National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Significant Storm Events of North Central, Northeast, and East Central Kansas

2011

• Winter Storm December 19 - 20
• Severe Weather in Northeast Kansas August 19 
• Flooding Along the Kansas River June 1 - 3
• Severe Weather and Flooding June 1
• Tornadoes Impact Topeka and Lake Perry May 21
• Tornadoes Hit Reading and Quenemo May 21
• Severe Weather in Northeast and East Central Kansas April 3
• Heavy Snow March 13 - 14
• Heavy Snow February 8 - 9
• Winter Storm January 31 - February 1
• Heavy Snow January 19th

2010

• Winter Storm December 31st
• Severe Weather in North Central and Northeast Kansas June 19th
• Severe Weather and Flooding June 16th
• Strong Winds and Flooding June 13 - 14
• Large Hail and Very Strong winds in North Central and East Central Kansas May 6 - 7
• Winter Storm February 21st

2009

• Christmas Eve Winter Storm
• Strong Winds and Heavy Rain in East Central Kansas August 10th
• Severe Weather and Flooding June 15th and 16th
• Winter Storm March 28th
• March 23rd High Winds and Convection

 2008

• Tornadoes Strike Northeast Kansas June 11th
• Large Hail and Strong Winds Pummel Northeast Kansas June 2
• Tornado and Winds Slam Republic County May 29
• Severe Thunderstorms Cause Damage in Northeast and East Central Kansas May 1

2007

• Winter Storm Impacts The Region December 11
• Flash Flooding and Unprecedented Rainfall June 27
  
• Severe Weather May 5th
• Heavy Rain and Widespread Flooding May 5 - 7
• Anderson County Tornadoes February 28
• January 20/21st  Snow
  

2006

• Another Round of Snow for Kansas December 30th
• Winter Storm November 29 - 30
  
• Severe Storms April 15th
• Tornadic Storms April 6th
• Microburst Damage In Lawrence March 12th

2005

• December 7th Winter Storm Summary
• November 27th Tornadoes
• Heavy Rains and Flooding Strike Northeast Kansas
• Storm Damage Survey of Brown and Pottawatomie County Tornadoes of June 4th
• Severe Storms Strike Osage County

2004

• Severe Weather Outbreak May 29th
• January Snow and Ice

2003

• December Winter Storm
• Tornado Outbreak May 8th
• Tornadoes and Flooding Strike Republic County June 22nd
• More Snow in February
• Major Winter Storm January 15 - 16
• 2003 Year in Review -- Topeka Weather

2002

• Heavy Rainfall June 4th
• Severe Weather May 8th
• Storms of April 18-19
• January Ice and Snow

2001

• Storms of September 7th
• Winter Storm of February

Other Historical Events

• The 1974 Emporia Tornado
• The Topeka Tornado of June 8, 1966
• 35th Anniversary Topeka Tornado
• The Northeast Kansas Flood of 1951
• Flood of 1993   (from WFO Topeka)
• The Whippoorwill Tornado of June 17, 1978

Also see...

• 20th Century in Review
• NCDC Archive of Storm Events