Saline 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.
51
Tornado reports
393
Hail reports
57
Floods since 1996
1,004
All events
3
Deaths
$84.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Saline County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 51 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Tornado EF3 Tornado
A manufactured double wide home which was held down by straps was completely lifted and destroyed. Additionally a jeep was rolled approximately 200 yards; there was damage to other farm equipment which was tossed from their original locations. Another homestead received significa…
Widespread damage was noted to several homes, businesses, and trees along the tornadoes path. One cabinet making business had a 10000 square foot section of roof removed, with a total of 20000 square feet of damage to the structure as a sprinkler main broke pouring water onto the…
Freezing drizzle and mist created icy conditions across the county which resulted in multiple vehicular accidents including unfortunately one fatality due to an overturned vehicle. Only minor details are known for most of the accidents.
Broadcast media station KSN reported a crash occurred on Interstate 70 east of the Interstate 135 interchange by a mile due to icy road conditions on an overpass. Snow fell during the overnight into morning hours totaling to 0.5 to 0.7 inches. This crash unfortunately resulted in…
Snow accumulated 5 inches at Brookville.
Areas of freezing drizzle from around midnight through late morning on the 31st produced slick roads and numerous vehicle accidents and slide-offs countywide. One such accident proved fatal (location, gender and age unknown), and at least one other produced injuries (number of in…
One to two inches of ice accumulated across Saline County during the ice storm. This resulted in approximately 500 downed power poles and 2000 downed lines. Damage to the electrical infrastructure is estimated at $9.8 million. There was also widespread damage to trees but the cos…
Numerous, slow-moving thunderstorms produced widespread 4 to 7 inch rainfall amounts across primarily the northwestern two-thirds of Saline County from the evening hours on May 23rd, to the early morning hours on May 24th. Excessive runoff from this heavy rain caused widespread c…
Heavy rains over several days from intense thunderstorms caused significant river flooding throughout the county. The hardest hit area was Salina where the Smoky Hill River and the Mulberry Creek combined to cause nearly 5 million dollars in damage. According the Salina Journal, …
Damaging winds of 75 miles an hour hit the Salina area and ripped tree limbs and power lines down and yanked roofs off buildings.
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Measured wind gust from the Salina Regional Airport ASOS site.
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Measured wind gust at a Union Pacific weather station.
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A report of a semi flipped over at mile marker 255. The time was estimated via radar.
Hail Hail
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Measured via personal weather station.
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Measured with the spotter's personal weather station.
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The wind gust was estimated.
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The wind gust was measured at the Salina Airport.
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The wind gust was measured at the Salina Airport. Based on surrounding reports, the measurement was accurate. There was damage found on the airport grounds to four different buildings with roofing material lifted. Area businesses had similar damage with parts of roofing material …
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Metal railroad crossing arm was broken.
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Measured from a personal weather station west of Salina Regional Airport.
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Numerous trees and power poles were snapped with the most severe damage across southern Salina. Most of the damage to homes occurred when trees fell onto them.
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A 111-mph wind gust was measured on a mounted anemometer. Multiple power poles were broken, and trees were debarked along Highway 4.
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Photo received via social media of a large tree uprooted and laying across a portion of Highway 40. The time was estimated via radar.
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Spotter estimated 80 mph wind gusts and power poles snapping.
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A farm outbuilding sustained roof and wall damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Delayed report of a peak 10-meter wind gust measured from a Kansas State Mesonet site in Gypsum. The 2-meter wind gust was 71 mph.
Tornado EFU Tornado
A brief tornado occurred in an open field.
High Wind High Wind
Based on increasing temperature and decreasing dew point from the time of the 62-mph wind gust at Salina Regional Airport, it is likely a heat burst occurred in Salina as storms dissipated well to the south of the area.
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High Wind High Wind
The ASOS site at Salina Regional Airport recorded multiple and consistent gusts between 58 and 61 mph between 7 AM CDT and 6 PM CDT. The site also recorded sustained winds of at least 40 mph between 12 PM CDT and 3 PM CDT. Lastly, the strongest wind gust measured in the county wa…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 1 |
| 2025 | 45 | 1 |
| 2024 | 34 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | 41 | 2 |
| 2021 | 39 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 |
| 2017 | 20 | 3 |
| 2016 | 36 | 4 |
| 2015 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 4 |
| 2011 | 30 | 3 |
| 2010 | 24 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28 | 1 |
| 2008 | 23 | 3 |
| 2007 | 21 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | 1 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 1 |
| 2001 | 47 | 1 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 1 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 1 |
| 1985 | 12 | 2 |
| 1984 | 5 | 1 |
| 1983 | 7 | 3 |
| 1982 | 6 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1975 | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | 8 | 1 |
| 1973 | 4 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967 | 5 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 4 | 1 |
| 1964 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | 10 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | 5 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 1 |
| 1956 | 5 | 0 |
| 1955 | 3 | 1 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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