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Marshall County, Kansas severe weather history spans 634 recorded events between 1950 and 2026. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 50.9% of all recorded events. It ranks #506 nationally and #57 in Kansas.
634
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$27.3M
Property damage
The record
What the Marshall County, Kansas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Marshall County, Kansas severe weather history averages 8.3 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 192 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 96 events fall before 1990 and 538 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $26.5M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Marshall County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 323 | 0 | $49K | 5 | 1956–2026 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 225 | 0 | $513K | 90 | 1955–2026 |
| Tornado | 41 | 0 | $26.5M | F3 | 1950–2022 |
| Flash Flood | 35 | 0 | $171K | 0 | 1996–2026 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 2001–2015 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–2010 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–2007 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $5K | 0 | 2001–2001 |
Decade by decade
Marshall County, Kansas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
44 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 40 touched down inside it and 4 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-05-16 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2013-05-27 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1963-04-28 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 1959-05-02 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1959-05-29 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 2022-06-07 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-06-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Marshall County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1959 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trained spotters throughout Marshall County reported 80 mph wind gusts. Large trees were damaged and house windows blew out in Waterville. In Blue Rapids structural damage to homes was reported. In Vermillion, portions of a school roof was blown off. And in Axtell, an 18 foot diameter tree branch snapped.
Another tornado path that was nearly indistinguishable from the widespread straight line wind damage that preceded it into the north side of Blue Rapids. It appears that a tornado did damage along a path that traveled just north of a Georgia Pacific Plant along and just west of highway 77 where it derailed train cars then pushed south into the river bottoms snapping trees. The track became very broad as it approached the river where it appears it transitioned to a damaging downburst surge of 100-105 mph straight line winds across the city of Blue Rapids with the worst damage on the west side of the city.
Storm survey and storm chaser video and photos revealed a brief tornado just northeast of Marysville. This tornado did damage to a barn and power pole short path. The damage to a lumber shop south of highway 36 appears to have been related to a possible RFD surge south (straight line winds) and not this tornado.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
9,993
Population (ACS)
$128K
Median home value
18
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2022 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS | DR |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING,LANDSLIDES,AND MUDSLIDES | DR |
| May 28, 2019 | Severe Storm | TORNADOES AND FLOODING | EM |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Marysville 101
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Marshall County, Kansas?
634 events are on record between 1950 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths and $27.3M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Marshall County?
Hail, with 323 recorded events — 50.9% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Marshall County?
44 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 40 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Marshall County?
18 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Marshall County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Marshall County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Marshall County as very low risk, placing it in the 21 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Marshall County, Kansas severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Marion County 709
- Meade County 747
- McPherson County 991
- Miami County 412
- Lyon County 859
- Mitchell County 578
Cite this page
“Marshall County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/marshall-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.