Trego County, Kansas
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 20195 · population 2,803 · 889 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 768 records for Trego County, Kansas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 406 days; the most frequent are hail reports (410 records). The deadliest single record is the June 27, 1951 tornado: 5 deaths and 100 injuries. FEMA has issued 13 declarations naming the county since 1993, 11 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on April 28, 2024.
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
- 768on 406 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 5101 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $58Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 61strongest F4
- FEMA declarations
- 13latest 2024
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 Trego County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 410 since 1957. 59% of its hail reports since 1957 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 | 410 | 213 | 1957-2025 | 0 | 0 | $10M | 46 of 105 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 134 | 95 | 1958-2024 | 0 | 0 | $32K | 98 of 105 |
| Winter storms | 86 | 67 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | $4.3M | 73 of 105 |
| Tornadoes | 61 | 37 | 1951-2016 | 5 | 101 | $43M | 50 of 105 |
| Heavy rain | 28 | 21 | 2006-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 of 105 |
| High wind and dust storms | 28 | 22 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | $44K | 54 of 105 |
| Floods | 13 | 10 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 98 of 105 |
| Drought | 3 | 3 | 1996-2003 | 0 | 0 | – | 93 of 105 |
| Extreme cold | 3 | 3 | 2000-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 83 of 105 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 2 | 2021-2022 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 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 Trego County had?
NOAA records 61 tornadoes in Trego County from 1951 to 2016, the strongest rated F4, with 5 deaths and 101 injuries recorded in the county. That is 50th of 105 Kansas counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. 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 63 tornadoes whose track touched Trego County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 61: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 5 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-06-27 00:10, as SPC files it | WaKeeney | F4 | 0.8 mi | 5 |
| 2008-05-23 18:29, as SPC files it | Ransom | EF3 | 9.01 mi | 0 |
| 2005-06-09 17:00, as SPC files it | Unnamed | F3 | 6 mi | 0 |
| 1998-10-16 17:54, as SPC files it | Unnamed | F3 | 26 mi | 0 |
| 1990-04-25 17:00, as SPC files it | Brownell | F3 | 37 mi | 0 |
| 1985-05-10 15:10, as SPC files it | Ellis | F3 | 10 mi | 0 |
| 1969-06-24 19:15, as SPC files it | Bogue | F3 | 47 mi | 0 |
| 1968-05-13 13:40, as SPC files it | Natoma | F3 | 140.4 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Kansas.
Every tornado record filed for Trego County (61)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-08 | Trego Center, Trego County | EF0 1.9 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2015-11-16 | Voda, Trego County | EF1 0.8 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2015-11-16 | Ogallah, Trego County | EF0 1.66 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2015-05-09 | Collyer, Trego County | EF0 3.95 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013-05-18 | Cedar Bluff Res, Trego County | EF0 2.92 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010-05-25 | Collyer, Trego County | EF0 5.9 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-06-05 | Voda, Trego County | EF0 1.7 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-06-05 | Voda, Trego County | EF0 1.04 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-25 | Ogallah, Trego County | EF0 1.22 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-23 | Riga, Trego County | EF1 1.4 mi x 125 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-23 | Riga, Trego County | EF1 1.5 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-23 | Cedar Bluff Res, Trego County | EF2 2.6 mi x 715 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-23 | Riga, Trego County | EF2 8.2 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-23 | Cedar Bluff Res, Trego County | EF2 9 mi x 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-23 | Cedar Bluff Res, Trego County | EF1 8.1 mi x 900 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-22 | Wakeeney, Trego County | EF1 3 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-22 | Collyer, Trego County | EF0 5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-05-22 | Trego Center, Trego County | EF0 6.9 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-05-22 | Wakeeney, Trego County | EF0 0.88 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-06-15 | Trego Center, Trego County | F0 1.3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-06-15 | Trego Center, Trego County | F0 2.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-06-09 | Collyer, Trego County | F0 1.8 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-06-09 | Ogallah, Trego County | F1 8.2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $4.5M |
| 2005-06-09 | Ogallah, Trego County | F1 4.4 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-06-09 | Trego Center, Trego County | F1 3.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-06-09 | Trego Center, Trego County | F3 6 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-06-09 | Trego Center, Trego County | F0 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Ogallah, Trego County | F0 3.7 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Wakeeney, Trego County | F0 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Cedar Bluff Res, Trego County | F0 0.2 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Ogallah, Trego County | F0 6.5 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Collyer, Trego County | F0 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Trego Center, Trego County | F0 6.7 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Wakeeney, Trego County | F1 6.2 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-04-10 | Wakeeney, Trego County | F0 0.4 mi x 125 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002-05-05 | Riga, Trego County | F2 2.2 mi x 350 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2001-04-21 | Riga, Trego County | F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2001-04-10 | Riga, Trego County | F1 1.1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000-10-28 | Wakeeney, Trego County | F0 0.4 mi x 70 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998-10-16 | Riga, Trego County | F1 3 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $27K |
| 1997-05-25 | Wakeeney, Trego County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-22 | Trego Center, Trego County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990-04-25 | Trego County | F3 10 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1985-05-10 | Trego County | F3 10 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1981-07-19 | Trego County | F1 0.5 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-07-19 | Trego County | F1 0.5 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-07-02 | Trego County | F1 0.5 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980-05-31 | Trego County | F0 0.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980-05-31 | Trego County | F0 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1978-06-19 | Trego County | F0 0.1 mi x 3 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1974-06-05 | Trego County | F2 17.7 mi x 70 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1971-05-17 | Trego County | F2 19.1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1969-06-24 | Trego County | F3 47 mi x 700 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1959-05-29 | Trego County | F1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-06-29 | Trego County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1955-06-04 | Trego County | F1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1954-06-11 | Trego County | 0 | 0 | $3K step | |
| 1954-04-25 | Trego County | F2 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1951-08-07 | Trego County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1951-06-27 | Trego County | F4 0.8 mi x 300 yd | 5 | 100 | $2.5M 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 Trego County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the May 22, 2007 thunderstorm wind ($2,135 in damage in 2025 dollars).
A hay shed was knocked over by the high wind.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 37583)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | High WindTrego County · forecast zone Trego | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-15 | High WindTrego County · forecast zone Trego | 58 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-17 | High WindTrego County · forecast zone Trego | 51 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-01-15 | High WindTrego County · forecast zone Trego | 58 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-09-14 | HailWakeeney, Trego County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-09-14 | HailCollyer, Trego County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-08-28 | Flash FloodTrego Center, Trego County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-21 | HailCollyer, Trego County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-21 | HailWakeeney, Trego County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-06-14 | Heavy RainTrego Center, Trego County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-06-14 | Heavy RainTrego Center, Trego County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-18 | HailOgallah, Trego County | 1.00 in hail | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-06-27 | TornadoTrego County | F4 0.8 mi x 300 yd | 5 | 100 | $2.5M step |
| 1959-05-29 | TornadoTrego County | F1 | 0 | 1 | – |
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.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-24 | HailTrego Center, Trego County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $10M |
| 2005-06-09 | TornadoOgallah, Trego County | F1 8.2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $4.5M |
| 1998-03-16 | Ice StormTrego County · forecast zone Trego | 0 | 0 | $2.2M | |
| 1998-10-16 | TornadoRiga, Trego County | F1 3 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $27K |
| 1996-07-13 | Thunderstorm WindWakeeney, Trego County | 0 | 0 | $6K | |
| 2000-06-23 | Thunderstorm WindTrego Center, Trego County | 70 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2007-05-22 | Thunderstorm WindTrego Center, Trego County | 65 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
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 $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: June 27, 1951 (tornado, Trego County, 5 killed); April 25, 1990 (tornado, Trego 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 Trego 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 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 82 | 150 | 119 | 39 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 42 | 15 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 12 | 36 | 23 | 15 |
| Tornadoes | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 0 |
| Heavy rain | – | – | – | – | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| High wind and dust storms | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
59% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in May and June. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 24 · Feb 20 · Mar 38 · Apr 45 · May 180 · Jun 172 · Jul 96 · Aug 101 · Sep 45 · Oct 9 · Nov 11 · Dec 27 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Trego County
FEMA's register lists 13 declarations that include Trego County: 10 major disasters, 3 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (6) and biological (2).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-28 | DR-4774 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2022-05-25 | DR-4654 | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storms and Straight-Line Winds |
| 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 |
| 2017-02-24 | DR-4304 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2008-07-09 | DR-1776 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes |
| 2007-12-12 | EM-3282 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2007-01-07 | DR-1675 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2006-01-26 | DR-1626 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3236 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2004-08-03 | DR-1535 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes |
| 1993-07-22 | DR-1000 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
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 Trego County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Trego County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $3.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | $628K | 9.3 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $510K | 77 modeled event-days a year |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $56K | 11 a year (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | $59K | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $704K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | $313K | 4.7 a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Very Low | $56K | once in about 2,439 years (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | $244K | 3.8 a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Trego 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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