Lakin, KS Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Lakin is about the same as Kansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Lakin is much lower than Kansas average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #542
| Lakin, KS | 0.01 |
| Kansas | 0.05 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Lakin, KS | 0.0000 |
| Kansas | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #674
| Lakin, KS | 154.52 |
| Kansas | 252.53 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,991 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Lakin, KS were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 1 | Cold: | 4 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 5 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 78 | Hail: | 2,649 | Heat: | 14 | Heavy Snow: | 10 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 7 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 7 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,097 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 14 | Winter Weather: | 2 |
| Other: | 101 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Lakin, KS.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Lakin, KS.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Lakin, KS.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 51 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Lakin, KS.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.9 | 1951-05-20 | 2 | 37°58'N / 101°15'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kearny | |
| 8.3 | 1951-05-20 | 3 | 37°54'N / 101°12'W | 38°01'N / 101°01'W | 12.80 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Kearny |
| 12.8 | 1967-06-23 | 3 | 38°09'N / 101°15'W | 38°02'N / 101°00'W | 15.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Kearny |
| 13.4 | 1954-06-10 | 2 | 38°08'N / 101°16'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kearny | |||
| 17.9 | 1977-05-18 | 2 | 37°43'N / 101°05'W | 37°44'N / 101°04'W | 1.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Haskell |
| 18.9 | 2005-05-11 | 2 | 37°36'N / 101°21'W | 37°44'N / 101°14'W | 13.20 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 350K | 0 | Grant |
| Brief Description: This tornado traveled into Kearny county before roping out. At 2ne of Ulysses part of a barn roof was blown off and a large tree was uprooted. Several horses were slightly injured. Then at 5ne of Ulysses an abandoned mobile home was destroyed. At six miles northeast of Ulysses, two pivot sprinklers were mangled, large trees were snapped at the base and several power poles were destroyed. Several grain bins (full of wheat) were completely swept away and the grain was scattered for some distance. Remnants of the grain bins were not found in the local vicinity. Farther northeast along the track several more pivot sprinklers were destroyed. It is estimated that if this tornado had made a direct hit, it would have likely caused at least high-end F3 damage. | |||||||||||
| 19.9 | 1973-06-28 | 2 | 38°00'N / 100°58'W | 37°59'N / 100°50'W | 7.20 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Finney |
| 21.0 | 1971-10-17 | 2 | 37°57'N / 100°55'W | 38°00'N / 100°50'W | 5.60 Miles | 127 Yards | 0 | 7 | 25K | 0 | Finney |
| 23.3 | 1967-06-23 | 3 | 38°02'N / 101°00'W | 37°55'N / 100°40'W | 19.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 30 | 25.0M | 0 | Finney |
| 23.6 | 1990-06-19 | 2 | 37°42'N / 101°34'W | 1.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton | |
| 23.7 | 1990-06-19 | 2 | 37°46'N / 101°38'W | 1.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton | |
| 24.9 | 1951-06-06 | 2 | 37°35'N / 101°20'W | 0 | 3 | 3K | 0 | Grant | |||
| 25.2 | 1990-06-19 | 2 | 37°39'N / 101°27'W | 37°30'N / 101°08'W | 20.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Grant |
| 26.1 | 1977-05-18 | 2 | 37°44'N / 101°04'W | 38°15'N / 100°30'W | 47.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Finney |
| 26.4 | 1977-05-18 | 2 | 37°24'N / 101°30'W | 37°43'N / 101°05'W | 31.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Grant |
| 26.9 | 1950-08-06 | 2 | 37°58'N / 100°46'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Finney | |||
| 27.8 | 1954-05-26 | 2 | 37°59'N / 101°46'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton | |
| 28.7 | 1999-06-22 | 3 | 38°22'N / 101°21'W | 38°19'N / 101°26'W | 4.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wichita |
| Brief Description: A large tornado (F3) destroyed a farmstead. The house was nearly flattened by the tornado, and a tractor and grain combine/harvester were rolled several hundred feet. Tornado moved from East to West. | |||||||||||
| 30.0 | 1962-05-17 | 2 | 37°59'N / 101°47'W | 38°10'N / 101°47'W | 12.60 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 30.4 | 2001-04-06 | 2 | 37°25'N / 101°17'W | 37°35'N / 101°12'W | 14.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 235K | 0 | Grant |
| Brief Description: Tornado crossed into Grant county from Stevens county at 1647. Three pivot sprinklers were destroyed, 2 grain bins, a silo, machine shed and horse trailer were also damaged or destroyed. A roof was taken off a building and an empty rail car was overturned. | |||||||||||
| 31.5 | 1966-07-06 | 2 | 38°06'N / 101°48'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hamilton | |||
| 32.2 | 1965-05-07 | 2 | 37°57'N / 100°40'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Finney | |||
| 34.7 | 1972-08-22 | 2 | 37°34'N / 101°41'W | 0.10 Mile | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stanton | |
| 35.1 | 1956-07-12 | 2 | 38°29'N / 101°07'W | 38°20'N / 100°54'W | 15.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Scott |
| 36.3 | 1968-05-13 | 3 | 38°26'N / 101°10'W | 38°29'N / 101°08'W | 3.60 Miles | 320 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Wichita |
| 36.4 | 1978-05-30 | 2 | 38°04'N / 100°42'W | 38°00'N / 100°30'W | 11.70 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Finney |
| 37.7 | 1972-07-28 | 2 | 37°30'N / 100°51'W | 1.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Haskell | |
| 37.7 | 1982-03-18 | 2 | 37°26'N / 100°57'W | 37°37'N / 100°40'W | 24.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Haskell |
| 37.9 | 1956-07-12 | 2 | 38°29'N / 101°12'W | 38°29'N / 101°07'W | 4.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wichita |
| 37.9 | 1960-05-22 | 2 | 38°11'N / 100°38'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Finney | |||
| 38.4 | 1987-05-03 | 2 | 37°26'N / 100°58'W | 37°25'N / 101°01'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Haskell |
| 38.9 | 1960-05-23 | 2 | 38°01'N / 100°33'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Finney | |||
| 39.7 | 1963-11-21 | 2 | 38°15'N / 101°44'W | 38°36'N / 101°34'W | 25.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 41.1 | 1977-05-18 | 2 | 37°22'N / 101°33'W | 37°24'N / 101°30'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Stevens |
| 41.4 | 1951-06-20 | 2 | 38°28'N / 101°22'W | 38°29'N / 100°28'W | 48.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wichita |
| 41.7 | 1967-07-25 | 2 | 37°24'N / 101°36'W | 2.00 Miles | 13 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stanton | |
| 41.7 | 1950-07-02 | 2 | 38°28'N / 100°53'W | 1.00 Mile | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Scott | |
| 42.1 | 1996-05-26 | 3 | 37°38'N / 100°39'W | 37°52'N / 100°24'W | 22.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 150K | Gray |
| Brief Description: The thunderstorm that produced the F2 tornado in Seward and Haskell counties spun up an even bigger tornado further into Haskell and Gray counties. The tornado took a few trees in Haskell county. In Gray county...34 irrigation sprinklers systems were damaged or destroyed...power poles were snapped...2 houses were damaged...a barn was destroyed...a truck overturned...flood irrigation pipe was tossed like match sticks. In fact...one witness reported the 30 foot pieces of pipe were 4 or 5 hundred feet in the air. In addition...3 inch high corn plants were completely removed...leaving the field bare. Several people video taping the tornado were chased by the tornado...only to take shelter under a bridge. The tornado passed about 1/2 mile east of them while they watched 5 inch diameter hail pound the ground. | |||||||||||
| 42.5 | 1996-05-26 | 2 | 37°24'N / 100°51'W | 37°28'N / 100°47'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Haskell |
| Brief Description: 2 irrigation sprinklers destroyed...fertilizer tanks carried over 1 mile...2 houses damaged...fence destroyed...trees uprooted...hay bales tossed...30 foot radio tower blown down...wheat plants pulled up...farm building heavily damaged...flood irrigation pipe scattered about. | |||||||||||
| 42.5 | 1962-06-16 | 2 | 38°15'N / 100°43'W | 38°20'N / 100°31'W | 12.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Finney |
| 44.0 | 1951-06-06 | 3 | 37°35'N / 101°22'W | 37°02'N / 100°56'W | 44.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Grant |
| 44.2 | 1970-05-30 | 2 | 37°32'N / 101°53'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stanton | |
| 44.6 | 1982-03-19 | 2 | 37°37'N / 100°40'W | 37°49'N / 100°19'W | 24.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Gray |
| 45.3 | 1993-05-05 | 4 | 37°07'N / 101°16'W | 37°27'N / 101°13'W | 21.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5.0M | 50K | Stevens |
| Brief Description: A 1/2 mile wide F4 tornado quickly developed near the area where the previous tornado roped out. The tornado developed six miles southeast of Hugoton. At the beginning, a multiple vortex tornado was observed. The tornado moved to the north and gradually turned and moved to the northeast. The tornado roped out two miles north of the Stevens/Grant County line. The tornado passed 4 1/2 miles to the east of Hugoton and 2 1/2 miles to the west of Moscow. A farmstead 4 1/2 miles southwest of Moscow was completely destroyed. At least 30 irrigation systems were also destroyed. A female teenager in bare feet received a cut on the foot when she stepped on broken glass at the farmstead. | |||||||||||
| 47.2 | 1968-06-24 | 2 | 38°04'N / 102°07'W | 38°05'N / 102°06'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Prowers | ||
| 48.0 | 1965-05-07 | 2 | 38°06'N / 100°24'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Finney | |||
| 48.1 | 1962-06-16 | 3 | 38°08'N / 100°43'W | 38°25'N / 100°15'W | 31.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Finney |
| 48.5 | 1996-05-26 | 2 | 37°12'N / 100°56'W | 37°24'N / 100°51'W | 14.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 140K | Seward |
| Brief Description: 2 irrigation sprinklers destroyed...fertilizer tanks carried over 1 mile...2 houses damaged...fence destroyed...trees uprooted...hay bales tossed...30 foot radio tower blown down...wheat plants pulled up...farm building heavily damaged...flood irrigation pipe scattered about. | |||||||||||
| 48.7 | 2007-03-28 | 3 | 38°01'N / 102°07'W | 38°16'N / 102°07'W | 17.00 Miles | 900 Yards | 2 | 9 | 4.0M | 0K | Prowers |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: With a maximum rating of EF3 and a maximum damage path width of 900 yards, the tornado raced through Holly, causing two fatalities and nine injuries. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A few severe thunderstorms occurred over extreme southeast Colorado... producing damaging winds and large hail. One supercell generated large hail...damaging winds...and two tornadoes. The tornado which struck Holly...rural northeast Prowers County...and rural southeast Kiowa County had a maximum rating of EF3. The path width reached a maximum of around 900 yards in extreme northeast Prowers County. Prior to this...as the tornado moved through Holly...the path width was around 600 feet. Over 200 residences and other buildings were affected or destroyed. Two people were killed and nine others were injured. The damage path was around 28 miles long...extending into Kiowa County. The last substantial damage with the tornado was 12 miles north of Holly...in northeast Prowers County...where a ranch sustained high end EF3 damage. As the supercell cycled through...another tornado occurred east of Towner...and moved into Kansas. | |||||||||||
| 49.0 | 1978-05-30 | 2 | 38°00'N / 100°30'W | 37°54'N / 100°13'W | 16.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Gray |
| 49.2 | 2003-05-15 | 2 | 37°15'N / 100°56'W | 37°18'N / 100°56'W | 4.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0 | Seward |
| Brief Description: The tornado began 15 miles north and 1.5 miles west of the center of Liberal and ended 18 miles north and 2 miles east. One home received minor roof damage and broken windows. The second home was destroyed with debris from the home traveling 1/4 of a mile. | |||||||||||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.