Storm History: Decatur County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Decatur 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
- 813
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $13 million
- Episodes
- 510
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 | 308 | 0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Tornado | 203 | 0 | 5 | $8.4 million |
| Drought | 61 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 0 | 0 | $89,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 41 | 0 | 0 | $374,000 |
| High Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Dust Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Blizzard | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Tornado, June 12, 1983
- Tornado, June 14, 1970
- Hail, August 18, 1993
- Hail, May 31, 1999
- Tornado, September 5, 1972
- Tornado, May 5, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 1997
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, June 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 1997
- High Wind, February 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2022
- Tornado, March 28, 2007
- Hail, May 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2018
- Tornado, April 22, 2022
- Tornado, May 18, 1990
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 5, 1993
- Tornado, May 23, 2008
- Tornado, May 5, 1964
- Tornado, May 25, 1965
- Tornado, September 3, 1965
- Tornado, June 14, 1970
- Tornado, June 22, 1999
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, July 6, 1952
- Tornado, May 27, 1953
- Tornado, July 13, 1955
- Tornado, May 17, 1962
- Tornado, September 5, 1972
- Tornado, June 5, 1974
- Tornado, June 12, 1983
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Tornado, May 16, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 14, 2026
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2026
- Dust Storm, February 17, 2026
- Dust Storm, January 16, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2025
- Dust Storm, December 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, December 17, 2025
- Hail, September 19, 2025
- Hail, September 16, 2025
- Hail, September 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2025
- Hail, August 7, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Hail, June 30, 2025
- Hail, June 19, 2025
- Dust Storm, June 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2025
- Tornado, June 2, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 27, 2025
- Hail, May 23, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2024
- Hail, July 19, 2024
- Tornado, July 6, 2024
- High Wind, June 17, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2024
- Hail, June 7, 2024
- Hail, June 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2024
- Hail, May 19, 2024
- Hail, April 27, 2024
- Dust Storm, April 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2023
- Tornado, October 3, 2023
- Tornado, September 21, 2023
- Hail, September 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2023
- Hail, August 5, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Flood, July 22, 2023
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Tornado, May 10, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Wildfire, December 2, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Hail, September 2, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Tornado, July 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Flood, June 7, 2022
- Tornado, June 4, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Tornado, May 17, 2022
- Dust Storm, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 11, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Tornado, April 22, 2022
- Dust Storm, April 7, 2022
- Dust Storm, April 6, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Wildfire, October 26, 2021
- Hail, August 7, 2021
- Hail, July 18, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2021
- Tornado, May 26, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Tornado, May 24, 2021
- Hail, May 2, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2021
- Dust Storm, January 13, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- High Wind, December 22, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Dust Storm, November 14, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 20, 2020
- Wildfire, October 11, 2020
- Hail, July 13, 2020
- High Wind, June 9, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- High Wind, October 20, 2019
- Hail, August 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Blizzard, March 13, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Blizzard, December 27, 2018
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2018
- Hail, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, May 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Hail, March 23, 2018
- Dust Storm, March 6, 2018
- Blizzard, January 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2017
- Hail, June 6, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Hail, May 15, 2017
- Hail, May 9, 2017
- Blizzard, April 28, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Hail, September 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Hail, July 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Hail, May 26, 2016
- Hail, May 10, 2016
- Hail, May 7, 2016
- Blizzard, March 23, 2016
- Dust Storm, March 15, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2015
- Tornado, May 9, 2015
- Tornado, April 24, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2014
- Hail, June 14, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- High Wind, April 28, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Dust Storm, March 31, 2014
- High Wind, March 31, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Excessive Heat, February 4, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Hail, August 15, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 9, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Hail, June 14, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 18, 2013
- Hail, May 10, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Hail, April 7, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Dust Storm, October 18, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- High Wind, May 26, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, July 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- High Wind, May 30, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- High Wind, April 14, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2011
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Hail, July 12, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Tornado, June 11, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- High Wind, May 24, 2010
- Tornado, May 23, 2010
- Hail, May 6, 2010
- High Wind, January 25, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 9, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2009
- Tornado, July 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2009
- High Wind, January 12, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2008
- Tornado, June 21, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 23, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Hail, April 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Hail, July 12, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Decatur CountyEvery warning in Decatur 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.