Storm History: Brown County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Brown County, Kansas: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 591
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $8.7 million
- Episodes
- 390
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 206 | 2 | 3 | $650,000 |
| Tornado | 144 | 0 | 9 | $5.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 48 | 0 | 0 | $118,000 |
| Winter Storm | 37 | 0 | 1 | $23,000 |
| Winter Weather | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heat | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 1993
- Tornado, May 27, 1987
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Hail, July 1, 1997
- Tornado, September 22, 1986
- Tornado, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, May 5, 1950
- Hail, July 1, 1997
- Tornado, April 2, 1999
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, July 1, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 1996
- Hail, April 25, 1994
- Tornado, March 24, 1996
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Tornado, May 18, 1959
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, May 12, 1983
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Hail, July 1, 1997
- Hail, June 26, 1989
- Hail, June 16, 1985
- Hail, June 21, 1979
- Hail, August 24, 2016
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, May 4, 1991
- Hail, June 28, 1984
- Hail, June 30, 1960
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, April 12, 1964
- Tornado, May 5, 1950
- Tornado, May 18, 1959
- Tornado, June 6, 1971
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 28, 2013
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, March 18, 1954
- Tornado, October 12, 1961
- Tornado, May 31, 1962
- Tornado, April 20, 1964
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 2024
- Tornado, August 14, 2024
- Hail, June 15, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Hail, May 22, 2020
- Hail, March 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Tornado, October 8, 2018
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Hail, June 30, 2018
- Hail, June 11, 2018
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Hail, April 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2016
- Hail, August 24, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2015
- Hail, September 17, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2015
- Hail, June 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, May 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Hail, May 22, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2013
- Hail, July 9, 2013
- Tornado, May 28, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2012
- Hail, May 3, 2012
- Tornado, March 28, 2012
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Flood, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2010
- Hail, August 13, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2009
- Flood, August 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2009
- Tornado, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Funnel Cloud, June 12, 2009
- Hail, June 7, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2009
- High Wind, March 23, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 1, 2008
- Hail, March 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2007
- Hail, September 6, 2007
- Tornado, August 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Heat, August 20, 2007
- Hail, August 7, 2007
- Heat, August 6, 2007
- High Wind, June 6, 2007
- Hail, May 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 4, 2007
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Dense Fog, November 6, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2006
- Hail, August 6, 2006
- Hail, August 2, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 24, 2006
- Hail, June 5, 2006
- Hail, April 23, 2006
- Tornado, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2006
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2005
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2005
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2005
- Tornado, November 27, 2005
- Dense Fog, September 16, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2005
- Hail, August 18, 2005
- Dense Fog, July 1, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2004
- Tornado, August 23, 2004
- Hail, July 19, 2004
- Hail, July 11, 2004
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Hail, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Hail, February 29, 2004
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Dense Fog, November 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Hail, June 22, 2003
- Hail, June 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Dense Fog, February 14, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2003
- Dense Fog, January 10, 2003
- Drought, December 1, 2002
- Drought, November 1, 2002
- Hail, September 18, 2002
- Hail, September 18, 2002
- Drought, September 1, 2002
- Heat, July 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2002
- Hail, June 26, 2002
- Hail, June 26, 2002
- Hail, May 8, 2002
- Hail, April 27, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Hail, April 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2001
- Flood, August 22, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2001
- Hail, July 11, 2001
- Hail, June 16, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2001
- Hail, June 1, 2001
- Hail, June 1, 2001
- Hail, May 10, 2001
- Hail, April 20, 2001
- Hail, April 14, 2001
- Hail, April 14, 2001
- High Wind, April 11, 2001
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2001
- High Wind, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Heat, August 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Hail, July 19, 2000
- Hail, July 1, 2000
- Flood, June 24, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Brown CountyEvery warning in Brown County since 1986Every county in Kansas
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.