Greenwood 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.
47
Tornado reports
229
Hail reports
53
Floods since 1996
678
All events
1
Deaths
$58.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Greenwood County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 47 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
A large circulation around tree top level moved into the southwest side of town causing minimal damage initially to trees and one business, before descending fully to the ground, as it moved northeast across town. The tornado fully came down to the ground, on the northeast side o…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
The tornado touched down in open country and then moved southeast. Towards the end of the tornadoes life, a home was hit and completely destroyed with all walls being compromised. The walls were not adequately secured to the foundation, therefore, a lower rating was provided. Oth…
Heavy rainfall from numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours on the 26th produced widespread flooding across much of Greenwood county. Numerous roads remained submerged and consequently closed through early on the 28th from the high water. Sadly, a…
A tornado touched down just northwest of the Eureka Country Club and moved southeast across the town. As the tornado moved through town, it destroyed 31 homes, 23 homes had major damage, and another 32 had minor damage. A total of 152 structures were damaged in some way. The torn…
A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain affected the county from the early to mid morning hours on the 27th through the early morning hours on the 28th. The wintry mix eventually changed over to all snow from west to east during the morning hours on the 28th, and persisted into t…
One to one and a half inches of ice accumulated across mainly northern Greenwood County during the ice storm. This resulted in approximately 100 downed power poles and 400 downed lines. Damage to the electrical infrastructure is estimated at $1.9 million. There was also widesprea…
The same winter storm that all but paralized south-central Kansas hit southeast Kansas early on the morning of the 30th and lasted well into the morning of the 31st. Freezing rain was almost solely responsible for ice accumulations of 1-2 inches that caused widespread tree and po…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured wind gust from a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured wind gust from the Lt. William M. Milliken Airport AWOS site in Eureka.
Hail Hail
Tornado EFU Tornado
Multiple pictures received via social media from a few storm chasers.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail initially fell as big as quarter size, but gradually got bigger with time with up to half-dollar size hail falling for a few minutes.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The report was relayed via Eureka Fire Department.
High Wind High Wind
A personal weather station in Madison recorded a wind gust of 59 mph at 2:59 PM CDT. Additionally, the AWOS site at Eureka Municipal Airport measured sustained winds in excess of 40 mph between 9:30 AM CDT and 4:30 PM CDT. The peak sustained wind gust of 43 mph was measured at 9:…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple outbuildings were found damaged at a farm. This included an entire two story barn with collapsed walls. There was a trailer that had been moved and pushed. A large tree's trunk was snapped, but it looked like it was compromised. All of the debris was strewn primarily to …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Based on surrounding reports along with reports in the county, an estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Greenwood County. The highest report in the county was 7.0 inches about seven miles southwest of Toronto.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Road signs were blown down along with two to three inch diameter limbs broken.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Winds were estimted at 50 to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State highway K-58 east of Madison was closed due to flooding. A vehicle was reported stalled in Madison due to high water. The occupants were rescued.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts were estimated to be around 50 to 60 mph. Dime sized hail occurred as well.
High Wind High Wind
The highest wind gust was 77 mph and was measured about seven miles south-southwest of Reece around 1:51 PM CDT. Wind gusts between 60 and 75 mph continued over the next few hours with wind damage occurring across the county. Structural damage occurred to a commercial building in…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A snowfall total of 8 inches was reported in Eureka. Based on additional reports, around 4 to 8 inches of snow fell across Greenwood County with the highest amounts occurring across the central portions of the county.
Blizzard Blizzard
The combination of increasing snow intensity with the winds resulted in blizzard conditions beginning in the morning hours and continuing for around six hours primarily in the northwest corner of the county. There was hazardous travel on roadways from drifting snow on top of ice.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A combination of freezing drizzle and freezing rain resulted in a storm total ice accretion at 0.5 of an inch which was measured by the emergency manager on shrub branches. The winds were around 15 mph during this accumulation. Roadways were slick, but no known injury accidents w…
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind measured by personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured wind gust at Eureka Lt. William M. Milliken Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts estimated to be around 60 mph.
Flood Flood
Flooding on Kansas Highway 99 occurred just south of US Highway 400 during the evening of the 6th. A mesonet site near Climax measured a twenty four hour rainfall total of 2.14 inches.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An estimated wind gust of 70 mph was reported by the fire department near Fall River.
Flood Flood
Water over K-99 north of Severy.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Twenty four hour rainfall total from a Mesonet site of 2.14 inches.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail and 55 mph winds were reported.
Hail Hail
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Damage survey indicated an EF1 tornado with peak estimated wind speeds of 107 mph. There were numerous large trees snapped and uprooted found just south of Fall River.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
The damage survey revealed an EF2 tornado with an estimated peak wind speed of 118 mph occurred south of Virgil. There was damage to a farmstead to a large outbuilding that was ripped from its sturdy foundation and had bent steel purlins. Several large trees were snapped and upro…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 59 mph wind gust was measured at the Eureka Municipal Airport.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
At 1226PM, the public reported 2 inches of snow in Eureka. Snowfall totals of 3 to 1 inch of snow were reported across the county.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A CoCoRAHs observer reported 2.2 inches of snow 5 miles southeast of Eureka. This was the average snowfall across the county.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions improved from severe drought (D2) to abnormally dry (D0) in all parts of the county during the month of December 2023.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 2 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 35 | 1 |
| 2013 | 27 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23 | 2 |
| 2011 | 40 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | 2 |
| 2009 | 20 | 1 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 | 15 | 1 |
| 2004 | 19 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 8 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 3 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 3 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 4 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 |
| 1956 | 4 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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