Rush County, Kansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
53
Tornado reports
449
Hail reports
26
Floods since 1996
807
All events
0
Deaths
$5.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Rush County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 53 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.
Widespread severe weather continued from eastern Colorado, spreading across Rush county during the midnight hour. One person escaped injury by crawling out of bed! Golf ball size hail driven by 70 mph wind smashed through the window and window blind and passed by a man's head as …
Hail Hail
A public report of 1.25 inch hail.
Hail Hail
A public report of 1 inch hail.
Hail Hail
Social media report of ping pong ball sized hail on the south side of La Crosse.
Hail Hail
A public report of 1.25 inch hail. There was 2 other reports of 1 inch hail around the same time and place.
Hail Hail
A public report of 1 inch hail.
High Wind High Wind
Personal weather station KKSRUSHC14 recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
Personal weather station 5 NNW Ash Valley KKSRUSHC14 recorded a wind gust of 52 knots.
High Wind High Wind
Personal weather station recorded a 61 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet site recorded a 57 mph wind gust.
Hail Hail
A public report of 1 inch hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated wind gusts by law enforcement.
Blizzard Blizzard
Emergency manager reported blizzard conditions including 60 mph gusts, one quarter mile visibility in snow and blowing snow roughly between 10 am and 3 pm.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet recorded a wind gust of 66 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills briefly reaching into Extreme Cold Warning Criteria and hovering around criteria with wind chills dropping as low as -25F 2/18 at 9:00 AM. Gusts up to 20 mph were reached during the event.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Observed snowfall of 7.1 inches as of midnight.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Nine inches of snow was reported at Timken by Rush county Emergency management.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station FW1214 La Crosse.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station FW1214 La Crosse.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station FW1214 La Crosse.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station FW1214 La Crosse.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 73 mph reported.
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
Hail Hail
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A highly visible Landspout tornado moved slowly northwest from 552 to 558 pm. Numerous pictures of this event were shared on social media. This Landspout flipped a section of center pivot just south of Highway 96.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Report of 5 inches of snow at La Crosse.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Report of 5 inches of snow at Timken.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Report of 7 inches of snow 8 miles SSE of Nekoma.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Report of 9 inches of snow 3 miles NW of Liebenthal.
Wildfire Wildfire
A grass and brush fire progressed just of Nekoma.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet site at LaCrosse.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1 |
| 2018 | 25 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 |
| 2013 | 20 | 1 |
| 2012 | 35 | 12 |
| 2011 | 48 | 3 |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 57 | 5 |
| 2007 | 45 | 1 |
| 2006 | 30 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | 2 |
| 2004 | 43 | 2 |
| 2003 | 19 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 5 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 1 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 |
| 1968 | 3 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 3 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 |
| 1951 | 3 | 3 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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