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Kansas, 1984

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

351events recorded260 in 1983
5deaths recorded45 injuries
$83Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations225 NFIP claims, $1.1M paid
← 19831985 →

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

Hail158
Wind126
Tornado67

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1984 was 351 against 260 in 1983.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1984
Sedgwick County28
Cowley County16
Shawnee County13
Dickinson County11
Sumner County10
Johnson County9
Sherman County9
Butler County8
Ellis County8
Harvey County8
Reno County8
Brown County7
Clay County7
Osage County7
Finney County6
Washington County6
Kingman County5
Mitchell County5
Osborne County5
Pottawatomie County5
Saline County5
Atchison County4
Chautauqua County4
Cloud County4
Franklin County4

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
31 Oct 1984OsageThunderstorm Wind0 mph—410
31 Oct 1984OsageTornadoF1$250,0001—
26 Apr 1984AtchisonTornadoF3$25,000,000—9
7 Jun 1984BrownTornadoF2$2,500,000—5
26 Apr 1984ShawneeTornadoF2$250,000—4
7 Jun 1984BrownThunderstorm Wind0 mph——4
6 Aug 1984CoffeyThunderstorm Wind93 mph——3
7 Aug 1984PawneeThunderstorm Wind0 mph——3
26 Apr 1984JeffersonTornadoF3$25,000,000——
26 Apr 1984DoniphanTornadoF3$25,000,000——
10 Jul 1984PhillipsThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
26 Apr 1984JacksonTornadoF2$2,500,000—1
31 Oct 1984LeavenworthTornadoF1$250,000—1
29 Apr 1984CowleyTornadoF1$25,000—1
11 Feb 1984MiamiTornadoF1$25,000—1
31 Oct 1984KingmanThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
29 Apr 1984SedgwickTornadoF2$250,000——
11 Jun 1984ShermanTornadoF1$250,000——
11 Jun 1984ShermanTornadoF2$250,000——
11 Jun 1984ThomasTornadoF1$250,000——
11 Jun 1984RawlinsTornadoF1$250,000——
11 Feb 1984LinnTornadoF1$250,000——
27 Apr 1984CrawfordTornadoF2$250,000——
29 Apr 1984SedgwickTornadoF1$25,000——
29 Apr 1984SedgwickTornadoF1$25,000——
29 Apr 1984SedgwickTornadoF1$25,000——
2 Apr 1984RussellTornadoF0$25,000——
26 Apr 1984ElkTornadoF1$25,000——
26 Apr 1984GreenwoodTornadoF1$25,000——
23 Jun 1984RenoTornadoF1$25,000——
29 Apr 1984ChaseTornadoF0$2,500——
8 Jun 1984ShermanTornadoF0$2,500——
29 Apr 1984SedgwickTornadoF0$2,500——
29 Apr 1984ChautauquaTornadoF0$2,500——
11 Feb 1984BourbonTornadoF0$2,500——
2 Apr 1984SumnerTornadoF0$2,500——
26 Apr 1984McPhersonTornadoF1$2,500——
26 Apr 1984HarperTornadoF0$2,500——
26 Apr 1984HarperTornadoF0$2,500——
3 Jun 1984HarveyTornadoF0$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 1984

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
22 Jun 1984DR-714Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding6

Flood insurance claims with a 1984 date of loss

225 NFIP claims, 138 of them paid, for $1,059,277.

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.