Trego County, Kansas severe weather history spans 643 recorded events between 1951 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 63.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #484 nationally and #56 in Kansas.
643
Recorded events
5
Direct deaths
101
Direct injuries
$8.9M
Property damage
The record
What the Trego County, Kansas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Trego County, Kansas severe weather history averages 8.7 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 239 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 55 events fall before 1990 and 588 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Trego County, Kansas record is tornado, responsible for 5 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $8.8M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Trego County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 410 | 0 | $35K | 4.5 | 1957–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 134 | 0 | $18K | 87 | 1958–2024 |
| Tornado | 61 | 5 | $8.8M | F4 | 1951–2016 |
| Heavy Rain | 28 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2006–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 8 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1999–2025 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2018 |
Decade by decade
Trego County, Kansas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
66 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 60 touched down inside it and 6 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-06-27 | EF4 | 5 | 100 | 0.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2008-05-23 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2005-06-09 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1998-10-16 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-04-25 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1985-05-10 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1969-06-24 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1968-05-13 | EF3 | 0 | 5 | 140.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 2008-05-23 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2008-05-23 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Trego County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1951 | Tornado | 5 | 100 | $2.5M | |
| 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
All of the west windows broken out of a house. The hail was part of a swath 7 miles wide that tracked along a line from the Gove county border from section 19-14-25 to the southeast corner of the county. Over 50,000 acres of native grass were mowed down.
This 1.0 mile wide tornado moved over a sparsely populated area (including vegetation) but did EF2 damage to trees, power poles and a house. A large outbuilding was completely destroyed. Oil tanks ruptured and there were several head of cattle killed. Also a combine was rolled. Since this tornado moved north along a road, there was 2.4 miles of power poles taken down.
This 1/2 mile wide tornado passed over mainly open range land. It did EF1 damage to trees, power poles and picked up and carried a horse trailer about 50 feet. It made a hard left had movement (west) and then south at it's end of it's life cycle, dissipating at the Cedar Bluff Reservoir dam.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
2,777
Population (ACS)
$121K
Median home value
13
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2024 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| May 25, 2022 | Snowstorm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | 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 |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Wakeeney 160
- Trego Center 132
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Trego County, Kansas?
643 events are on record between 1951 and 2025, causing 5 direct deaths and $8.9M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Trego County?
Hail, with 410 recorded events — 63.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Trego County?
66 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 60 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Trego County?
13 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Trego County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Trego County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Trego County as very low risk, placing it in the 3 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Trego 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
- Thomas County 927
- Wabaunsee County 574
- Sumner County 1,144
- Wallace County 655
- Stevens County 472
- Washington County 615
Cite this page
“Trego County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/trego-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.