Storm History: Lane County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lane 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
- 612
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $3.2 million
- Episodes
- 370
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 | 244 | 0 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Tornado | 165 | 0 | 2 | $163,000 |
| Flash Flood | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 0 | 1 | $303,000 |
| High Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 6 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, May 9, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1996
- Wildfire, June 26, 2012
- Hail, October 21, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Tornado, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, July 7, 1987
- Tornado, May 15, 1991
- Tornado, May 16, 2004
- Hail, June 15, 2004
- Tornado, June 15, 2002
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1998
- Tornado, April 23, 1976
- Tornado, August 13, 1986
- Tornado, May 17, 1971
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, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, May 25, 1965
- Tornado, May 13, 1968
- Tornado, May 5, 2002
- Tornado, March 28, 2007
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Tornado, November 16, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Tornado, July 9, 1969
- Tornado, May 17, 1971
- Tornado, March 13, 1973
- Tornado, June 19, 1990
- Tornado, April 6, 2001
- Tornado, April 10, 2001
- Tornado, April 14, 2001
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2025
- Tornado, August 3, 2025
- Hail, May 19, 2025
- High Wind, May 14, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- Blizzard, March 17, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- High Wind, December 30, 2024
- Hail, August 16, 2024
- Hail, June 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2024
- Hail, June 4, 2024
- Hail, June 1, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Tornado, May 1, 2024
- Blizzard, January 4, 2024
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Tornado, May 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2023
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Hail, May 14, 2021
- Tornado, March 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2021
- Hail, August 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020
- Flood, June 21, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2020
- Hail, August 13, 2019
- Tornado, July 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2019
- Hail, April 28, 2019
- Hail, April 21, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Hail, June 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2018
- Flood, May 28, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- High Wind, April 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Hail, October 6, 2017
- Blizzard, April 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2017
- Wildfire, March 6, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Hail, August 4, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Tornado, May 27, 2016
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Hail, May 10, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2016
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, November 16, 2015
- Hail, August 4, 2015
- Heavy Rain, July 26, 2015
- Hail, June 4, 2015
- Tornado, May 28, 2015
- Tornado, May 27, 2015
- Tornado, May 4, 2015
- Tornado, April 16, 2015
- Hail, April 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2014
- Hail, August 31, 2014
- Flood, August 27, 2014
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Hail, June 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2014
- Flood, June 5, 2014
- Heavy Rain, September 13, 2013
- Tornado, August 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2013
- Hail, May 27, 2013
- Hail, May 7, 2013
- Winter Weather, May 2, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2012
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- High Wind, October 18, 2012
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Hail, August 18, 2012
- Wildfire, June 26, 2012
- Tornado, June 14, 2012
- Hail, March 18, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2012
- High Wind, January 22, 2012
- High Wind, December 31, 2011
- Blizzard, December 19, 2011
- Tornado, October 7, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, June 16, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Hail, June 3, 2011
- Hail, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- High Wind, April 15, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010
- Hail, July 20, 2010
- Hail, May 24, 2010
- Hail, April 23, 2010
- Tornado, April 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2009
- Flood, September 8, 2009
- Hail, September 3, 2009
- Tornado, July 31, 2009
- Tornado, June 20, 2009
- Tornado, April 18, 2009
- High Wind, November 6, 2008
- Hail, October 21, 2008
- Hail, September 24, 2008
- Hail, July 7, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Tornado, June 18, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Hail, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Flood, May 8, 2008
- Hail, May 6, 2008
- Hail, May 6, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- High Wind, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 15, 2008
- Strong Wind, April 15, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 7, 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
- Hail, September 19, 2007
- Hail, September 6, 2007
- Heavy Rain, July 30, 2007
- Hail, July 11, 2007
- Tornado, June 19, 2007
- Tornado, May 31, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2007
- Tornado, March 28, 2007
- Flood, February 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2006
- High Wind, November 14, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, July 11, 2006
- Tornado, June 22, 2006
- Flood, May 30, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- High Wind, April 7, 2006
- Blizzard, March 19, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2005
- Hail, July 4, 2005
- Hail, July 2, 2005
- Tornado, June 15, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2004
- Hail, August 29, 2004
- Hail, June 24, 2004
- Hail, June 16, 2004
- Hail, June 15, 2004
- Hail, June 2, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2004
- Tornado, May 16, 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 9, 2003
- Drought, October 28, 2003
- Drought, August 28, 2003
- Hail, August 21, 2003
- Hail, August 19, 2003
- Hail, July 5, 2003
- Hail, June 9, 2003
- Hail, May 24, 2003
- High Wind, April 16, 2003
- Hail, April 15, 2003
- Hail, March 17, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Hail, October 1, 2002
- Tornado, August 26, 2002
- Hail, July 28, 2002
- Tornado, June 15, 2002
- Hail, June 11, 2002
- Tornado, June 10, 2002
- Tornado, May 5, 2002
- High Wind, April 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2001
- Hail, September 7, 2001
- Tornado, August 23, 2001
- Hail, July 27, 2001
- Hail, July 3, 2001
- Tornado, June 1, 2001
- Hail, May 16, 2001
- Hail, May 9, 2001
- Hail, April 22, 2001
- Hail, April 20, 2001
- Tornado, April 14, 2001
- High Wind, April 11, 2001
- Tornado, April 10, 2001
- Tornado, April 6, 2001
- Blizzard, March 15, 2001
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2001
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2001
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, September 24, 2000
- Tornado, July 20, 2000
- Hail, July 18, 2000
- Tornado, July 3, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2000
- High Wind, March 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 1, 1999
- Hail, June 30, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lane CountyEvery warning in Lane 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.