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KS · state · population 2,970,606 (2024)

Disaster declarations in Kansas

Every federal declaration for Kansas from 1955 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

96declarations 73major disasters 9emergencies 14fire declarations $1.95 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Severe Storm50
Fire14
Flood13
Tornado6
Biological5
Snowstorm3
Severe Ice Storm2
Other1
Hurricane1
Winter Storm1

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Kansas where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Butler County2969,158
Edwards County292,731
Pawnee County296,012
Barton County2824,835
Cherokee County2819,133
Morris County285,279
Cowley County2734,186
Lyon County2732,520
Stafford County273,901
Sumner County2722,336
Wabaunsee County277,112
Osage County2615,737
Rice County269,284
Wyandotte County26169,418
Greenwood County255,871

All declarations

96 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
May 27, 1955 DR-34-KS Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 5, 1957 DR-81-KS Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Nov 6, 1958 DR-88-KS Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jun 23, 1965 DR-201-KS Flooding Flood 21IAPA —
Jun 10, 1966 DR-219-KS Tornadoes & Severe Storms Tornado 2IAPA —
Jul 18, 1967 DR-229-KS Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding Tornado 27IAPA —
Jul 15, 1969 DR-267-KS Tornadoes, Severe Storms & Flooding Tornado 20IAPA —
May 2, 1973 DR-378-KS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 64PA —
Sep 28, 1973 DR-403-KS Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 53IAPA —
Jun 10, 1974 DR-442-KS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IAPA —
Jul 13, 1976 DR-514-KS Severe Storms, High Winds & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Sep 20, 1977 DR-539-KS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Jun 15, 1979 DR-588-KS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 2IAPA —
Jul 18, 1981 DR-644-KS Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes Severe Storm 2IA —
Jun 28, 1982 DR-663-KS Severe Storms and Flooding Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Jun 22, 1984 DR-714-KS Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 6IAPA —
Oct 22, 1986 DR-780-KS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 10IAPA —
Apr 29, 1991 DR-903-KS Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 6IAPA —
Jul 22, 1993 DR-1000-KS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 57IAPA —
Oct 14, 1998 DR-1254-KS Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 12IAPAHM $750,065
Nov 5, 1998 DR-1258-KS Ks-Flooding 10/31/98 Severe Storm 20IAPAHM $2.5 million
May 4, 1999 DR-1273-KS Severe Storms and Tornadoes Tornado 3IAPAHM $4.9 million
May 3, 2000 DR-1327-KS Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 3IAPAHM $963,001
Apr 27, 2001 DR-1366-KS Severe Storms, Hail, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 1IAPAHM $3.1 million
Feb 6, 2002 DR-1402-KS Severe Winter Ice Storm Severe Ice Storm 35IAPAHM $51.2 million
May 6, 2003 DR-1462-KS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 15IHPIAPAHM $9.6 million
Aug 3, 2004 DR-1535-KS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 29PAHM $11.0 million
Sep 30, 2004 DR-1562-KS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 2PAHM $1.8 million
Feb 8, 2005 DR-1579-KS Severe Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and Flooding Severe Storm 38PAHM $84.6 million
Aug 23, 2005 DR-1600-KS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 3PAHM $3.6 million
Nov 15, 2005 DR-1615-KS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $8.1 million
Jan 26, 2006 DR-1626-KS Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 17PAHM $38.9 million
Apr 13, 2006 DR-1638-KS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight Line Winds Severe Storm 2PAHM $5.1 million
Jan 7, 2007 DR-1675-KS Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 44PAHM $273.4 million
May 6, 2007 DR-1699-KS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 42IHPIAPAHM $109.5 million
Jul 2, 2007 DR-1711-KS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 23IHPIAPAHM $51.8 million
Feb 1, 2008 DR-1741-KS Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 60PAHM $248.3 million
Jul 9, 2008 DR-1776-KS Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Severe Storm 54PAHM $61.2 million
Oct 31, 2008 DR-1808-KS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 9PAHM $3.7 million
Jun 24, 2009 DR-1848-KS Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow Severe Storm 33PAHM $14.5 million
Jun 25, 2009 DR-1849-KS Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 28PAHM $12.6 million
Sep 30, 2009 DR-1860-KS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 5PAHM $3.6 million
Dec 23, 2009 DR-1868-KS Severe Winter Storm Severe Storm 3PAHM $25.0 million
Mar 9, 2010 DR-1885-KS Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm Severe Storm 51PAHM $17.4 million
Aug 10, 2010 DR-1932-KS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 41PAHM $8.4 million
Mar 30, 2006 FM-2632-KS Obee Fire Fire 1PA —
Apr 3, 2011 FM-2878-KS Haskell County Fire Fire 2PA —
Jun 9, 1998 EM-3126-KS Debruce Grain Elevator Explosion (Sedgwick Cty) Other 2PA —
Sep 10, 2005 EM-3236-KS Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Hurricane 105PA $163,069
Dec 12, 2007 EM-3282-KS Severe Winter Storms Severe Storm 105PA —
Jun 25, 2011 EM-3324-KS Flooding Flood 4PA —
May 28, 2019 EM-3412-KS Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 33PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3481-KS COVID-19 Biological 105PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3490-KS COVID-19 Biological tribalPA $7,153
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3491-KS COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3492-KS COVID-19 Biological tribalPA —
Jul 29, 2011 DR-4010-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 25PAHM $8.3 million
Sep 23, 2011 DR-4035-KS Flooding Flood 4PAHM $3.4 million
May 24, 2012 DR-4063-KS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 14PAHM $5.6 million
Apr 26, 2013 DR-4112-KS Snowstorm Snowstorm 23PAHM $1.4 million
Oct 22, 2013 DR-4150-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 46PAHM $11.7 million
Jul 20, 2015 DR-4230-KS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 44PAHM $12.5 million
Oct 20, 2016 DR-4287-KS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 13PAHM $6.1 million
Feb 24, 2017 DR-4304-KS Severe Winter Storm Severe Ice Storm 20PAHM $13.9 million
Jun 16, 2017 DR-4319-KS Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Snowstorm 27PAHM $67.8 million
Nov 7, 2017 DR-4347-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 2PAHM $6.6 million
Oct 19, 2018 DR-4403-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 8PAHM $4.6 million
Feb 25, 2019 DR-4417-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 14PAHM $3.6 million
Jun 20, 2019 DR-4449-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides Severe Storm 70PAHM $70.4 million
Mar 29, 2020 DR-4504-KS COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 105IHPPAHM $561.9 million
Feb 17, 2022 DR-4640-KS Severe Storms and Straight Line Winds Severe Storm 55PAHM $26.1 million
May 25, 2022 DR-4654-KS Severe Winter Storms and Straight-Line Winds Snowstorm 20PAHM $20.4 million
Oct 26, 2023 DR-4747-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 21PAHM $12.5 million
Apr 28, 2024 DR-4774-KS Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 17PAHM $13.3 million
Jul 15, 2024 DR-4800-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 13PAHM $7.9 million
Aug 20, 2024 DR-4811-KS Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 14PAHM $10.7 million
Sep 24, 2024 DR-4824-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 17PAHM $4.7 million
May 21, 2025 DR-4869-KS Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Wildfires Severe Storm 28PA $2.3 million
Jul 22, 2025 DR-4883-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 11PA $3.0 million
Sep 11, 2025 DR-4891-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 16PA $2.5 million
Dec 19, 2025 DR-4897-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12PA $829,125
Jun 30, 2026 DR-4926-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 5PA $398,964
Sep 1, 2026 DR-4940-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 30PA —
Sep 1, 2026 DR-4943-KS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 22PA —
Mar 23, 2016 FM-5120-KS Anderson Creek Fire Fire 2PAHM $1.2 million
Apr 5, 2016 FM-5121-KS Burr Oak Fire Fire 1PAHM $103,478
Mar 5, 2017 FM-5170-KS Highland Hills Fire Fire 3PAHM $4.8 million
Mar 6, 2017 FM-5171-KS Clark County Fire Fire 1PAHM $1.1 million
Mar 6, 2017 FM-5172-KS Ellsworth-Lincoln-Russell Fire Complex Fire 3PAHM $142,453
Mar 6, 2017 FM-5173-KS Ford County Fire Complex Fire 1PAHM $75,847
Mar 6, 2017 FM-5174-KS Ness County Fire Fire 1PAHM $72,527
Mar 6, 2017 FM-5175-KS Rooks County Fire Fire 1PAHM $159,026
Mar 6, 2017 FM-5176-KS Comanche County Fire Fire 1PAHM $175,235
Mar 5, 2022 FM-5425-KS Cottonwood Fire Complex Fire 2PAHM $983,062
Apr 13, 2023 FM-5463-KS Haddam Fire Fire 1PAHM $778,895
Mar 14, 2025 FM-5556-KS Yates Center Fire Fire 1PAHM —

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.