Greeley County, Kansas
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 20071 · population 1,275 · 778 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 677 records for Greeley County, Kansas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 417 days; the most frequent are hail reports (297 records). The deadliest single record is the February 24, 2007 blizzard, filed for the forecast zone Greeley, which covers the county: 1 death. FEMA has issued 10 declarations naming the county since 2005, 8 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Wildfires” on May 21, 2025.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 677on 417 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 10 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $31Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 43strongest F1
- FEMA declarations
- 10latest 2025
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Greeley County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 297 since 1955. 55% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in May and June. The rank column places the county among Kansas's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 297 | 167 | 1955-2026 | 0 | 0 | $27M | 70 of 105 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 125 | 82 | 1966-2026 | 0 | 0 | $1.7M | 100 of 105 |
| Drought | 71 | 71 | 2000-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 of 105 |
| High wind and dust storms | 57 | 47 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | $961K | 19 of 105 |
| Winter storms | 51 | 50 | 1997-2025 | 1 | 0 | $1.1M | 90 of 105 |
| Tornadoes | 43 | 31 | 1957-2025 | 0 | 0 | $248K | 58 of 105 |
| Floods | 19 | 17 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | $3K | 74 of 105 |
| Extreme cold | 13 | 12 | 1997-2025 | 0 | 0 | $11K | 13 of 105 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 1996-1996 | 0 | 0 | – | 81 of 105 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Greeley County had?
NOAA records 43 tornadoes in Greeley County from 1957 to 2025, the strongest rated F1, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 44 tornadoes whose track touched Greeley County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 43: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Kansas.
Every tornado record filed for Greeley County (43)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-03 | Tribune Airport, Greeley County | EFU 0.79 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-08-03 | Horace, Greeley County | EFU 0.01 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-07-04 | Horace, Greeley County | EFU 0.13 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-08-14 | Tribune Airport, Greeley County | EFU 1.34 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-08-14 | Horace, Greeley County | EFU 1.24 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-05-21 | Whitelaw, Greeley County | EFU 0.01 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018-08-18 | Horace, Greeley County | EF0 0.29 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2017-10-02 | Whitelaw, Greeley County | EF0 0.73 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-05-27 | Whitelaw, Greeley County | EF0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-05-27 | Horace, Greeley County | EF0 0.13 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2015-05-28 | Whitelaw, Greeley County | EF0 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-06-11 | Tribune, Greeley County | EF0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010-05-25 | Horace, Greeley County | EF0 0.6 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010-05-25 | Horace, Greeley County | EF0 0.83 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2009-05-25 | Horace, Greeley County | EF0 0.25 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-08 | Tribune, Greeley County | EF0 5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-03-28 | Tribune, Greeley County | EF0 7 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-03-28 | Tribune, Greeley County | EF0 15 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $36K |
| 2007-03-28 | Tribune, Greeley County | EF0 11 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-07-11 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.4 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-08-21 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-06-15 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-06-15 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-06-04 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003-06-28 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000-06-25 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997-07-05 | Horace, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997-06-11 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-07-01 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-07-01 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-07-01 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-06-08 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-16 | Horace, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-16 | Whitelaw, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-15 | Tribune, Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-15 | Greeley County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1993-05-22 | Whitelaw, Greeley County | F1 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1993-05-22 | Tribune, Greeley County | F1 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-05-02 | Greeley County | F1 3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1982-07-09 | Greeley County | F1 0.1 mi x 7 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1978-07-30 | Greeley County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1976-09-12 | Greeley County | F1 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1957-06-29 | Greeley County | F0 | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Greeley County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the September 10, 2025 flood ($2,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Thunderstorm WindTribune, Greeley County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-30 | Thunderstorm WindTribune Airport, Greeley County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-21 | Thunderstorm WindWhitelaw, Greeley County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-21 | Thunderstorm WindTribune Airport, Greeley County | 53 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-20 | Dust StormGreeley County · forecast zone Greeley | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-20 | High WindGreeley County · forecast zone Greeley | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-12 | HailHorace, Greeley County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | DroughtGreeley County · forecast zone Greeley | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-26 | DroughtGreeley County · forecast zone Greeley | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-15 | High WindGreeley County · forecast zone Greeley | 56 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-15 | Dust StormGreeley County · forecast zone Greeley | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-02-17 | High WindGreeley County · forecast zone Greeley | 51 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-24 | BlizzardGreeley County and Wichita County · forecast zone Greeley Visibility down to zero at times in Tribune. One fatality occurred when a motorist stopped to assist at an accident which occurred during the storm. A semi-trailer hit the victim and the people he was trying to help. | 1 | 0 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-01 | HailTribune, Greeley County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $20M |
| 1999-05-16 | HailTribune, Greeley County | 4.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $3.6M |
| 1994-06-06 | HailTribune, Greeley County | 5.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $2.0M |
| 2006-12-29 | Winter StormGreeley County and Wichita County · forecast zone Greeley | 0 | 0 | $1.1M | |
| 1993-04-28 | HailGreeley County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 2015-04-02 | Thunderstorm WindNew Almelo, Greeley County | 87 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $872K |
| 2001-04-11 | High WindGreeley County and Wichita County · forecast zone Greeley | 0 | 0 | $833K | |
| 2010-05-23 | Thunderstorm WindTribune Airport, Greeley County | 87 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $203K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $25K, in the dollars of the day) holds: September 12, 1976 (tornado, Greeley County); July 9, 1982 (tornado, Greeley County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Greeley County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 100 | 84 | 67 | 31 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 55 | 22 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 0 | 6 | 34 z | 31 |
| High wind and dust storms | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 6 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| Tornadoes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Drought in the 2010s: 34 records against 6 in the decade before, 34 of them forecast-zone records. Cells marked z rose mostly through zone records. The local National Weather Service office files these once per forecast zone, so a change in how it draws its zones or splits a storm into records moves this count as much as the weather does; read it beside the Greeley County days with a record above.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
55% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in May and June. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 29 · Feb 21 · Mar 29 · Apr 51 · May 99 · Jun 167 · Jul 103 · Aug 94 · Sep 31 · Oct 14 · Nov 11 · Dec 28 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Greeley County
FEMA's register lists 10 declarations that include Greeley County: 7 major disasters, 3 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (6) and biological (2).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | DR-4869 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Wildfires |
| 2024-09-24 | DR-4824 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2023-10-26 | DR-4747 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2022-02-17 | DR-4640 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Straight Line Winds |
| 2020-03-29 | DR-4504 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3481 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2017-06-16 | DR-4319 | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2007-12-12 | EM-3282 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2007-01-07 | DR-1675 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3236 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Greeley County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Greeley County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $2.8 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $891K | 79 modeled event-days a year |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $904K | 7.7 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $33K | 11 a year (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | $352K | 4.1 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Very Low | $168K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Very Low | $16K | once in about 3,106 years (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Very Low | $92K | 3.4 a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Very Low | $3K | once in about 3,340 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Greeley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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