Clay County, Kansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
45
Tornado reports
289
Hail reports
38
Floods since 1996
671
All events
5
Deaths
$56.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Clay County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 45 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree limb down on power line, causing the downed power line.
Tornado EFU Tornado
NWS employee witnessed a brief condensed tornado but no damage was associated with it.
Hail Hail
Report via mping from NWS employee. Mostly quarter size with a few slightly larger.
Hail Hail
Report from mping.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
CWOP station measured 63 mph gust.
Hail Hail
Spotter reported a couple of hailstones to quarter-size with the first storm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Delayed social media report. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail in Clay Center.
Hail Hail
Ping pong ball size hail with second cell moving through.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Two inch tree limbs were blown down.
Hail Hail
Also reported wind gusts around 55 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
CoCoRaHS report of 5 inches at Wakefield and 12.4 NNE of Clay Center.
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail. Also estimated 60 mph winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph gusts. Tree limbs around two inches in diameter down. Also golf ball size hail.
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple county roads damaged due to washouts from flash flooding overnight. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Funnel reported by spotter looking northwest from Milford Lake Dam.
Blizzard Blizzard
A COOP observer in Clay Center measured 12.7 inches of snow from this storm. Another CoCoRaHS observer 6.9 miles SE of Palmer measured 12.0 inches of snow. Local network of observations including Concordia ASOS reported periods of visibility down below one quarter mile and wind g…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Picture from social media of a large part of a healthy tree down across road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A hay barn roof was torn off.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Six inch tree limb down in Longford.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree down on Third Street in Clay Center.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree damage north of Oak Hill with medium sized branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Emergency Manager measured 5 inches of snow 2 miles southwest of Clay Center.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Kansas state mesonet site reported a wind gust of 61 mph.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported.
Tornado EFU Tornado
A storm chaser reported seeing a brief tornado touch down in open field before losing sight of it due to rain. No damage was reported in the vicinity of the sighting as it was in open pasture. The track and time is estimated based on radar and chaser report.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Spotter estimated winds around 60 to 65 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
NWS storm survey found extensive tree damage in Clay Center from a microburst with 80 to 90 mph winds.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The Kansas mesonet showed wind chills of -25 to -40F for much of the day on December 22nd. That data was available via http://mesonet.k-state.edu/weather/windchill/ .
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Spotters measured near 2 inches of snow on top of a glaze of ice. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph caused some blowing and drifting of snow while wind chills dropped into the -30 to -40 degree range which were the coldest in nearly 30 years.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail reported.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail reported.
Hail Hail
Hen egg sized hail reported.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 21 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 |
| 2012 | 21 | 0 |
| 2011 | 15 | 1 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 3 |
| 2007 | 37 | 0 |
| 2006 | 42 | 4 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 5 | 4 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | 3 | 3 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 |
| 1951 | 4 | 4 |
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