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Kansas, 1999

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

2,112events recorded2,334 in 1998
12deaths recorded182 injuries
$218Mproperty damage (estimates)$16M crop damage
1disaster declarations134 NFIP claims, $869K paid
← 19982000 →

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

Hail1,028
Wind566
Flood172
Winter156
Tornado68
Cold36
Heat33
Lightning26
Drought23
Other4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 2,112 against 2,334 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1999
Sedgwick County74
Finney County49
Kearny County45
Meade County44
Butler County41
Barber County40
Hamilton County37
Pratt County33
Seward County33
Lyon County31
Stevens County31
Cheyenne County29
Douglas County29
Ness County29
Sherman County29
Harper County28
Norton County28
Clark County27
Cowley County27
Rawlins County27
Comanche County26
Dickinson County26
Kingman County26
Logan County26
Decatur County25

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
3 May 1999SedgwickTornadoF4$140,000,0006150
22 Nov 1999EllisLightning——11
11 Feb 1999MarshallHigh Wind39 mph—1—
18 Jul 1999MiamiHeat——1—
8 Mar 1999ShawneeIce Storm——1—
11 Aug 1999RileyLightning——1—
15 Jul 1999LyonHeat——1—
1 Jul 1999FinneyHail4.00 in$53,000,000——
28 Jun 1999OsageThunderstorm Wind79 mph$2,000—5
8 Mar 1999OsageIce Storm———5
3 May 1999SumnerTornadoF1$750,000—4
3 Apr 1999CowleyThunderstorm Wind60 mph$250,000—2
1 Jul 1999CrawfordThunderstorm Wind—$30,000—2
30 May 1999DouglasThunderstorm Wind60 mph$5,000—2
11 Feb 1999ShermanHigh Wind58 mph——2
7 Sep 1999SedgwickHail2.50 in$500,000—1
30 Jun 1999StaffordThunderstorm Wind—$300,000—1
5 Apr 1999NemahaTornadoF1$100,000—1
28 Jun 1999FranklinThunderstorm Wind70 mph$70,000—1
14 Apr 1999KiowaHigh Wind—$10,000—1
14 Apr 1999FordHigh Wind61 mph$7,000—1
1 Jan 1999ShawneeWinter Storm———1
1 Jan 1999DouglasWinter Storm———1
22 Jun 1999FinneyLightning———1
16 May 1999WichitaHail2.50 in$800,000——
16 May 1999WichitaHail3.00 in$800,000——
22 May 1999SmithHail3.00 in$100,000——
16 May 1999RushHail1.75 in$2,480,000——
16 May 1999GreeleyHail4.50 in$50,000——
5 Apr 1999SedgwickTornadoF0$2,000,000——
16 May 1999ScottThunderstorm Wind82 mph$1,550,000——
4 May 1999RenoTornadoF1$1,000,000——
3 Jun 1999NortonTornadoF3$1,000,000——
28 Jun 1999WyandotteFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
14 May 1999PhillipsHail1.75 in$50,000——
14 May 1999PhillipsHail1.75 in$50,000——
4 Jun 1999StevensTornadoF1$750,000——
22 Apr 1999MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind70 mph$500,000——
28 Jun 1999JohnsonFlash Flood—$500,000——
4 May 1999ButlerFlash Flood—$500,000——

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 1999

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
4 May 1999DR-1273Major disasterTornadoSevere Storms And Tornadoes3

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

134 NFIP claims, 88 of them paid, for $869,423.

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.