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Kansas, 1965

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

215events recorded264 in 1964

0deaths recorded55 injuries

$5.8Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Tornado74

Hail73

Wind68

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1965 was 215 against 264 in 1964.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1965
Sherman County	14
Johnson County	10
Sedgwick County	9
Finney County	7
Ford County	7
Leavenworth County	7
Sumner County	7
Gove County	6
Kearny County	6
Ellsworth County	5
Atchison County	4
Barton County	4
Cowley County	4
Decatur County	4
Douglas County	4
Franklin County	4
Mitchell County	4
Rawlins County	4
Saline County	4
Smith County	4
Thomas County	4
Coffey County	3
Crawford County	3
Ellis County	3
Jewell County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
3 Sep 1965	Sedgwick	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	27
13 May 1965	Sedgwick	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	10
25 May 1965	Pratt	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	7
16 Mar 1965	Cowley	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	3
16 Mar 1965	Sumner	Tornado	F4	$250,000	—	2
4 Jun 1965	Reno	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	2
25 May 1965	Stafford	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
25 May 1965	Smith	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
7 May 1965	Finney	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	1
7 May 1965	Finney	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	1
13 May 1965	Sumner	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
13 May 1965	Sumner	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
9 Jul 1965	Johnson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
20 Sep 1965	Franklin	Tornado	—	$250,000	—	—
13 May 1965	Harvey	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
13 May 1965	Kiowa	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
21 Jun 1965	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
10 Apr 1965	Leavenworth	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
27 Jun 1965	Pottawatomie	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
13 Sep 1965	Atchison	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Sep 1965	Doniphan	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
20 Sep 1965	Sedgwick	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
3 Jun 1965	Kearny	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
3 Jun 1965	Kearny	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
4 Jun 1965	Osage	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 May 1965	Crawford	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
4 May 1965	Sheridan	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1965	Clay	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
30 May 1965	Pawnee	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1965	Smith	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1965	Norton	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1965	Ford	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
25 May 1965	Phillips	Tornado	—	$25,000	—	—
13 May 1965	Pratt	Tornado	—	$2,500	—	—
13 May 1965	Pratt	Tornado	—	$2,500	—	—
3 Jun 1965	Rawlins	Tornado	—	$2,500	—	—
3 Jun 1965	Kearny	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
8 May 1965	Montgomery	Tornado	—	$2,500	—	—
18 Jul 1965	Decatur	Tornado	—	$2,500	—	—
7 May 1965	Finney	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1965

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
23 Jun 1965	DR-201	Major disaster	Flood	Flooding	21

Flood insurance claims with a 1965 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Kansas carry a 1965 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.