Washington County, Kansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
37
Tornado reports
398
Hail reports
19
Floods since 1996
748
All events
4
Deaths
$31.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Washington County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 37 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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Eight inches of heavy wet snow measured. Power outages have been reported around the county. Emergency Management reported that numerous power lines have been taken down due to tree branches falling on power lines. This in turn damaged power poles which totaled around 1.6 million…
Heavy wet snow measured at 12 inches four miles southeast of Morrowville in Washington County. Residents are without power and one mile of power poles are reported to be snapped from the weight of snow on lines. Damage estimate of 1.6 million is for combined county total includin…
Hail Hail
Tornado EFU Tornado
Chaser video and photos showed a condensed tornado over open fields. No damage reported.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported.
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail in Haddam.
Hail Hail
Mping report of half dollar size hail near Haddam.
Flood Flood
A local county road is closed due to flooding.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Winter Storm Winter Storm
CoCoRaHS report of 8.5 inches measured at KS-WS-14 6.9 miles southeast of Palmer in far southern Washington County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Personal weather station.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Blizzard Blizzard
A COOP observer in Washington measured 14.5 inches of snow from this storm. Another CoCoRaHS observer 7.8 miles SSE of Greenleaf measured 14.1 inches of snow. Local network of observations including Concordia ASOS reported periods of visibility down below one quarter mile and win…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Sheriffs office reported minor tree damage in Barnes.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail, also estimating 50 mph winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph winds.
Hail Hail
Report from mping.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mping report of 1 inch tree limbs broken, shingles blown off. Time estimated from radar.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measured 8 inches of snow 4 miles southeast of Morrowville in Washington County.
Hail Hail
Half dollar sized hail reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree limbs 1 inch in diameter blown down. Pea to nickel sized hail also reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust of 60 mph. Nickel sized hail also reported.
Hail Hail
Nickel sized hail reported.
Hail Hail
Nickel sized hail reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured on a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured on a personal weather station.
Hail Hail
Ping pong ball sized hail reported via mping.
Hail Hail
Half dollar sized hail reported.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported via mping.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree limb at least 10 inches in diameter knocked down.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1 |
| 2015 | 27 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | 0 |
| 2010 | 26 | 1 |
| 2009 | 40 | 1 |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 |
| 2007 | 24 | 1 |
| 2006 | 23 | 2 |
| 2005 | 29 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | 2 |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | 1 |
| 2001 | 38 | 2 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 3 |
| 1997 | 18 | 1 |
| 1996 | 13 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 2 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 3 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 6 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 3 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 |
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