Storm History: Riley County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Riley 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
- 852
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 63
- Damage
- $112 million
- Episodes
- 541
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 | 300 | 1 | 1 | $6.1 million |
| Tornado | 220 | 0 | 51 | $80 million |
| Flash Flood | 118 | 0 | 3 | $24 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 53 | 0 | 2 | $807,000 |
| Winter Storm | 46 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 1 | 4 | $70,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $180,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 1 | $48,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | $190,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2018
- Tornado, June 11, 2022
- Hail, April 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2008
- Tornado, June 8, 1966
- Tornado, November 27, 2005
- Tornado, July 1, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1993
- Hail, June 10, 1998
- Hail, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2007
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2009
- Hail, May 23, 2007
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2005
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
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
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2008
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2008
- Hail, May 29, 1991
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Hail, August 19, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 8, 1966
- Tornado, April 30, 1972
- Tornado, March 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 14, 1970
- Tornado, May 31, 1978
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
- Tornado, May 1, 2018
- Tornado, May 21, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 1950
- Tornado, July 1, 1950
- Tornado, March 18, 1954
- Tornado, July 2, 1956
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Tornado, June 8, 2026
- Tornado, June 4, 2026
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Tornado, August 14, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Hail, June 15, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, March 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2023
- Hail, July 4, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Tornado, May 9, 2023
- Tornado, April 19, 2023
- Hail, April 14, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Hail, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 21, 2022
- Tornado, June 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2021
- Hail, May 25, 2021
- Hail, May 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Tornado, August 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- Tornado, May 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Tornado, May 1, 2018
- Tornado, October 6, 2017
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Tornado, April 15, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, November 22, 2016
- Tornado, October 4, 2016
- Tornado, August 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Hail, May 29, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 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
- Hail, August 22, 2015
- Hail, August 7, 2015
- Hail, July 15, 2015
- Hail, July 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2015
- Hail, April 1, 2015
- Hail, August 31, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Hail, October 4, 2013
- Hail, July 9, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 23, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, May 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2012
- Hail, September 3, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2011
- Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2011
- Hail, July 27, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2011
- Hail, July 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, June 20, 2011
- Tornado, June 19, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 7, 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
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2010
- Hail, August 13, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 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
- Tornado, April 29, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Hail, August 19, 2009
- Hail, July 14, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2009
- Flood, July 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Hail, April 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2009
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 27, 2009
- High Wind, March 23, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 2009
- High Wind, February 9, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Lightning, June 17, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2007
- Strong Wind, October 20, 2007
- Hail, September 6, 2007
- Dense Fog, August 25, 2007
- Hail, August 20, 2007
- Heat, August 20, 2007
- Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2007
- Hail, July 4, 2007
- Tornado, May 26, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2007
- Hail, May 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Dense Fog, May 3, 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
- Dense Fog, November 6, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Heat, August 6, 2006
- Hail, August 2, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 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 25, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2005
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2005
- Tornado, November 27, 2005
- Tornado, November 27, 2005
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2005
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Dense Fog, September 16, 2005
- Dense Fog, July 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2005
- Hail, May 8, 2005
- Hail, April 10, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2004
- Hail, August 24, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Riley CountyEvery warning in Riley 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.