Kansas Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Kansas has logged 79,093 severe-weather events — about 2,551 a year — with 168 direct deaths, 1,076 injuries and $3.1B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail32,916—$468.7M
Thunderstorm Wind20,8257 d$265.0M
High Wind3,3335 d$20.6M
Flash Flood2,91021 d$318.9M
Drought2,909—$688K
Winter Storm2,73014 d$173.4M
Tornado2,64538 d$1.4B
Winter Weather1,8457 d$5.6M
Flood1,6348 d$119.1M
Heavy Snow1,5849 d$13.5M
Heavy Rain1,562—$1.7M
Blizzard6882 d$8.6M
Heat57413 d$3.5M
Ice Storm56315 d$203.3M
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill3884 d$11K
Lightning34110 d$12.4M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (226)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (EF3)May 4, 2007
Edwards · 1 injured · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 8, 2003
Osage · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 27, 2013
Smith · 1 injured · $1.4M damage
Tornado (F3)October 16, 1998
Ellis · 1 injured · $1.2M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 29, 2008
Republic · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 29, 2004
Sumner · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)June 3, 1999
Norton · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 7, 2002
Kiowa · 1 injured · $800K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 16, 2017
Barton · 2 injured · $658K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 6, 2015
Sedgwick · 1 injured · $600K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 17, 2019
Ford · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)June 12, 2004
Sumner · 2 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)March 27, 2004
Edwards · $480K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 27, 2013
Jewell · 1 injured · $400K damage
Tornado (EF4)February 28, 2007
Linn · $400K damage
Tornado (EF3)June 20, 2011
Norton · $350K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 28, 2007
Ness · $325K damage
Tornado (F4)May 12, 2004
Harper · 1 injured · $275K damage
Tornado (EF3)July 13, 2015
Reno · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)June 22, 1999
Wichita · $250K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 28, 2007
Hodgeman · $210K damage
Tornado (F3)April 21, 2005
Neosho · $200K damage
Tornado (EF4)May 18, 2013
Pawnee · $140K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Sheridan · $120K damage
Tornado (EF3)July 7, 2016
Greenwood · $100K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Pratt ·
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Pratt ·
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Kiowa ·
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Comanche ·
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Kiowa ·
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Sheridan ·
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Reno ·
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Gove ·
Tornado (EF3)May 28, 2019
Douglas · 4 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)May 21, 2019
Nemaha ·
Tornado (EF3)May 1, 2018
Ottawa ·
Tornado (EF3)October 6, 2016
Saline ·
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2016
Ottawa · 3 injured ·
Tornado (EF4)May 25, 2016
Dickinson · 5 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)May 24, 2016
Ness ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.