Gove County, Kansas: hazard risk
FEMA rates Gove County's overall risk Very Low (score 4.8 of 100, higher than 4% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 976 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 | 78.4 | $1.1M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 73.6 | $886K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 35.9 | $53K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 24.0 | $311K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 39.2 | $35K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 24.3 | $479K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 15.5 | $222K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 11.0 | $29K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 9.0 | $6K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 6.2 | $28K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 6.1 | $8K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 5.2 | $1.0M |
| Landslide | Very Low | 4.5 | $9 |
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 | 450 | 0 | $11M | 78th of 105 | 462nd of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 215 | 0 | $1.4M | 81st of 105 | 1987th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 77 | 0 | $276K | 17th of 105 | 648th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 62 | 0 | $9.4M | 89th of 105 | 1507th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 61 | 2 | $26M | 100th of 105 | 2186th of 3,077 |
| Drought | 48 | 0 | – | 48th of 105 | 1056th of 3,063 |
| Floods | 42 | 0 | $235K | 59th of 105 | 1969th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 12 | 0 | – | 46th of 105 | 1743rd of 3,076 |
| Wildfires | 3 | 0 | – | 12th of 105 | 730th of 2,972 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $1K | 59th of 105 | 1951st of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 0 | $12K | 90th of 105 | 2251st of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Gove County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.