Storm History: Clay County, Kansas

Events

671

Deaths

5

Injuries

31

Damage

$56 million

Episodes

434

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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• Heavy Snow, April 10, 19973 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 19511 death · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 7, 19981 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 25, 197320 injured · $50 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 18, 197911 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2007$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$600,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1994$550,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1994$255,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 19511 death · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 1973$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2006$130,000 · F2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 1960$50,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 24, 1997$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 1996$40,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 1995$35,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 2025$30,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 1965$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 1966$25,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1986$25,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2007$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 23, 2009$16,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, May 25, 20154.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20114.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20084.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 15, 20214 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20084 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 4, 19924 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19914 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 19894 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 19854 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20243.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19823.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20093 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20063 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, May 4, 19913 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, June 8, 1966$25,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1991F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 1955F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1961F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1972F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1991F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1993$6,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 19511 death · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 1956F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 1965$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 197320 injured · $50 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1991F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2018EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 1957$5,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Clay County, with its track

• Tornado, June 4, 2026EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20262.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20261.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20261 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 2025$30,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202475 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20243.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 20231.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20221 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20221 event here
• Hail, December 15, 20214 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20192.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201985 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20192.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 20184 events here
• Hail, July 19, 201878 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2018EF3 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 14, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 2016EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 4, 2016EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 23, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20161 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20151 event here
• Tornado, September 10, 2015EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20152 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20152 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20154.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 20142.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20141.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 17, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20141.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201470 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 201470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20142.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20142 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 201352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20131 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20131.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20121 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 19, 20121 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2011$500 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20114.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20101 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2010$1,000 · 2.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20102.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20093 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 9, 200961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20091 event here
• High Wind, March 23, 2009$16,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2009EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 9, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20084 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2008EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20084.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, November 23, 20071 event here
• Hail, September 6, 20071.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, August 25, 20071 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20071 in hail · 4 events here
• Heat, August 20, 20071 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2007$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 6, 200756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2007$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20071 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$600,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2007EF2 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, May 3, 20071 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, April 4, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20071 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20071 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20061 event here
• Dense Fog, November 6, 20061 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 13, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20061 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20061.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20061 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20063 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2006$130,000 · F2 · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, March 20, 20061 event here
• Hail, March 12, 20062.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20061 event here
• Tornado, January 28, 2006$5,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, January 23, 20061 event here
• Dense Fog, December 25, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 17, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20051 event here
• Dense Fog, July 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20051 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2004$9,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 2004F0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 200470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20041 event here
• Hail, June 12, 200461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 3, 20041 event here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20031 event here
• Dense Fog, November 10, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 200361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2003$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 2003$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 4, 2003$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20031 event here
• Dense Fog, December 7, 20021 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20021 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20021 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20021 event here
• Heat, July 1, 2002$4,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20021.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 200261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 200271 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 200261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 2002$1,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 18, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20021.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 20020.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20022 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 2001F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 23, 2001$4,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20011 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2001$2,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20011.75 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 200174 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 200157 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 200155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20011 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20011 event here
• High Wind, December 16, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 20001 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2000$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events 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.