Greenwood County, Kansas: hazard risk
FEMA rates Greenwood County's overall risk Very Low (score 24.5 of 100, higher than 24% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by ice storm. Its storm record holds 678 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 92.9 | $1.3M |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 91.3 | $1.7M |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 66.2 | $489K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 55.6 | $80K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 48.4 | $538K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 44.9 | $102K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 43.0 | $269K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 37.7 | $151K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 28.5 | $391K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 59.2 | $3K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 26.6 | $3.2M |
| Tornado | Very Low | 23.6 | $327K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 22.2 | $35K |
| Hurricane | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
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 | 229 | 0 | $1.4M | 105th of 105 | 1431st of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 208 | 0 | $1.9M | 97th of 105 | 2179th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 55 | 0 | $47M | 103rd of 105 | 2280th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 53 | 1 | $1.2M | 50th of 105 | 1810th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 47 | 0 | $51M | 84th of 105 | 1464th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 42 | 0 | $1.4M | 51st of 105 | 1198th of 3,063 |
| Heavy rain | 19 | 0 | – | 57th of 105 | 896th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 12 | 0 | – | 52nd of 105 | 1445th of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 6 | 0 | $21K | 101st of 105 | 2651st of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 2 | 0 | – | 103rd of 105 | 2680th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $36K | 79th of 105 | 2283rd 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 Greenwood County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.