Storm History: Rice County, Kansas

Events

827

Deaths

2

Injuries

14

Damage

$49 million

Episodes

470

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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• Blizzard, March 27, 20091 death · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20121 death · 6 injured · $25,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 25, 1973$25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$6.4 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2007$4.0 million · 3.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2011$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 2007$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 2010$1.3 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2002$1.2 million · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, September 3, 2009$1.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$340,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2007$280,000 · EF1 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1950$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 11, 1990$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 19902 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 1996$250,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2010$250,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 9, 2011$213,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Lightning, May 17, 2004$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2013$111,000 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2019$110,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 1999$100,000 · F1 · 3 events here

• Flash Flood, May 15, 2002$5,000 · 4.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 10, 19924.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 27, 20134.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2013$10,000 · 4.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 21, 19794 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2007$4.0 million · 3.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20203.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 20143.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 20262.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20212.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20172.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20112.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 3, 2009$1.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 8, 1966F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990F5 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1950$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1955$25,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 1956$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 1974$3,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1993$55,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 1999F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 27, 1960$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1962F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 1973$25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 19902 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1991$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2012EF3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Rice County, with its track

• Tornado, June 10, 20262.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2026EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 21, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 15, 202658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2025EF3 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 20251.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 18, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20252 events here
• Hail, September 20, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 202474 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 202471 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 4, 20242.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 202370 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 23, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20222.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2022EF3 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 22, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, December 15, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 28, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20212.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 7, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2021$25,000 · EF0 · 11 events here
• Hail, May 2, 202174 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20211.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 11, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 15, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 14, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20202 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20203.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 9, 2020$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20201.5 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20201 event here
• High Wind, December 1, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20191.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2019$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 21, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20192.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20191.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 18, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2019$110,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2019$21,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 21, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 9, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 5, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 3, 2018$1,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 14, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 201876 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, July 16, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 201854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 2017EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20172.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2017EF0 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Tornado, December 25, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2016$200 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 201663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20161.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Ice Storm, November 29, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20151 event here
• Flood, August 5, 2015$200 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2015$20,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 20143.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20141 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014EF0 · 10 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20141 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 201453 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 20, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2013$111,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 201361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 23, 2013$10,000 · 4.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, June 27, 20134.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2013$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 201361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, April 10, 20131 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20131.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, November 10, 2012$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, July 25, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 26, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2012EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF4 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20121 death · 6 injured · $25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2011$213,000 · 1.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20111 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2011$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20112.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, January 31, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20112 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20101 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 2010$1.3 million · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20101 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2010$56,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 2010$250,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20091 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2009$1.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, August 25, 2009$2,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 200987 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 200970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 2009$100 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2009$100 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2009$15,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2009$340,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 27, 20091 death · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 23, 2009$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 6, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 17, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2008$3,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 16, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here

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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.