Storm History: Johnson County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Johnson 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
- 1,514
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 31
- Damage
- $28 million
- Episodes
- 632
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 | 635 | 0 | 14 | $2.4 million |
| Tornado | 286 | 1 | 17 | $10 million |
| Flash Flood | 251 | 3 | 0 | $9.6 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 192 | 0 | 0 | $522,000 |
| Flood | 28 | 0 | 0 | $76,000 |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, October 4, 1998
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, April 19, 1966
- Tornado, September 21, 1993
- Hail, September 22, 1993
- Tornado, March 30, 1993
- Tornado, July 1, 1994
- Heavy Snow, October 23, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1999
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2004
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2003
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Tornado, May 22, 1952
- Tornado, June 21, 1957
- Tornado, July 9, 1965
- Tornado, July 9, 1969
- Tornado, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, May 31, 1980
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 4, 1992
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, May 17, 1997
- Hail, August 19, 1974
- Hail, April 15, 2026
- Hail, June 26, 1989
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Hail, March 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2003
- Hail, June 21, 1990
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Hail, April 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2001
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 22, 1952
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, March 16, 1965
- Tornado, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, March 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, February 28, 2007
- Tornado, April 15, 1960
- Tornado, May 24, 1962
- Tornado, April 22, 1964
- Tornado, June 4, 1965
- Tornado, April 19, 1966
- Tornado, June 6, 1971
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, October 16, 1980
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2026
- Hail, April 15, 2026
- Hail, March 10, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Hail, September 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2025
- Hail, May 19, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2024
- Hail, June 7, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Hail, September 16, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 27, 2023
- Hail, June 5, 2023
- Hail, April 10, 2023
- High Wind, March 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Hail, May 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2021
- Hail, September 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Hail, July 10, 2021
- Hail, June 25, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Tornado, March 15, 2021
- Hail, March 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2020
- Hail, August 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Hail, March 27, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Hail, September 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Hail, August 16, 2019
- Hail, July 10, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 28, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2017
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 30, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2017
- Hail, March 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Hail, November 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2016
- Hail, August 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2016
- Hail, June 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- High Wind, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2015
- Hail, August 27, 2015
- Hail, July 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2015
- Tornado, July 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2015
- Hail, May 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2014
- High Wind, September 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2014
- Hail, September 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 24, 2014
- Hail, April 13, 2014
- Hail, April 2, 2014
- Hail, March 27, 2014
- Hail, March 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Flood, September 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2013
- Heat, June 26, 2013
- Flood, June 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, May 2, 2013
- Hail, April 7, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 25, 2012
- Tornado, May 6, 2012
- Hail, February 28, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Hail, January 22, 2012
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2011
- Hail, July 12, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- High Wind, June 9, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Hail, May 26, 2010
- Hail, May 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2009
- Hail, June 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 2009
- Hail, December 27, 2008
- Tornado, September 12, 2008
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2008
- Hail, July 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2008
- Hail, May 1, 2008
- Hail, April 21, 2008
- Hail, April 17, 2008
- Hail, April 10, 2008
- High Wind, March 31, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Hail, October 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2007
- Hail, July 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Hail, April 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Johnson CountyEvery warning in Johnson 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.