Storm History: Kiowa County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Kiowa 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
- 744
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 75
- Damage
- $256 million
- Episodes
- 417
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 | 270 | 0 | 0 | $110,000 |
| Tornado | 262 | 11 | 74 | $251 million |
| Flood | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 28 | 0 | 0 | $112,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 24 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 1 | $35,000 |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 4, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1996
- Tornado, May 7, 2002
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 1, 1999
- Hail, June 29, 1994
- Hail, April 23, 2006
- Tornado, April 10, 2001
- Tornado, May 20, 1962
- Tornado, May 13, 1965
- Tornado, August 1, 1986
- Tornado, March 8, 1992
- Tornado, June 4, 2013
- High Wind, May 14, 1998
- High Wind, April 14, 1999
- Tornado, July 3, 2000
- High Wind, April 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2025
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 11, 1996
- Hail, July 23, 1996
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Hail, April 20, 2005
- Tornado, August 3, 2025
- Hail, September 8, 2025
- Hail, May 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 1, 1999
- Hail, June 6, 1975
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2024
- Hail, June 19, 2019
- Flood, June 11, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 4, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Tornado, October 29, 1956
- Tornado, May 13, 1965
- Tornado, May 9, 1971
- Tornado, September 25, 1973
- Tornado, May 7, 2002
- Tornado, March 27, 2004
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 18, 2025
- Tornado, August 5, 1954
- Tornado, May 20, 1962
- Tornado, May 27, 1962
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2026
- Hail, September 8, 2025
- Hail, September 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2025
- Tornado, August 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 18, 2025
- Blizzard, March 17, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2024
- Heavy Rain, May 30, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Heavy Rain, May 4, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Blizzard, January 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2023
- Hail, October 3, 2023
- Tornado, July 17, 2023
- High Wind, February 21, 2023
- Wildfire, December 2, 2022
- Tornado, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, October 12, 2021
- Hail, August 15, 2021
- Hail, June 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2020
- Tornado, September 24, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Hail, June 19, 2019
- Hail, June 14, 2019
- Hail, June 11, 2019
- Tornado, May 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2018
- Flood, September 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Hail, June 12, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Tornado, May 28, 2018
- Hail, May 23, 2018
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Flood, May 2, 2018
- High Wind, April 18, 2018
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- Hail, April 19, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Tornado, December 25, 2016
- Hail, September 9, 2016
- Hail, September 8, 2016
- Hail, May 26, 2016
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, June 25, 2015
- Flood, June 11, 2015
- Hail, May 6, 2015
- Tornado, May 4, 2015
- Hail, April 18, 2015
- Tornado, April 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2014
- Hail, October 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2014
- Heavy Rain, July 30, 2014
- Heavy Rain, July 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2014
- Hail, June 1, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2013
- Tornado, July 29, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 24, 2013
- Hail, June 15, 2013
- Tornado, June 4, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Tornado, May 8, 2013
- Hail, May 7, 2013
- Hail, April 17, 2013
- Blizzard, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2013
- Hail, November 10, 2012
- Hail, August 7, 2012
- Hail, August 3, 2012
- Flood, July 8, 2012
- Hail, June 15, 2012
- Tornado, June 14, 2012
- Tornado, April 30, 2012
- Hail, April 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2011
- Tornado, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Flood, May 19, 2011
- High Wind, April 15, 2011
- Hail, September 14, 2010
- Heavy Rain, August 17, 2010
- Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flood, June 13, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flood, June 7, 2010
- Hail, May 24, 2010
- Hail, April 1, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Tornado, July 14, 2009
- Tornado, June 20, 2009
- Tornado, June 14, 2009
- Flood, June 11, 2009
- Tornado, June 9, 2009
- Tornado, June 2, 2009
- Hail, April 26, 2009
- Tornado, April 18, 2009
- Blizzard, March 27, 2009
- High Wind, March 24, 2009
- Hail, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- High Wind, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, May 26, 2008
- High Wind, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Flood, May 8, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- High Wind, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 23, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2007
- Blizzard, December 22, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2007
- Blizzard, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2007
- Hail, September 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Tornado, June 19, 2007
- Hail, June 9, 2007
- High Wind, June 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 23, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, May 4, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2007
- Hail, March 23, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Tornado, September 15, 2006
- Hail, August 10, 2006
- Tornado, May 25, 2006
- Tornado, May 7, 2006
- Hail, April 23, 2006
- Tornado, April 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
- Hail, August 28, 2005
- Hail, August 22, 2005
- Hail, August 19, 2005
- Hail, July 4, 2005
- Tornado, July 3, 2005
- Tornado, June 16, 2005
- Hail, June 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2005
- Flood, May 12, 2005
- Hail, April 20, 2005
- Hail, March 20, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2004
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2004
- Hail, September 17, 2004
- Hail, August 30, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Hail, June 16, 2004
- Hail, June 5, 2004
- Hail, June 4, 2004
- Hail, June 2, 2004
- Tornado, May 12, 2004
- Tornado, March 27, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2004
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2003
- Drought, October 28, 2003
- Drought, August 28, 2003
- Hail, August 18, 2003
- Hail, July 31, 2003
- Hail, June 9, 2003
- Tornado, May 15, 2003
- Tornado, April 23, 2003
- Hail, April 19, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2002
- Tornado, August 11, 2002
- Hail, July 28, 2002
- Hail, June 26, 2002
- Tornado, June 10, 2002
- Hail, May 15, 2002
- Tornado, May 11, 2002
- Tornado, May 7, 2002
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2002
- Hail, October 9, 2001
- Hail, September 22, 2001
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Hail, September 7, 2001
- Hail, August 30, 2001
- Hail, August 24, 2001
- Tornado, August 23, 2001
- Hail, June 20, 2001
- Tornado, June 7, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2001
- Tornado, May 29, 2001
- Tornado, May 27, 2001
- Hail, May 8, 2001
- Hail, May 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Kiowa CountyEvery warning in Kiowa 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.