NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Syracuse, 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 Syracuse, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 78 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 78
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Syracuse
The strongest of the 78 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on March 28, 2007; its path came within 17 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 78, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on August 3, 2025. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Syracuse. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 152 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 68% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Syracuse.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Syracuse
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s11
- 2000s11(1 EF3+)
- 1990s15
- 1980s6
- 1970s8
- 1960s13
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2007 | EF3 | 17 mi | 28 mi | 2 / 9 |
| Jun 19, 1990 | F2 | 20 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1968 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 6, 1966 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 21, 1963 | F2 | 16 mi | 25.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1962 | F2 | 2 mi | 12.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1954 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2016 | EF1 | 4 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2010 | EF1 | 23 mi | 9.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 1993 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1989 | F1 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1989 | F1 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 78, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Syracuse
The Storm Prediction Center has 152 hail reports within 10 miles of Syracuse since 1963, made on 94 separate days. Of these, 97 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 3, 2025. The most recent report is from August 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 58.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Syracuse
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Syracuse 1NE, KS, 4 miles southeast of Syracuse at 3,308 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 14°F. July is the wettest at 3.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 17.0 inches over 34 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 74 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 157 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.9 inches a year, most of it in March. That 17.0 inches is more than at 0 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (0%). Lakin, 29 miles east, has its own station (Lakin, KS): 19.0 inches a year, 2.0 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 14 | 0.3 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 51 | 17 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 60 | 26 | 0.9 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 69 | 35 | 1.4 | 3 | 1.3 |
| May | 78 | 47 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 89 | 57 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 63 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 61 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 51 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 37 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 57 | 24 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 47 | 15 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Year | 70 | 37 | 17.0 | 34 | 16.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Syracuse 1NE, KS (3,308 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 Syracuse
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 83 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Syracuse: 74 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 heavy rain events, 3 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $13,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on June 3, 2011.
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
Hamilton County, which includes Syracuse, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hamilton 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 $3.7 million a year, the 97th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $941,000 (25%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Syracuse
- Lakin, KS29 mi
- Leoti, KS40 mi
- Ulysses, KS41 mi
- Holcomb, KS43 mi
- Lamar, CO44 mi
- Garden City, KS54 mi
- Scott City, KS57 mi
- Sublette, KS63 mi
- Hugoton, KS63 mi
- Las Animas, CO75 mi
- Cimarron, KS82 mi
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