Kingman County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Kingman County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Dec 10, 2007Ice Storm, Kingman$15.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Roughly one inch of ice encrusted Kingman County during the ice storm which resulted in approximately 1000 downed power poles and power lines down throughout the county. Damage to the electrical infrastructure is estimated at around $15 million. There was also widespread damage to trees but the cost of the damage is unknown. The Kingman Leader-Courier contributed to this report.

2. Mar 22, 2011Wildfire, Kingman$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A 350-acre grass fire blazed across northwest Kingman County, near 524 NW 20th Avenue. It began when high winds and dry conditions rekindled a controlled burn performed several weeks earlier. There was some damage to a metal outbuilding, and some hay was lost to the fire. The flames came close to the Kingman Country Club, but produced no damage there. There were no injuries. The Kingman Leader-Courier contributed to this report.

3. Apr 27, 1996Thunderstorm Wind$800,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   ROOF BLOWN OFF BUSINESS. BUILDING AT LUMBER COMPANY DEMOLISHED.

4. Mar 27, 2009Blizzard, Kingman$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Light to moderate snow, with periodic bouts of heavy snow, affected the county from the early morning hours on the 27th through the early afternoon hours on the 28th. However, eastern and southern portions of the county received a wintry mix of snow and sleet through much of the day on the 27th, changing over to all snow from west to east during the evening and overnight hours. Snowfall amounts over western and northern portions of the county ranged from roughly 12 to 20 inches, while southern and eastern portions of the county received roughly 6 to 12 inches of snow on top of 2 to 3 inches of sleet. Cunningham received 15 to 20 inches of snow, while Kingman received 9 to 12…

5. May 19, 2010Lightning$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   During the predawn hours of May 19th, lightning from a weakening area of showers and thunderstorms struck a residence in rural Kingman. The house was set ablaze. No injuries were incurred, but the century-old house was deemed a total loss by insurance adjusters. The Kingman Leader-Courier contributed to this article.

6. May 10, 2010Tornado$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down and caused some damage to a barn and some trees limbs were partially torn off. As the tornado continued to move to the northeast more significant damage occurred. A house was damaged with the roof being torn off of a house with 2 exterior walls being blown out (EF2 damage). Two garages were also destroyed and a riding lawnmower was removed from the garage and moved 100 yards downstream. Three people took shelter from the tornado in the basement and were unharmed.

7. Sep 22, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A garage was blown down, the roof peeled from an office building resulting in the damaging of computers and other equipment inside, and tree damage was widespread.

8. Sep 4, 2018Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A number of homes on the west side of Kingman were evacuated, along with several closed roads, due to flooding along the swollen Ninnescah River.

9. Jun 5, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$94,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Ten power poles were blown down and 4 roofs were blow off of out buildings. Winds were estimated at 100 mph. Golf ball sized hail also was reported.

10. Jul 9, 2003Tornado$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Slow-moving, the tornado extensively damaged two farmsteads, one silo, and, of course, trees.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

116°FJul 14, 1954

All-time low

−22°FFeb 16, 2021

Warmest night

84°FJun 29, 1909

Coldest day

−1°F2 times, most recently Dec 23, 2022

Wettest day

7.57 inAug 20, 1937

Snowiest day

14.0 inFeb 22, 1971

Hottest year

1954mean 60.8°F

Coldest year

2013mean 54.0°F

Wettest year

202548.15 in

Driest year

19669.96 in

Snowiest season

57.6 in1911-12

Station Kingman (USC00144313), 1,547 ft elevation, 2.8 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1907 to October 27, 2026; 95.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00144313.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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