Storm History: Seward County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Seward 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
- 904
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $28 million
- Episodes
- 483
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 | 345 | 0 | 7 | $336,000 |
| Tornado | 231 | 0 | 12 | $19 million |
| High Wind | 82 | 0 | 0 | $95,000 |
| Flash Flood | 64 | 0 | 0 | $9.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 11 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2003
- Flash Flood, October 1, 1998
- Tornado, May 26, 1996
- Tornado, March 7, 2000
- Tornado, April 14, 1976
- Tornado, August 5, 1980
- Tornado, August 29, 1982
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Tornado, July 1, 2020
- Tornado, May 26, 1996
- Tornado, July 20, 2000
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Hail, July 20, 2009
- Tornado, June 8, 1995
- Tornado, May 27, 2001
- Tornado, April 6, 2001
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2000
- High Wind, May 10, 2016
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, June 4, 1955
- Tornado, July 20, 1956
- Tornado, June 15, 1957
- Tornado, June 21, 1974
- Tornado, June 6, 1989
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- Tornado, November 16, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- Tornado, June 12, 1958
- Tornado, July 11, 1958
- Tornado, May 20, 1959
- Tornado, July 10, 1959
- Tornado, May 20, 1962
- Tornado, May 31, 1962
- Tornado, May 26, 1963
Every episode, newest first
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Dense Fog, March 3, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- Dense Fog, October 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2025
- Hail, August 2, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- Blizzard, March 17, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 5, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 29, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2025
- Hail, July 16, 2024
- Hail, June 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2024
- Tornado, June 18, 2024
- Hail, June 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2024
- Hail, May 19, 2024
- Tornado, May 3, 2024
- High Wind, April 18, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Blizzard, January 4, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2023
- Hail, September 10, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2023
- Hail, July 7, 2023
- Hail, June 27, 2023
- Hail, June 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2023
- Hail, June 9, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Hail, May 22, 2023
- High Wind, March 30, 2023
- High Wind, March 16, 2023
- Tornado, February 26, 2023
- High Wind, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- High Wind, January 11, 2023
- High Wind, December 21, 2022
- Wildfire, December 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2022
- Wildfire, October 23, 2022
- Hail, September 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2022
- Hail, May 17, 2022
- Hail, May 10, 2022
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 6, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 5, 2021
- High Wind, October 27, 2021
- Hail, June 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2021
- Tornado, March 13, 2021
- Dust Storm, January 14, 2021
- High Wind, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2020
- Tornado, July 1, 2020
- Flood, June 21, 2020
- High Wind, June 9, 2020
- Hail, May 21, 2020
- Hail, April 22, 2020
- High Wind, March 28, 2020
- High Wind, March 19, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2019
- Hail, August 21, 2019
- Tornado, July 5, 2019
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2019
- High Wind, March 12, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Hail, June 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2018
- Hail, June 12, 2018
- Tornado, May 18, 2018
- High Wind, April 14, 2018
- High Wind, March 16, 2018
- High Wind, January 10, 2018
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Flood, July 14, 2017
- Hail, June 21, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- Hail, May 15, 2017
- Hail, May 14, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2017
- Blizzard, April 29, 2017
- Wildfire, March 6, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Tornado, December 25, 2016
- Hail, October 2, 2016
- Hail, July 27, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2016
- Tornado, May 23, 2016
- High Wind, May 10, 2016
- Tornado, April 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, November 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015
- Hail, July 18, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2014
- Hail, October 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, June 6, 2014
- Hail, June 1, 2014
- Hail, April 23, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Hail, June 8, 2013
- Tornado, June 4, 2013
- Hail, June 3, 2013
- Blizzard, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2013
- High Wind, January 11, 2013
- Hail, September 26, 2012
- Hail, August 3, 2012
- Tornado, June 14, 2012
- Hail, June 1, 2012
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- High Wind, January 22, 2012
- High Wind, December 31, 2011
- Blizzard, December 19, 2011
- Hail, September 16, 2011
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, July 23, 2011
- Hail, June 28, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- High Wind, April 15, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2010
- Hail, May 26, 2010
- Hail, May 24, 2010
- Hail, May 19, 2010
- Flood, May 18, 2010
- Tornado, May 10, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2010
- Tornado, August 2, 2009
- Hail, July 20, 2009
- Hail, July 16, 2009
- Hail, June 13, 2009
- Tornado, June 10, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Hail, April 17, 2009
- High Wind, April 4, 2009
- Blizzard, March 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 2009
- Hail, March 21, 2009
- High Wind, February 20, 2009
- High Wind, February 17, 2009
- Strong Wind, January 9, 2009
- Hail, October 21, 2008
- Heavy Rain, August 8, 2008
- Hail, August 5, 2008
- Hail, July 28, 2008
- Hail, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, June 18, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- High Wind, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 22, 2008
- High Wind, May 8, 2008
- Flood, May 8, 2008
- Hail, April 23, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- High Wind, January 28, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2007
- Blizzard, December 22, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 23, 2007
- Hail, August 20, 2007
- Tornado, June 19, 2007
- Flood, June 13, 2007
- Hail, June 9, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 29, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2007
- Heavy Rain, March 24, 2007
- Hail, March 23, 2007
- Hail, March 10, 2007
- High Wind, February 24, 2007
- Hail, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2006
- High Wind, November 14, 2006
- Tornado, September 15, 2006
- Hail, August 10, 2006
- Flood, July 5, 2006
- Tornado, June 22, 2006
- Tornado, June 16, 2006
- Flood, May 30, 2006
- Hail, April 28, 2006
- Tornado, April 1, 2006
- High Wind, March 30, 2006
- Blizzard, March 19, 2006
- High Wind, March 12, 2006
- High Wind, November 15, 2005
- Hail, October 30, 2005
- Tornado, October 19, 2005
- Tornado, July 3, 2005
- Hail, July 1, 2005
- Hail, June 28, 2005
- Tornado, June 16, 2005
- Tornado, June 15, 2005
- Hail, June 10, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2005
- Tornado, April 5, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Seward CountyEvery warning in Seward 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.