Storm History: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pottawatomie 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
- 900
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $10 million
- Episodes
- 524
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 | 360 | 0 | 2 | $75,000 |
| Tornado | 210 | 0 | 5 | $8.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 111 | 0 | 0 | $735,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 58 | 0 | 1 | $475,000 |
| Winter Storm | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $66,000 |
| Winter Weather | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 4 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $218,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 1, 1994
- Tornado, May 6, 1993
- Tornado, March 29, 1993
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Tornado, October 18, 1979
- Tornado, April 17, 1976
- Tornado, May 31, 1978
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2002
- Lightning, July 15, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2005
- Tornado, May 26, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2007
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 4, 1992
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2011
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 1998
- Hail, June 26, 1989
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Hail, May 20, 1998
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Hail, May 4, 1991
- Hail, June 30, 1960
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, May 19, 1960
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, April 17, 1976
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 15, 1957
- Tornado, June 21, 1964
- Tornado, May 11, 1966
- Tornado, June 18, 1968
- Tornado, May 31, 1978
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 27, 1955
- Tornado, June 12, 1958
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Tornado, June 4, 2026
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2024
- Tornado, August 14, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, March 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2023
- Hail, September 16, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Hail, July 4, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Tornado, June 11, 2022
- Hail, June 10, 2022
- Tornado, April 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Hail, May 14, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Hail, March 28, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Hail, June 30, 2018
- Hail, June 20, 2018
- Hail, June 11, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Hail, October 14, 2017
- Tornado, October 6, 2017
- Hail, August 14, 2017
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, April 15, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, August 23, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Flood, May 13, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Tornado, April 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2016
- Ice Storm, November 27, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, September 10, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2015
- Hail, June 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Hail, October 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2014
- Hail, August 31, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Hail, October 4, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2013
- Tornado, May 18, 2013
- Hail, May 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, March 28, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2011
- Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2011
- Hail, July 27, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2011
- Hail, July 24, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2011
- Hail, July 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Flood, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2011
- Hail, September 25, 2010
- Hail, September 10, 2010
- Hail, August 13, 2010
- Hail, August 10, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Tornado, July 4, 2010
- Hail, June 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Hail, May 10, 2010
- Hail, May 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Hail, September 30, 2009
- Flood, August 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2009
- Hail, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2009
- High Wind, March 23, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Hail, July 26, 2008
- Hail, July 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Hail, March 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2007
- Heat, August 20, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2007
- Hail, July 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2007
- Tornado, May 26, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 1, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 4, 2007
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Dense Fog, November 6, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2006
- Hail, August 13, 2006
- Heat, August 6, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Tornado, April 15, 2006
- Hail, April 11, 2006
- Tornado, April 6, 2006
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2006
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2006
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2005
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2005
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2005
- Flood, October 2, 2005
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2005
- Dense Fog, September 16, 2005
- Hail, August 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2005
- Hail, July 3, 2005
- Dense Fog, July 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Dense Fog, June 2, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Hail, May 8, 2005
- Tornado, April 21, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2004
- Flood, August 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2004
- Hail, August 8, 2004
- Hail, August 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2004
- Hail, June 24, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pottawatomie CountyEvery warning in Pottawatomie 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.