NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sublette, 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 Sublette, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Sublette
The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 5, 1993; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 103, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 45. The most recent tornado was on February 9, 2024. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Sublette. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 174 times since 1965, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 171 Kansas cities, 54% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sublette.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Sublette
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s19(1 EF3+)
- 2000s34
- 1990s17(4 EF3+)
- 1980s9(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1993 | F4 | 21 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 16, 2015 | EF3 | 17 mi | 51.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1996 | F3 | 6 mi | 28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1996 | F3 | 21 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1995 | F3 | 25 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1989 | F3 | 20 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1974 | F3 | 24 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F3 | 22 mi | 44.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 15, 2003 | F2 | 16 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 6, 2001 | F2 | 20 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1996 | F2 | 5 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1990 | F2 | 16 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sublette
The Storm Prediction Center has 174 hail reports within 10 miles of Sublette since 1965, made on 106 separate days. Of these, 128 were 1 inch across or larger, and 21 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on April 29, 2009. The most recent report is from August 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 69.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sublette
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sublette 7WSW, KS, 9 miles southwest of Sublette at 2,949 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 20°F. June is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 18.3 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 72 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 133 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.0 inches a year, most of it in March. That 18.3 inches is more than at 2 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (2%). Ulysses, 27 miles west, has its own station (Ulysses 3NE, KS): 17.8 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 20 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 54 | 23 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 63 | 31 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 72 | 39 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.8 |
| May | 81 | 50 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 90 | 60 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 65 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 63 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 55 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 42 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 60 | 30 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 49 | 22 | 0.6 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Year | 72 | 42 | 18.3 | 34 | 15.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sublette 7WSW, KS (2,949 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 Sublette
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 93 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sublette: 78 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 heavy rain events and 3 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on February 26, 2023.
November 17, 2016: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Sublette — $1.8 million damage.
NWS: “There was heavy tree damage in Sublette. At least 2 dozen pivot sprinkler irrigation sprinklers were overturned or destroyed, mainly west and north of Sublette.”
June 14, 2009: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Sublette — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “In a 7 mile long stretch by 3 miles wide there were 10 pivot irrigation sprinklers overturned by down burst winds. In addition there were two trailers turned over and numerous tree limbs broken in this area.”
May 27, 2015: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Sublette — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Several county roads were washed out by flash flooding.”
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
Haskell County, which includes Sublette, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Haskell County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.0 million a year, the 65th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $970,000 (14%), 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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