Storm History: Sumner County, Kansas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Sumner 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
- 1,313
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 36
- Damage
- $51 million
- Episodes
- 614
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 510 | 5 | 14 | $36 million |
| Hail | 389 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 138 | 1 | 6 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 80 | 0 | 5 | $1.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 57 | 0 | 0 | $7.1 million |
| Drought | 57 | 0 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 2 | $8,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 3 | $67,000 |
| Winter Weather | 10 | 1 | 6 | $115,000 |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 1996
- Tornado, June 8, 1998
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 1997
- Flood, November 1, 1998
- Tornado, May 3, 1999
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Tornado, June 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 16, 1997
- Tornado, May 25, 1955
- Tornado, May 13, 1965
- Tornado, November 27, 1960
- Tornado, March 16, 1965
- Tornado, May 31, 1969
- Tornado, March 26, 1991
- Tornado, August 27, 2004
- Tornado, April 25, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Hail, February 17, 2000
- Hail, May 5, 1986
- Flood, June 27, 2013
- Flood, July 23, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 2, 1998
- Hail, June 21, 1979
- Hail, June 9, 1968
- Tornado, May 31, 2022
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2005
- Hail, May 4, 1991
- Tornado, June 29, 2024
- Hail, June 15, 2017
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 25, 1955
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, March 16, 1965
- Tornado, March 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 3, 1999
- Tornado, May 12, 2004
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 10, 1953
- Tornado, June 7, 1958
- Tornado, April 16, 1960
- Tornado, November 27, 1960
- Tornado, May 13, 1965
- Tornado, May 25, 1965
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2026
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 18, 2026
- Drought, May 5, 2026
- Tornado, April 23, 2026
- Hail, April 17, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Hail, March 10, 2026
- Tornado, March 5, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2025
- Hail, July 18, 2025
- Hail, July 11, 2025
- Hail, July 8, 2025
- Hail, July 6, 2025
- Tornado, June 17, 2025
- Flood, June 14, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2025
- Wildfire, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Hail, August 15, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Tornado, June 29, 2024
- Flood, June 8, 2024
- Flood, June 4, 2024
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Flood, May 15, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Tornado, April 30, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Flood, August 13, 2023
- Flood, August 5, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Flood, June 17, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Wildfire, March 31, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Heavy Rain, November 5, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 25, 2022
- Hail, June 22, 2022
- Hail, June 10, 2022
- Tornado, May 31, 2022
- Hail, May 13, 2022
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Tornado, April 29, 2022
- Hail, March 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Wildfire, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, July 15, 2021
- Tornado, May 25, 2021
- Hail, March 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2020
- Hail, November 24, 2020
- Ice Storm, October 25, 2020
- Flood, July 10, 2020
- High Wind, June 9, 2020
- High Wind, November 26, 2019
- Hail, October 10, 2019
- Flood, August 13, 2019
- Hail, August 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2019
- Tornado, June 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2019
- Tornado, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- Tornado, April 17, 2019
- Flood, October 8, 2018
- Tornado, July 30, 2018
- Flood, July 13, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 30, 2018
- Tornado, May 13, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- High Wind, March 6, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Hail, August 16, 2017
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Hail, October 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2016
- Tornado, July 28, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Hail, June 30, 2016
- Hail, June 23, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Hail, May 13, 2016
- Hail, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Flood, April 10, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2015
- Hail, August 22, 2015
- Hail, May 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Flood, May 23, 2015
- Flood, May 16, 2015
- Tornado, May 6, 2015
- Flood, April 18, 2015
- Tornado, September 1, 2014
- Hail, August 6, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Tornado, May 10, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2014
- Tornado, April 2, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2014
- Hail, October 4, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2013
- Flood, July 23, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Flood, June 27, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2012
- Hail, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Hail, April 30, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Hail, April 13, 2012
- Hail, March 7, 2012
- Tornado, February 28, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Flood, August 12, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, August 3, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, July 2, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Flood, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2011
- Tornado, June 9, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Drought, April 26, 2011
- High Wind, April 14, 2011
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Hail, March 24, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, January 31, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Hail, September 10, 2010
- Heat, August 31, 2010
- Heat, August 20, 2010
- Flood, August 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2010
- Heat, August 8, 2010
- Heat, August 1, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2010
- Hail, July 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Hail, June 7, 2010
- Hail, May 30, 2010
- Flood, May 27, 2010
- Tornado, May 12, 2010
- Tornado, May 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2010
- Hail, August 17, 2009
- Hail, August 16, 2009
- Tornado, July 20, 2009
- Flood, July 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2009
- Tornado, June 20, 2009
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- Tornado, June 15, 2009
- Tornado, June 14, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Sumner CountyEvery warning in Sumner 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.