Wyandotte County, Kansas: hazard risk
FEMA rates Wyandotte County's overall risk Relatively Moderate (score 89.4 of 100, higher than 89% of rated U.S. counties); 8 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by strong wind, winter weather, ice storm. Its storm record holds 559 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | Very High | 98.7 | $5.8M |
| Winter Weather | Very High | 98.1 | $1.1M |
| Ice Storm | Very High | 95.3 | $1.5M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively High | 96.9 | $8.0M |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 96.9 | $15M |
| Hail | Relatively High | 96.6 | $3.3M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | 95.4 | $10M |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 87.3 | $887K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 84.7 | $22M |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 76.8 | $10K |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 64.1 | $497K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 31.2 | $25K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 46.2 | $32K |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 196 | 0 | $1.5M | 1st of 105 | 13th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 188 | 0 | $820K | 1st of 105 | 2nd of 3,080 |
| Floods | 53 | 0 | $8.0M | 1st of 105 | 86th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 51 | 0 | $6.2M | 1st of 105 | 262nd of 3,077 |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | – | 1st of 105 | 126th of 3,063 |
| Heat | 19 | 1 | – | 1st of 105 | 229th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 11 | 2 | $99M | 9th of 105 | 348th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 10 | 0 | – | 1st of 105 | 325th of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 5 | 0 | – | 41st of 105 | 1299th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 4 | 0 | – | 7th of 105 | 332nd of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $7K | 22nd of 105 | 1019th 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 Wyandotte County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.