Storm History: Ellis County, Kansas

Events

1,194

Deaths

2

Injuries

13

Damage

$13 million

Episodes

569

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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• Lightning, November 22, 19991 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Wildfire, December 15, 20211 death · 73 kt wind · 8 events here

• Hail, May 24, 1998$4.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 1990$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 2010$1.5 million · 87 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2003$1.5 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 16, 19981 injured · $1.2 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 7, 2010$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 1995$350,000 · F0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, August 2, 1972$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 19792 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 15, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 16, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2001$150,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 2016$100,000 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 19982 injured · $55,000 · F1 · 8 events here
• Hail, August 22, 1993$50,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 7, 1994$50,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 1995$40,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 1995$40,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 20, 2001$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 1951$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 28, 2003$1.5 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 5, 19594.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20174.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20174.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20084.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20214 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20204 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20174 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 29, 19914 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 19894 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 19864 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20183.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20243 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20243 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 25, 19551 injured · $3,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2007EF5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 1951$3,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1972$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1993F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2013EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, October 11, 1954$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 1964$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 15, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 16, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 1990$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1991$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1995F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 16, 19981 injured · $1.2 million · F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Ellis County, with its track

• High Wind, March 15, 202668 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 2, 20261 event here
• Wildfire, February 17, 202663 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20263 events here
• High Wind, January 15, 202658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, November 22, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 19, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, October 14, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202559 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202575 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2025EF3 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 17, 202566 kt wind · 4 events here
• Wildfire, March 10, 20251 event here
• High Wind, March 4, 202573 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, January 29, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2024EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20241.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20243 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20243 in hail · 13 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 202456 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 25, 20241 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20242 in hail · 9 events here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20234 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 202316 events here
• Wildfire, December 2, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 23, 202260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202253 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20221 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20222 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 17, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, December 15, 20211 death · 73 kt wind · 8 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 2, 20214 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20211 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20212.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20211 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2021EF0 · 30 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20214 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20211.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 20, 20213 events here
• Hail, April 6, 20212.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 2021EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 23, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, October 11, 202065 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20204 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20202 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202054 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 16, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 21, 20191 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 29, 20191.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 20192.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 20, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20191 in hail · 16 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20191.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 13, 20191.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2019EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 7, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 201854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20181 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20182 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20185 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 201874 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201859 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 201870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20181.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20183 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201863 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201874 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20182 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 28, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20183.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20180.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 17, 201865 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 201861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20174.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20174.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20174 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20172 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20172.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20171 in hail · 7 events here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 2016$100,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201670 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 6, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2016EF3 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 10, 201670 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2016EF2 · 6 events here
• Flood, April 17, 20162 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20161 event here
• Ice Storm, November 26, 20151 event here
• Flood, September 10, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2015EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2015EF0 · 6 events here
• High Wind, January 26, 201554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20141 event here
• Flood, September 23, 20146 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 201487 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20142.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 22, 20141 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, July 9, 20141.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20141 event here
• Flood, June 5, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 201459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20132 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 16, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2013$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20131.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2013EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20132.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2013EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2013EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20131.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20132 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20132.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20121 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 4, 201256 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 7, 201252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2012EF0 · 10 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20122 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2012EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20121 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20111 event here
• Hail, August 19, 201161 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20112 in hail · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 13, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011EF2 · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20113 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20111 event here
• Flood, September 15, 201052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 23, 2010$1.5 million · 87 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, July 4, 201070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 13, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 7, 2010$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2010EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20102 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2010EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 6, 2010$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20093 events here
• Hail, August 25, 2009$750 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20091 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 200956 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2009EF2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 12, 20091 injured · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 11, 20082 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 25, 20083 events here
• Hail, August 13, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20080.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 200852 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2008EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2008EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2008EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 20081 injured · EF3 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20084.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 2, 200870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20082 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, January 9, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 27, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20071 event here

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Tornadoes in Ellis CountyEvery warning in Ellis 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.