Severe Weather History


Kansas High Wind History: 3,321 Recorded Events

3,326

Recorded events

1

Counties affected

5

Direct deaths

$20.6M

Property damage

Kansas high wind history: 3,326 recorded events across 1 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Kansas high wind history by decade

Kansas high wind history: recorded events per decade
Kansas high wind history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 1 reported high wind events across Kansas. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most high wind events in Kansas

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Gray County10$01997–1997
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Kansas · High Wind across the U.S.