Storm History: Russell County, Kansas

Events

1,292

Deaths

4

Injuries

40

Damage

$51 million

Episodes

608

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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• Tornado, May 7, 19931 death · 6 injured · $5.5 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 20091 death · 3 injured · $20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 20241 death · 3 injured · 71 kt wind · 4 events here

• Winter Storm, January 4, 20052 injured · $30 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 2007$9.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 19931 death · 6 injured · $5.5 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, March 16, 1998$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 11, 20012 injured · $750,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1994$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2011$361,000 · EF0 · 13 events here
• Tornado, October 29, 1956$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 20042 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 31 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 2014$180,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2002$170,000 · F1 · 13 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2014$144,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, March 6, 2017$110,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 3, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 1996$100,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 1999$100,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 21, 2006$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1997$85,000 · F0 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2001$85,000 · 98 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20061 injured · $80,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here

• Flash Flood, May 15, 20024.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19914 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 26, 19894 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 19854 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20073.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20203.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, June 5, 20143.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20053 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 1994$500 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 19923 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 19863 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20112.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20082.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20002.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 1997$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, April 26, 1991F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 19931 death · 6 injured · $5.5 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 1991F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1999F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 2001F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF4 · 12 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 1952F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 29, 1956$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 19641 injured · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 15, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 16, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1991$3,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 1995F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2004F3 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Russell County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2026EF2 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 20262.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2026EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, April 21, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 15, 202658 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 202567 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 202570 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 18, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202483 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202481 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 20241 death · 3 injured · 71 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20241 event here
• Flood, June 18, 202468 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202470 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, June 4, 20242.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2024EF1 · 5 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202458 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202453 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 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
• High Wind, October 13, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 3, 20232 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2023$31,000 · EF0 · 13 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 17, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20232 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 16, 202354 kt wind · 1 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
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20223 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 23, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 20221.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 10, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2022$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 202265 kt wind · 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
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 17, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, December 15, 20211.5 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, October 28, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 3, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20211.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, August 7, 2021$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 202151 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2021EF0 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2021$50,000 · 74 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, April 6, 20211.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20212 events here
• High Wind, January 14, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 14, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 8, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 11, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2020$300 · 59 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20203.25 in hail · 7 events here
• High Wind, June 9, 2020$500 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 19, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 22, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20191.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, July 5, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 3, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 1, 2018$9,000 · 1.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 201876 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 30, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2018EF1 · 10 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 201854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20182 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20172.25 in hail · 5 events here
• High Wind, May 16, 201756 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20172 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 6, 2017$110,000 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Hail, August 11, 201656 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20161.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 29, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2016EF0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20161.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20151 event here
• Hail, September 10, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2015$50,000 · EF1 · 10 events here
• Hail, September 9, 2014$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20141.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 201461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 5, 20143.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20141 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2014$144,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20141 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, 2014$180,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 3, 2013$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 201361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2013$200 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20131.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 8, 2013$16,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2013EF0 · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20131.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 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
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 201259 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, July 25, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 26, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20122 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20122 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2012EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF4 · 12 events here
• High Wind, March 21, 2012$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 31, 201151 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20112 injured · $15,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 26, 201153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 2011$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2011$12,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20112.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2011$361,000 · EF0 · 13 events here
• Hail, May 30, 2011$35,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2011$8,000 · 63 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2011$10,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Drought, May 10, 20111 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.