Storm History: Norton County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Norton 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
- 817
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $41 million
- Episodes
- 446
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 | 335 | 0 | 1 | $3.6 million |
| Tornado | 176 | 0 | 0 | $15 million |
| Drought | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 55 | 1 | 0 | $148,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 43 | 0 | 3 | $36,000 |
| High Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Winter Storm | 24 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Dust Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Blizzard | 16 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 14, 2014
- Tornado, June 3, 1999
- Tornado, July 31, 2009
- Tornado, June 29, 2000
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 1999
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2008
- Tornado, November 16, 2015
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, August 5, 2023
- Hail, July 12, 2007
- Tornado, October 3, 2023
- Hail, September 17, 1993
- Tornado, July 4, 2023
- Hail, June 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Tornado, May 25, 1965
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Tornado, May 1, 2024
- Hail, July 5, 1959
- Hail, July 12, 2010
- Hail, April 24, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2014
- Hail, July 6, 2025
- Tornado, April 25, 2024
- Hail, June 2, 2024
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- Hail, July 7, 1992
- Hail, May 25, 1987
- Hail, September 18, 1962
- Tornado, May 16, 2026
- Tornado, September 21, 2023
- Flood, June 7, 2022
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 9, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 30, 2026
- Tornado, May 16, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 14, 2026
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2026
- Dust Storm, December 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2025
- Hail, August 9, 2025
- Hail, July 6, 2025
- Dust Storm, June 16, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Blizzard, March 3, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2025
- Hail, October 21, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Hail, July 19, 2024
- Hail, July 16, 2024
- Tornado, July 6, 2024
- Hail, June 18, 2024
- Hail, June 2, 2024
- Dust Storm, May 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2024
- Tornado, May 1, 2024
- Hail, April 27, 2024
- Tornado, April 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2024
- Dust Storm, April 6, 2024
- Tornado, March 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2023
- Hail, October 12, 2023
- Tornado, October 3, 2023
- Tornado, September 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2023
- Hail, August 10, 2023
- Hail, August 5, 2023
- Hail, August 4, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Flood, July 22, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Tornado, July 4, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 28, 2023
- Hail, June 9, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Wildfire, December 2, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Tornado, June 9, 2022
- Flood, June 7, 2022
- Tornado, June 4, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 17, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Dust Storm, May 12, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Dust Storm, April 29, 2022
- Tornado, April 22, 2022
- Dust Storm, April 7, 2022
- Dust Storm, April 6, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 22, 2021
- Hail, July 18, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2021
- Tornado, May 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2021
- Hail, May 2, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2021
- Dust Storm, January 13, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- High Wind, December 22, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 17, 2020
- Dust Storm, November 14, 2020
- Wildfire, November 7, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 25, 2020
- Wildfire, October 11, 2020
- Hail, July 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2020
- Hail, July 2, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Tornado, June 21, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- High Wind, June 9, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2020
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Hail, August 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Tornado, August 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- Blizzard, March 13, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Blizzard, December 27, 2018
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Hail, May 24, 2018
- Hail, March 23, 2018
- Dust Storm, March 6, 2018
- High Wind, March 1, 2018
- Hail, September 15, 2017
- Hail, August 9, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2017
- Hail, June 26, 2017
- Hail, May 15, 2017
- Blizzard, April 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 2017
- Wildfire, March 6, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2016
- Hail, July 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Hail, May 10, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 16, 2015
- Hail, September 10, 2015
- Hail, August 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2014
- Hail, June 25, 2014
- Hail, June 14, 2014
- Hail, June 1, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Flood, May 24, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Hail, April 23, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- High Wind, March 31, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 9, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 9, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Hail, May 7, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 29, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Dust Storm, October 18, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Hail, April 14, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2011
- High Wind, October 6, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Hail, July 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 1, 2011
- High Wind, May 30, 2011
- High Wind, April 14, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Hail, September 13, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Hail, July 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Tornado, June 11, 2010
- Hail, May 6, 2010
- Tornado, April 22, 2010
- Hail, April 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 9, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2009
- Tornado, July 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2009
- Tornado, June 1, 2009
- High Wind, January 12, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2008
- High Wind, October 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Hail, April 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Hail, September 6, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Norton CountyEvery warning in Norton 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.