Saline County, Kansas: hazard risk
FEMA rates Saline County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 66.2 of 100, higher than 66% of rated U.S. counties); 3 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather, ice storm, tornado. Its storm record holds 1,004 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 93.7 | $728K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 93.0 | $1.6M |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 91.4 | $10M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 85.7 | $1.6M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | 72.3 | $3.0M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 67.2 | $1.1M |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 62.6 | $469K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 82.4 | $671K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 77.9 | $1.7M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 58.8 | $11M |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 47.4 | $156K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 34.3 | $134K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 14.4 | $73 |
| 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 | 393 | 0 | $2.1M | 41st of 105 | 229th of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 297 | 0 | $12M | 16th of 105 | 923rd of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 69 | 3 | $15M | 38th of 105 | 1555th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 57 | 0 | $17M | 25th of 105 | 1256th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 51 | 0 | $373M | 12th of 105 | 402nd of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 45 | 0 | $520K | 23rd of 105 | 782nd of 3,080 |
| Drought | 40 | 0 | – | 39th of 105 | 869th of 3,063 |
| Heavy rain | 30 | 0 | – | 31st of 105 | 517th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 10 | 0 | $677K | 43rd of 105 | 1220th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | $151K | 16th of 105 | 840th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 4 | 0 | – | 61st of 105 | 2212th of 3,076 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Saline County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.