Storm History: Mitchell County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Mitchell 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
- 757
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 27
- Damage
- $102 million
- Episodes
- 467
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 | 308 | 3 | 1 | $53 million |
| Tornado | 193 | 0 | 21 | $19 million |
| Drought | 44 | 0 | 0 | $20 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 43 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 42 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 1 | $7.8 million |
| Winter Weather | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Blizzard | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $265,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 4 | $125,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | $212,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, October 2, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, December 1, 2002
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2002
- Tornado, June 15, 1992
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2003
- Tornado, June 9, 1967
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Tornado, June 1, 2011
- Hail, September 30, 2014
- Tornado, May 8, 2016
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, May 20, 1957
- Tornado, April 2, 1956
- Tornado, March 26, 1991
- Tornado, June 15, 1992
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Tornado, October 29, 1956
- Tornado, May 24, 1962
- Tornado, September 3, 1965
- Tornado, May 13, 1968
- Tornado, October 15, 1980
- Tornado, May 6, 1983
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 27, 2013
- Tornado, May 8, 1950
- Tornado, June 19, 1953
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Hail, August 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2025
- Blizzard, March 18, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Drought, July 23, 2024
- Hail, June 4, 2024
- Hail, May 25, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- High Wind, October 13, 2023
- Tornado, October 12, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Hail, September 21, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Hail, April 19, 2023
- Drought, April 11, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Dust Storm, October 23, 2022
- Hail, June 23, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Hail, April 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 7, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Wildfire, March 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2021
- Hail, June 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Hail, May 5, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 19, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- High Wind, January 14, 2021
- High Wind, December 23, 2020
- High Wind, November 8, 2020
- Hail, August 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2020
- High Wind, June 9, 2020
- High Wind, March 19, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2019
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Hail, August 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2019
- Hail, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Hail, May 17, 2019
- Hail, April 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2018
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Hail, September 20, 2018
- Hail, September 1, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Tornado, May 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2017
- Hail, October 6, 2017
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Hail, June 28, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- High Wind, May 25, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Tornado, December 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Hail, July 11, 2016
- Hail, May 29, 2016
- Tornado, May 8, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2015
- Hail, July 15, 2015
- Hail, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Tornado, June 3, 2015
- Hail, May 29, 2015
- Tornado, May 6, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2014
- Hail, October 2, 2014
- Hail, September 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2014
- Hail, August 17, 2014
- Hail, August 9, 2014
- Tornado, June 14, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2013
- Hail, July 20, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Hail, May 28, 2013
- Tornado, May 27, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 22, 2013
- Hail, April 17, 2013
- Hail, April 7, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Blizzard, March 9, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2012
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Hail, October 13, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 4, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Drought, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 19, 2012
- Tornado, April 27, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Hail, June 17, 2011
- Tornado, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2011
- Flood, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 19, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Hail, April 14, 2011
- Hail, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2010
- Hail, August 10, 2010
- Hail, July 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2010
- Hail, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, June 19, 2010
- Hail, May 6, 2010
- Hail, April 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Hail, September 3, 2009
- Hail, August 25, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Hail, August 3, 2009
- Hail, July 3, 2009
- Hail, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Hail, March 23, 2009
- Hail, September 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2008
- Hail, July 26, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2008
- Hail, May 1, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2007
- Hail, August 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, May 4, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 27, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, October 13, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Mitchell CountyEvery warning in Mitchell 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.