Storm History: Pawnee County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pawnee 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
- 875
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $6.7 million
- Episodes
- 457
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 | 385 | 0 | 0 | $374,000 |
| Tornado | 265 | 0 | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Flash Flood | 46 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 37 | 0 | 4 | $3.7 million |
| Flood | 29 | 0 | 0 | $115,000 |
| Winter Storm | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 | $76,000 |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1996
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Tornado, May 4, 1950
- Tornado, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, June 20, 1978
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1996
- Hail, June 28, 1998
- Tornado, May 18, 2013
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2010
- Flood, October 23, 2008
- Hail, May 16, 1999
- Lightning, August 3, 2003
- Tornado, June 30, 1999
- High Wind, December 18, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2009
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 1965
- Tornado, June 13, 1970
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 4, 2007
- Tornado, May 4, 1950
- Tornado, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Tornado, May 18, 2013
- Tornado, October 29, 1956
- Tornado, April 28, 1960
- Tornado, May 25, 1965
- Tornado, June 13, 1970
- Tornado, September 25, 1973
- Tornado, May 5, 2002
- Tornado, May 7, 2002
- Tornado, March 27, 2004
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, April 25, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2025
- Hail, July 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025
- Hail, June 14, 2025
- Hail, May 23, 2025
- Hail, April 1, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- High Wind, October 29, 2024
- Hail, August 16, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Heavy Rain, May 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Hail, May 6, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2024
- Blizzard, January 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2023
- Hail, October 3, 2023
- Tornado, July 17, 2023
- Hail, July 16, 2023
- Hail, June 27, 2023
- Hail, June 17, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2022
- Hail, June 5, 2022
- Hail, May 17, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Hail, April 21, 2022
- Wildfire, March 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Hail, August 20, 2021
- Hail, July 18, 2021
- Hail, July 13, 2021
- Hail, May 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, April 20, 2021
- Hail, April 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- Flood, June 21, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2019
- Hail, August 13, 2019
- Tornado, June 18, 2019
- Hail, June 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2019
- Tornado, May 17, 2019
- Flood, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, May 6, 2019
- Hail, April 21, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2018
- Flood, September 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2018
- Hail, June 12, 2018
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Flood, May 2, 2018
- Hail, May 1, 2018
- High Wind, April 17, 2018
- High Wind, March 6, 2018
- Hail, October 6, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- Hail, April 19, 2017
- Tornado, April 15, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Hail, July 5, 2016
- Flood, July 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Tornado, May 8, 2016
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Hail, July 25, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Tornado, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 3, 2015
- Tornado, May 7, 2015
- Tornado, May 4, 2015
- Tornado, April 12, 2015
- Hail, April 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2014
- Hail, August 31, 2014
- Hail, August 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2014
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Dust Storm, March 11, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, October 18, 2013
- Hail, October 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2013
- Hail, August 2, 2013
- Tornado, July 29, 2013
- Tornado, May 28, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, May 18, 2013
- Tornado, May 8, 2013
- Hail, May 7, 2013
- Blizzard, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Hail, November 10, 2012
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Hail, March 7, 2012
- Blizzard, December 19, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Hail, August 3, 2011
- Hail, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Hail, March 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2011
- Hail, August 23, 2010
- Hail, August 14, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flood, June 7, 2010
- Tornado, May 16, 2010
- Hail, April 22, 2010
- Hail, April 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2009
- Tornado, June 20, 2009
- Tornado, June 15, 2009
- Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flood, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Heavy Rain, May 26, 2009
- Hail, May 8, 2009
- Hail, April 26, 2009
- Hail, April 22, 2009
- Blizzard, March 27, 2009
- High Wind, March 23, 2009
- High Wind, November 6, 2008
- Flood, October 23, 2008
- Hail, October 21, 2008
- Heavy Rain, August 25, 2008
- Hail, July 26, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Tornado, May 26, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- High Wind, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 15, 2008
- Hail, April 7, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 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, October 17, 2007
- Hail, October 13, 2007
- Hail, September 6, 2007
- Hail, August 7, 2007
- Hail, July 23, 2007
- Flood, July 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2007
- Hail, June 23, 2007
- Hail, May 29, 2007
- Tornado, May 23, 2007
- Tornado, May 22, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, May 4, 2007
- Hail, April 25, 2007
- Tornado, April 23, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Hail, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Hail, July 12, 2006
- Hail, June 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2006
- Tornado, June 22, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, May 29, 2006
- Hail, May 23, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Hail, April 23, 2006
- High Wind, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 1, 2006
- Blizzard, March 19, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
- Tornado, October 19, 2005
- Hail, August 19, 2005
- Hail, August 7, 2005
- Tornado, July 3, 2005
- Hail, July 2, 2005
- Tornado, June 15, 2005
- Hail, March 20, 2005
- Strong Wind, February 13, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2004
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2004
- Hail, August 9, 2004
- Hail, August 8, 2004
- Tornado, July 7, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Tornado, June 14, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Tornado, May 16, 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
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2003
- Drought, August 28, 2003
- Lightning, August 3, 2003
- Hail, July 31, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pawnee CountyEvery warning in Pawnee 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.