Stanton County, Kansas severe weather history spans 601 recorded events between 1951 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 65.2% of all recorded events. It ranks #580 nationally and #66 in Kansas.
601
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$506K
Property damage
The record
What the Stanton County, Kansas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Stanton County, Kansas severe weather history averages 8.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 181 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 36 events fall before 1990 and 565 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $353K 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 Stanton County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 392 | 0 | $6K | 4 | 1962–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 139 | 0 | $148K | 87 | 1959–2025 |
| Tornado | 27 | 0 | $353K | F2 | 1951–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 19 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2007–2020 |
| Flash Flood | 13 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2007–2018 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2018–2025 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–2004 |
Decade by decade
Stanton County, Kansas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
27 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 25 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-06-19 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1977-05-18 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 117.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 1972-08-22 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1970-05-30 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-07-25 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1978-06-26 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 1970-07-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1951-05-21 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-06-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-06-23 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Stanton County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1997 | Lightning | MANTER | 0 | 3 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Three were injured by a lightning bolt. One was a 70 year old male, another a 8 year old male and the third, a 5 year old female. All three had to be revived by CPR and all three were burned. Witnesses said they heard thunder only a couple of times but saw no lightning.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
2,038
Population (ACS)
$68K
Median home value
11
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
| 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 16, 2017 | Snowstorm | SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Jul 29, 2011 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Johnson 255
- Manter 134
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Stanton County, Kansas?
601 events are on record between 1951 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $506K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Stanton County?
Hail, with 392 recorded events — 65.2% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Stanton County?
27 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 25 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Stanton County?
11 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Stanton County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Stanton County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Stanton County as very low risk, placing it in the 10 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Stanton 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
- Stafford County 703
- Stevens County 472
- Smith County 507
- Sumner County 1,144
- Sherman County 1,450
- Thomas County 927
Cite this page
“Stanton County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/stanton-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.