Storm History: Elk County, Kansas

Events

462

Deaths

2

Injuries

8

Damage

$32 million

Episodes

297

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, April 2, 19561 death · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 19911 death · 2 injured · $250,000 · F5 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 1, 2007$27 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 19561 death · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2011$750,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 1999$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 1982$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 19911 death · 2 injured · $250,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$180,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 2009$150,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2001$50,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2013$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2015$50,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 2010$40,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 27, 2009$30,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2008$27,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 1958$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 27, 1960$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1984$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2005$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 1996$12,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, February 17, 20004.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20204 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 5, 2014$2,000 · 3.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 20243 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 12, 20063 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 4, 19913 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2005$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 19892.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20192.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20112.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, September 18, 20022.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 19982.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 15, 20242 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 26, 19911 death · 2 injured · $250,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 19561 death · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1991F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1960$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 1960F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 27, 1960$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1981F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 1982F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1984$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2004F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 1957$10,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 1958$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 1959$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Elk County, with its track

• Tornado, April 26, 2026EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Wildfire, March 14, 202567 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20251 event here
• Hail, October 30, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 15, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 20243 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2024EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2024EF2 · 4 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 3, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20232 in hail · 7 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2023EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Wildfire, March 31, 202365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event 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
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20221.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20226 events here
• Flood, May 4, 20221 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20221 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 10, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, October 25, 20202 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20204 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20201 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2019$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20192.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 18, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 20192 in hail · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20191 event here
• Hail, May 30, 2018$8,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 16, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 13, 2016$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20151 event here
• Flood, May 16, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2015$50,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 25, 2015$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 201461 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, June 5, 2014$2,000 · 3.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20141 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2014EF0 · 4 events here
• Drought, May 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
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2013$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 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
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20111 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2011$750,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20112.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, January 31, 20111 event here
• Heat, August 31, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 20, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20101 event here
• Hail, July 16, 2010$100 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20102 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2010$400 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, June 27, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20102 events here
• Flood, May 19, 20101 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2010$40,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 20101 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2009$100 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 12, 2009$600 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$180,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 27, 2009$30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 23, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 2009$150,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, November 5, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20082 events here
• Flood, July 29, 20081 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20081.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 3, 2008$27,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2008EF0 · 20 events here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20081 event here
• Hail, January 7, 2008$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2007$27 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 200770 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20071.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 4, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Sleet, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, October 26, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20061 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 12, 20063 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20061 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 2005F0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 20051.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 24, 20051.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2005$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20051 event here
• Hail, July 5, 200463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2004F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 23, 20041.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 20041.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20031 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2003F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 200361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 2003F1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20031 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, October 2, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20022.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20022 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2002F0 · 6 events here
• Hail, March 8, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20021 event here
• Ice Storm, January 30, 20021 event here
• Tornado, September 7, 2001F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2001$50,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20011 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20012 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20001 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2000F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20001.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, February 17, 20004.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20001 event here
• Hail, November 22, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 1999$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 1999$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1998F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 19982.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 1998F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1997F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 199752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 23, 19960.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 23, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 199654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 1996$12,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 1996$3,000 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1957
• 1956

Tornadoes in Elk CountyEvery warning in Elk County since 1986Every county in Kansas

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.