Decatur County, Kansas: hazard risk
FEMA rates Decatur County's overall risk Very Low (score 11.3 of 100, higher than 11% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 813 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90.7 | $2.0M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 75.7 | $793K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 61.1 | $835K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 47.7 | $65K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 41.8 | $63K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 27.4 | $470K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 30.1 | $16K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 16.0 | $179K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 14.2 | $53K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 13.0 | $31K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 12.8 | $49 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10.8 | $12K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 7.2 | $1.1M |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 357 | 0 | $1.2M | 59th of 105 | 321st of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 189 | 0 | $1.4M | 82nd of 105 | 2001st of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 62 | 0 | $99K | 20th of 105 | 731st of 3,080 |
| Drought | 61 | 0 | – | 14th of 105 | 636th of 3,063 |
| Winter storms | 60 | 0 | $4.0M | 88th of 105 | 2034th of 3,077 |
| Tornadoes | 46 | 0 | $33M | 73rd of 105 | 1258th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 17 | 0 | $9K | 83rd of 105 | 2455th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 13 | 0 | – | 27th of 105 | 1516th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | $50K | 36th of 105 | 1540th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | – | 86th of 105 | 2189th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 0 | – | 42nd of 105 | 1106th of 2,972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Decatur County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.