National Storms

Kansas damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 7,494 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Kansas, 7,470 of them 58 mph or more and 1,294 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 688 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 14, 2014 (122 reports in Kansas). The highest wind on record is 127 mph, on August 2, 1996. 2026 so far: 974 preliminary reports.

7,494wind reports 2016–2025
7,47058 mph or more
1,29475 mph or more
127 mphhighest on record
9742026 preliminary reports

Kansas's biggest wind day since 2016: December 15, 2021

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

115 damaging wind reports in Kansas, 39 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 1741991: 1911992: 2351993: 3541994: 3761995: 2291996: 6041997: 3771998: 5251999: 4242000: 7432001: 7972002: 6942003: 4932004: 7252005: 6372006: 7182007: 4762008: 8052009: 7122010: 7102011: 9912012: 5002013: 6722014: 7722015: 5332016: 6452017: 7312018: 7412019: 8462020: 4962021: 6722022: 5072023: 9392024: 10772025: 840199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 1077
Damaging wind reports per year in Kansas, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Kansas

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 14, 20141223392 mph
December 15, 20211153999 mph
July 14, 20231121689 mph
June 16, 20061083192 mph
June 15, 20091072190 mph
June 27, 20131003192 mph
June 5, 20089811100 mph
July 1, 19949554114 mph
June 15, 2017901084 mph
July 3, 20058620100 mph
June 8, 20268413113 mph
May 19, 20248219100 mph
May 24, 2011811690 mph
June 13, 202680581 mph
July 5, 2004781290 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Kansas

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
August 2, 19964715127 mph
May 29, 202431120 mph
February 28, 20126020120 mph
July 26, 2006132120 mph
June 7, 19953112119 mph
July 15, 2016109117 mph
June 5, 1994115117 mph
July 20, 2023279115 mph
June 11, 20223724115 mph
August 14, 199673115 mph

Kansas damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*97462680113 mph82
2025840835108102 mph80
20241,0771,075194120 mph77
2023939930139115 mph70
2022507507122115 mph57
2021672669142114 mph65
202049649360100 mph60
2019846845113105 mph72
2018741741143110 mph69
2017731730143100 mph64
2016645645130117 mph74
2015533532101112 mph64
2014772768122100 mph61
2013672672138100 mph57
201250050057120 mph59
201199198816999 mph67
2010710708120100 mph66
2009712712104100 mph74
2008805805101100 mph66
200747647691110 mph57
2006718718152120 mph64
2005637637102100 mph74
2004725725134100 mph58
200349349388100 mph61
2002694673116100 mph53
2001797768132113 mph76
200074369594113 mph63
199942439358100 mph61
199852547972100 mph63
199737734549104 mph48
1996604515117127 mph58
199522918655119 mph34
199437631591117 mph53
199335431475110 mph62
199223523026104 mph42
19911911834094 mph56
199017416154115 mph43
198918011310105 mph38
198812463685 mph45
19872811982898 mph42
198622714917100 mph52
19851961321487 mph51
198412669593 mph31
198392387109 mph37
19821917914101 mph40
198110063981 mph34
198012246590 mph34
197976285100 mph29
1978124561598 mph39
197766336100 mph38
197646206115 mph18
19751085210115 mph30
1974104431099 mph35
19731074612106 mph38
19724029486 mph21
19719250790 mph34
197010339686 mph38
1969954714115 mph26
19688936792 mph37
1967885212115 mph44
196664253100 mph32
19656837481 mph38
1964784512113 mph40
19636533998 mph42
196281418101 mph34
196154168100 mph27
1960722619100 mph39
195972169115 mph41
195850281598 mph32
195747201498 mph18
19561033421114 mph44
195532137101 mph21

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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