Hamilton County, Kansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
36
Tornado reports
395
Hail reports
8
Floods since 1996
778
All events
0
Deaths
$737K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Hamilton County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 36 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS site K3K3 recorded a 62 mph wind gust.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse reporting quarter-mile visibility with dense freezing fog.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse measured several instances of high winds, peaking 53 knots.
High Wind High Wind
Syracuse AWOS station recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A public report of 6.5 inches of snow fallen.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A public report of 9 inches of snow fallen.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A public report of 9 inches of snow fallen.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A public report of 9 inches of snow fallen.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse-Hamilton County Municipal Airport recorded less than a quarter-mile visibility in freezing fog.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Visibility measured less than a quarter-mile at K3K3 Syracuse-Hamilton County Municipal Airport.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse reported 0.25 mile visibilities.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse recorded a 69 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Storm chaser video showed a brief tornado last for a couple minutes. No damage was found.
Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported 2.75 inch hail and included pictures via social media.
Hail Hail
Public reported 2 inch hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reported by a mesonet station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by the AWOS station at Syracuse.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by the mesonet station K5COO.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Department of highways measured a 63 mph wind gust.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Visibility less than quarter-mile at K3K3.
High Wind High Wind
K5COO US-50 @ MP 4.4 Syracuse station recorded a 61 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse recorded a wind gust of 69 mph.
High Wind High Wind
US 50 @ MP 4.4 Syracuse, KS KSDOT recorded a wind gust of 80 mph. The same station recorded a 72 mph an hour earlier.
High Wind High Wind
AWOS station K3K3 Syracuse measured a 69 mph wind gust. A mesonet station in Hamilton county also measured a 65 mph gust around the same time.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills briefly moving into Extreme Cold Warning Criteria and hovering around criteria with wind chills dropping as low as -23F 2/19 at 2:55 AM. Gusts up to 15 mph were reached during the event.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Two and one half inches of snow fell at Syracuse.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet site recorded a wind gust of 60 MPH.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong thunderstorms wind gusts were measured by a mesonet station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Sixty to seventy mph thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Damaged outbuilding and power poles. Reported as a tornado with picture but could be a tornado or landspout.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Damaged outbuilding and power poles.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
High Wind High Wind
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 3 |
| 2019 | 27 | 0 |
| 2018 | 27 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 23 | 2 |
| 2014 | 34 | 1 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 1 |
| 2007 | 28 | 1 |
| 2006 | 29 | 0 |
| 2005 | 21 | 0 |
| 2004 | 36 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | 0 |
| 2002 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 1 |
| 2000 | 20 | 1 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 1 |
| 1996 | 29 | 2 |
| 1995 | 11 | 1 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 1 |
| 1966 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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