Storm History: Butler County, Kansas

Events

2,021

Deaths

37

Injuries

246

Damage

$384 million

Episodes

733

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.

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• Tornado, June 10, 195815 deaths · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 199113 deaths · 154 injured · $250 million · F5 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20081 death · 2 injured · $15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 9, 20091 death · $10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20201 death · $200 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 19981 death · F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, May 9, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20161 death · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 20251 death · 67 kt wind · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 26, 199113 deaths · 154 injured · $250 million · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 20224 injured · $37 million · EF3 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$30 million · 1.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, November 1, 1998$10 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 27, 20097 injured · $10 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1993$5.6 million · F1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1993$5.0 million · F1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 19941 injured · $5.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2011$4.4 million · 5 in hail · 12 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2011$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2015$4.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, July 8, 2009$2.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 195815 deaths · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2025$2.0 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$1.9 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2009$1.1 million · EF1 · 14 events here
• Hail, October 17, 2007$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20081 injured · $625,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 198725 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1999$500,000 · F4 · 3 events here

• Hail, April 8, 2011$4.4 million · 5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, February 17, 20004.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 5, 19864.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 19, 19804.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 27, 20134.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 23, 2013$23,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 31, 20084.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 1, 20254 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 2, 1998$50,000 · 4 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 10, 19704 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20073.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20223.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, June 5, 20143.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 12, 20063 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20063 in hail · 5 events here

• Tornado, April 26, 199113 deaths · 154 injured · $250 million · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 195815 deaths · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 19562 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 16, 1965F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 1969F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 1972F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1974F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1993$10,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1999$500,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2004F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF4 · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 1951$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 19602 injured · $3,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 1964$500 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 1982F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Butler County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 25, 20261 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20261 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 20261.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20261.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2026EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2026EF0 · 11 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20261.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 15, 202658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2026EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 20251 death · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, November 19, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20254 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20251.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20251 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2025EF0 · 12 events here
• Flood, June 14, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2025$2.0 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20252.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 14, 202567 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 20, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20242.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 202474 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20242 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 20243 injured · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 8, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 4, 20242.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 2, 20240.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2024EF1 · 9 events here
• Flood, May 15, 20242 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2024EF0 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 7, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 3, 20243 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, November 7, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, October 24, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 202370 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20232 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20231 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 4, 2023$50,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20230.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, May 12, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 2023$3,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20231 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Wildfire, March 31, 20232 injured · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 202361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 5, 20225 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20221 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 11, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20229 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 20223.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20221.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 4, 2022$400 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 20224 injured · $37 million · EF3 · 10 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, December 15, 20211.5 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 28, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 10, 20214 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 4, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 11, 20212.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2021EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, March 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20201 event here
• Flood, July 20, 20201 event here
• High Wind, June 9, 2020$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20201 death · $200 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, May 13, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 26, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20192 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20191.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2019$200 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201967 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2019$4,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20192.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20192.5 in hail · 14 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2019$100 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2019$13,000 · EF1 · 10 events here
• Flood, May 18, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2019$32,000 · EF0 · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20192.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 20192 in hail · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 2018$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 9, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 5, 2018$400 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 2018$12,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$25,000 · EF3 · 19 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20182.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 24, 2018$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 2018EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 201854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 201770 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 21, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20171.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 5, 20171.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 201765 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 27, 20171.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2017$100,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20171.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20172.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 29, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$4,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 2016$200 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 4, 2016$1,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 2016$11,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 201661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20161 death · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201670 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 2016EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2016$66,000 · EF0 · 9 events here
• Hail, June 23, 201661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20162.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 29, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2016EF0 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 2016$55,000 · 1.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 9, 2016$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 29, 2016$30,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2016EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 2016$5,000 · EF0 · 14 events here
• High Wind, March 23, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 2015$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2015$17,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 201568 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2015$4.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, May 16, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 20152 injured · $205,000 · EF0 · 12 events here
• Hail, March 25, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 2, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 2014EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 6, 2014$6,000 · 62 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 20143.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, May 22, 20142 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2014$126,000 · EF0 · 13 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20142 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2014EF0 · 9 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Flood, October 30, 20131.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 4, 2013$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 15, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20131.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2013$200 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 6, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2013$57,000 · 70 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2013$200 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 201361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 23, 2013$23,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, June 27, 20134.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013EF2 · 6 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 10, 20131 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20131.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 25, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here

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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.