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Severe Storm history in Kansas

Kansas has 1,162 county-level severe storm declarations across 105 counties. Barton County leads with 19 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $925.3M.

This page shows every Kansas county in Kansas that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Kansas, see the Kansas state page.

Severe Storm in Kansas

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Barton County19$9.3M
2Morris County19$22.3M
3Sumner County19$14.6M
4Butler County18$29.3M
5Cowley County18$8.8M
6Edwards County18$1.6M
7Greenwood County18$5.6M
8Pawnee County18$1.0M
9Woodson County18$1.7M
10Lyon County17$6.2M
11Cherokee County16$5.5M
12Harvey County16$5.9M
13Rice County16$6.0M
14Wabaunsee County16$3.0M
15Wyandotte County16$18.4M
16Chase County15$1.3M
17Stafford County15$570K
18Comanche County14$273K
19Elk County14$1.0M
20Franklin County14$5.4M
21Harper County14$4.9M
22Hodgeman County14$1.2M
23Kingman County14$5.3M
24Osage County14$3.4M
25Phillips County14$1.4M
26Reno County14$51.4M
27Clay County13$6.9M
28Coffey County13$7.7M
29Crawford County13$6.9M
30Doniphan County13$7.4M
31Douglas County13$6.7M
32Kiowa County13$61.6M
33Marion County13$2.2M
34Marshall County13$19.3M
35Neosho County13$4.0M
36Pottawatomie County13$11.9M
37Rush County13$1.7M
38Russell County13$1.7M
39Anderson County12$6.7M
40Barber County12$903K
41Brown County12$14.2M
42Jackson County12$6.3M
43Jewell County12$886K
44Leavenworth County12$4.5M
45Linn County12$1.6M
46Osborne County12$841K
47Pratt County12$36.0M
48Riley County12$11.3M
49Rooks County12$1.1M
50Washington County12$3.6M
51Bourbon County11$3.3M
52Ellsworth County11$1.4M
53Ottawa County11$2.1M
54Republic County11$532K
55Saline County11$9.7M
56Smith County11$1.8M
57Wallace County11$220K
58Wilson County11$13.5M
59Atchison County10$1.9M
60Chautauqua County10$7.1M
61Clark County10$205K
62Cloud County10$938K
63Geary County10$1.4M
64Graham County10$981K
65Jefferson County10$4.5M
66Logan County10$570K
67McPherson County10$2.6M
68Sheridan County10$458K
69Dickinson County9$14.6M
70Ellis County9$108.9M
71Lincoln County9$825K
72Meade County9$4.0M
73Miami County9$4.2M
74Nemaha County9$2.2M
75Ness County9$426K
76Norton County9$54.9M
77Allen County8$7.8M
78Cheyenne County8$259K
79Gove County8$572K
80Labette County8$9.3M
81Mitchell County8$9.0M
82Montgomery County8$16.2M
83Sedgwick County8$18.8M
84Shawnee County8$36.6M
85Decatur County7$810K
86Ford County7$29.1M
87Gray County7$293K
88Haskell County7$177K
89Thomas County7$610K
90Greeley County6$412K
91Hamilton County6$488K
92Kearny County6$96K
93Rawlins County6$103K
94Seward County6$1.5M
95Stanton County6$79K
96Stevens County6$113K
97Trego County6$22.0M
98Finney County5$553K
99Johnson County5$5.8M
100Lane County5$15.4M
101Scott County5$12.1M
102Sherman County5$141K
103Grant County4$51.8M
104Morton County4$78K
105Wichita County4$325K