage.
NWS: “centered about 4 miles north of Pratt. The impact point was 4 miles north of Highway 54 and 1/2 mile east of Highway 281.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Pratt's ZIP code 67124 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2,009 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 65 Kansas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 2 have fewer than Pratt.
Pratt County, which includes Pratt, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pratt County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Low for 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 $16.4 million a year, the 25th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (13%), is from tornadoes.
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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