Storm History: Ottawa County, Kansas

Events

824

Deaths

4

Injuries

16

Damage

$64 million

Episodes

468

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.

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• Tornado, September 25, 19731 death · 4 injured · $50 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 16, 20031 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 16, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 20071 death · 5 injured · EF2 · 6 events here

• Tornado, September 25, 19731 death · 4 injured · $50 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 1996$6.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 8, 2025$4.8 million · 6 events here
• Hail, May 7, 1997$800,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1994$666,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1992$275,000 · F4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 1959$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 2010$240,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 2005$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$150,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1995$132,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1995$105,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2007$100,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1997$80,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 1995$75,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Strong Wind, May 16, 2004$57,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 23, 1996$40,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 1997$30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 1992$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2004$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, May 25, 20154.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20114.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, December 15, 20214 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 4, 19924 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19914 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 19894 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 19854 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20243.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19823.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20063 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 19623 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20202.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 18, 19892.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 19642.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, March 13, 1990F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1991F5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 1955F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1991F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1992$275,000 · F4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 20163 injured · EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, September 25, 19731 death · 4 injured · $50 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 1962F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 1991F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 1995F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2013EF3 · 14 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2015EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2018EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 20071 death · 5 injured · EF2 · 6 events here

Every tornado in Ottawa County, with its track

• Tornado, June 8, 2026$9,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20262 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20261.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, September 8, 2025$4.8 million · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202579 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 20251.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 27, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 2, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20243.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2024EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 13, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20242 events here
• Tornado, July 22, 20232 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20222 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202283 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20221.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20221 event here
• Hail, December 15, 20214 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 20, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20202.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, September 24, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2019EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 201861 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 201866 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 201878 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2018EF3 · 6 events here
• Hail, September 16, 20171.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2017EF0 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, January 14, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 4, 2016EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 20163 injured · EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2016EF1 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, September 10, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20152 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20152 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20154.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2015EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20150.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 20142.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20141.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 24, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20141.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 22, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201470 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 201470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20131.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20131.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2013EF3 · 14 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 201261 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, October 13, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 25, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2012$25,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 19, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 14, 201261 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2012EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 20, 20121 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20111 in hail · 10 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2011$500 · 2 in hail · 14 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20112 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, June 5, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20114.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 2010$240,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 2010EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20102.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2010EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Hail, September 3, 20091.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 200952 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200978 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 3, 200970 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20091.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, March 27, 20091 event here
• High Wind, March 23, 2009$6,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20081 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2008EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, November 23, 20071 event here
• Hail, October 12, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2007$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20072 events here
• Dense Fog, August 25, 20071 event here
• Heat, August 20, 20071 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20071 event here
• High Wind, June 6, 200756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2007$100,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$150,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 20071 death · 5 injured · EF2 · 6 events here
• Dense Fog, May 3, 20071 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, April 4, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, February 24, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20071 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20071 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20061 event here
• Strong Wind, September 21, 2006$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2006F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 16, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 200670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20061 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20061.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20061 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20061.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20063 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2006$5,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20062.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2006F2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 200661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2006F1 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 20, 20061 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20061 event here
• Dense Fog, January 23, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, December 7, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 200557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, July 1, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20052.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 2005$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20041 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2004$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2004$6,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20042.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2004$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2004$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20041 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20041 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 16, 2004$57,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, March 3, 20041 event here
• Hail, February 29, 2004$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 29, 20041 in hail · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20031 event here
• Flood, September 11, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 200356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Ottawa CountyEvery warning in Ottawa County since 1986Every county in Kansas

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.