Storm History: Rush County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Rush 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
- 807
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $13 million
- Episodes
- 417
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 | 339 | 0 | 0 | $9.8 million |
| Tornado | 244 | 0 | 8 | $2.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 52 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Flood | 29 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 26 | 0 | 0 | $582,000 |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Winter Weather | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, May 24, 1998
- Hail, May 16, 1999
- Tornado, July 3, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1996
- Tornado, May 16, 1995
- Tornado, June 18, 1968
- Hail, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, April 21, 2001
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Hail, March 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1996
- Hail, August 2, 2006
- Tornado, May 4, 1950
- Tornado, June 10, 1964
- Tornado, September 3, 1970
- Tornado, August 17, 1974
- Tornado, May 24, 1990
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Flood, May 6, 2008
- Tornado, May 31, 1996
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, May 7, 1993
- Tornado, June 18, 1968
- Tornado, June 13, 1970
- Tornado, May 24, 1990
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
- Tornado, May 16, 1995
- Tornado, May 5, 2002
- Tornado, March 27, 2004
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Tornado, June 21, 1951
- Tornado, April 27, 1958
- Tornado, July 10, 1959
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, April 25, 2026
- Hail, April 9, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- Hail, October 5, 2025
- Hail, September 19, 2025
- Hail, July 21, 2025
- Blizzard, March 17, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Hail, July 6, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Tornado, September 19, 2023
- Hail, September 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2023
- Hail, May 28, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- High Wind, March 30, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2023
- Wildfire, October 23, 2022
- Tornado, August 29, 2022
- Hail, July 6, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Hail, April 29, 2022
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- Hail, April 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Heavy Rain, September 2, 2021
- Tornado, August 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2021
- Hail, May 14, 2021
- Hail, May 8, 2021
- Hail, April 6, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- Hail, September 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2019
- Hail, July 31, 2019
- Tornado, July 5, 2019
- Tornado, June 18, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2019
- Hail, April 28, 2019
- Hail, April 21, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 2, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2018
- Hail, October 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Hail, May 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Hail, October 6, 2017
- Hail, August 10, 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
- Tornado, December 25, 2016
- Hail, October 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2016
- Flood, July 2, 2016
- Hail, May 26, 2016
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Hail, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, May 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2016
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, August 8, 2015
- Hail, August 4, 2015
- Hail, July 25, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Tornado, June 25, 2015
- Tornado, May 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2014
- Hail, August 31, 2014
- Flood, July 9, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2014
- Flood, June 5, 2014
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Hail, June 1, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Hail, October 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2013
- Hail, August 2, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2013
- Hail, June 15, 2013
- Hail, June 8, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 28, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Hail, April 7, 2013
- Hail, March 29, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Hail, October 1, 2012
- Hail, July 25, 2012
- Tornado, June 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 27, 2012
- Tornado, May 25, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Blizzard, December 19, 2011
- Hail, August 10, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, July 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Hail, July 10, 2011
- Hail, July 9, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Tornado, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Flood, May 19, 2011
- Flood, May 19, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2011
- Hail, September 2, 2010
- Hail, August 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010
- Hail, July 14, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flood, June 7, 2010
- Hail, May 24, 2010
- Tornado, May 10, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2009
- Heavy Rain, August 6, 2009
- Tornado, July 14, 2009
- Hail, July 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Blizzard, March 27, 2009
- High Wind, March 23, 2009
- High Wind, November 6, 2008
- Hail, October 21, 2008
- Heavy Rain, August 25, 2008
- Hail, August 13, 2008
- Heavy Rain, August 7, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 2, 2008
- Tornado, May 26, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Flood, May 6, 2008
- Hail, May 6, 2008
- High Wind, May 2, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 16, 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 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Heavy Rain, July 31, 2007
- Flood, July 16, 2007
- Hail, July 14, 2007
- Hail, June 23, 2007
- Tornado, May 31, 2007
- Hail, May 29, 2007
- Tornado, May 22, 2007
- Hail, May 21, 2007
- Tornado, May 6, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, May 4, 2007
- Hail, April 25, 2007
- Hail, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Heavy Rain, August 18, 2006
- Flood, August 17, 2006
- Hail, August 2, 2006
- Hail, July 12, 2006
- Flood, July 8, 2006
- Tornado, June 22, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Tornado, June 16, 2006
- Tornado, May 25, 2006
- Blizzard, March 19, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
- Hail, August 19, 2005
- Tornado, July 3, 2005
- Tornado, June 15, 2005
- Tornado, April 10, 2005
- Tornado, April 5, 2005
- Hail, March 20, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2004
- Hail, August 29, 2004
- Hail, August 8, 2004
- Tornado, July 7, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Hail, June 24, 2004
- Hail, June 15, 2004
- Tornado, June 14, 2004
- Dust Storm, May 29, 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 9, 2003
- Drought, October 28, 2003
- Hail, September 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2003
- Drought, August 28, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Hail, August 18, 2003
- Hail, July 31, 2003
- Hail, May 13, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002
- Tornado, August 11, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Rush CountyEvery warning in Rush 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.