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Kansas Disaster Declarations
96 federal declarations since 1953, most recently DR-4943-KS on 09/01/2026.
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- All declarations
- 96
- Since 1953
- Since 2022
- 17
- #11 among states
- In 2026
- 3
- Most common
- Severe Storm
- 50 declarations
Declarations
Newest first, page 1 of 5
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4943-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 09/01/2026 · 22 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4940-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 09/01/2026 · 32 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4926-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 06/30/2026 · 5 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4897-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingDeclared 12/19/2025 · 12 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4891-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 09/11/2025 · 16 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4883-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 07/22/2025 · 11 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4869-KSSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And WildfiresDeclared 05/21/2025 · 28 areas
- Fire managementFireFM-5556-KSYates Center FireDeclared 03/14/2025 · 1 area
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4824-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 09/24/2024 · 17 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4811-KSSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 08/20/2024 · 14 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4800-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 07/15/2024 · 13 areas
- Major disasterWinter StormDR-4774-KSSevere Winter StormDeclared 04/28/2024 · 17 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4747-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 10/26/2023 · 21 areas
- Fire managementFireFM-5463-KSHaddam FireDeclared 04/13/2023 · 1 area
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-4654-KSSevere Winter Storms And Straight-Line WindsDeclared 05/25/2022 · 20 areas
- Fire managementFireFM-5425-KSCottonwood Fire ComplexDeclared 03/05/2022 · 2 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4640-KSSevere Storms And Straight Line WindsDeclared 02/17/2022 · 55 areas
- Major disasterBiologicalDR-4504-KSCOVID-19 PandemicDeclared 03/29/2020 · 121 areas
- EmergencyBiologicalEM-3492-KSCOVID-19Declared 03/13/2020 · 1 area
- EmergencyBiologicalEM-3491-KSCOVID-19Declared 03/13/2020 · 1 area
Declarations per year
The last 20 years
4
3
4
2
4
1
2
1
3
10
1
3
5
3
2
4
5
3
By incident type
All declarations since 1953
- Severe Storm50
- Fire14
- Flood13
- Tornado6
- Biological5
- Snowstorm3
- Severe Ice Storm2
- Hurricane1
- Other1
- Winter Storm1
By county
Declarations that named each county, A to Z
- AllenLast 07/15/202414
- AndersonLast 07/15/202418
- AtchisonLast 09/01/202620
- BarberLast 09/11/202519
- BartonLast 12/19/202528
- BourbonLast 07/22/202518
- BrownLast 09/01/202619
- ButlerLast 09/01/202629
- ChaseLast 09/11/202522
- ChautauquaLast 05/21/202516
- CherokeeLast 09/01/202628
- CheyenneLast 07/22/202512
- ClarkLast 09/24/202417
- ClayLast 02/17/202217
- CloudLast 04/28/202416
- CoffeyLast 09/11/202519
- ComancheLast 12/19/202522
- CowleyLast 09/01/202627
- CrawfordLast 09/01/202624
- DecaturLast 09/01/202612
- DickinsonLast 09/01/202617
- DoniphanLast 09/24/202422
- DouglasLast 03/29/202021
- EdwardsLast 09/01/202629
- ElkLast 05/21/202520
- EllisLast 05/21/202515
- EllsworthLast 08/20/202419
- FinneyLast 09/24/202411
- FordLast 04/28/202416
- FranklinLast 09/11/202522
- GearyLast 09/01/202616
- GoveLast 09/01/202613
- GrahamLast 05/21/202516
- GrantLast 02/17/20229
- GrayLast 05/21/202514
- GreeleyLast 05/21/202510
- GreenwoodLast 09/11/202525
- HamiltonLast 09/24/202411
- HarperLast 09/01/202622
- HarveyLast 08/20/202425
- HaskellLast 09/01/202614
- HodgemanLast 09/01/202625
- JacksonLast 09/01/202620
- JeffersonLast 03/29/202019
- JewellLast 05/21/202517
- JohnsonLast 10/26/202312
- KearnyLast 09/24/202411
- KingmanLast 09/11/202521
- KiowaLast 07/22/202520
- LabetteLast 03/29/202015
- LaneLast 09/01/202612
- LeavenworthLast 03/29/202023
- LincolnLast 09/01/202616
- LinnLast 07/15/202419
- LoganLast 09/01/202615
- LyonLast 09/11/202527
- MarionLast 04/28/202422
- MarshallLast 09/01/202619
- McPhersonLast 03/29/202019
- MeadeLast 09/24/202415
- MiamiLast 03/29/202016
- MitchellLast 09/01/202614
- MontgomeryLast 03/29/202015
- MorrisLast 09/01/202628
- MortonLast 02/17/20228
- NemahaLast 09/01/202617
- NeoshoLast 07/15/202421
- NessLast 09/01/202621
- NortonLast 05/21/202513
- OsageLast 09/01/202626
- OsborneLast 09/01/202619
- OttawaLast 09/01/202618
- PawneeLast 09/01/202629
- PhillipsLast 05/21/202519
- PottawatomieLast 09/01/202620
- PrattLast 07/22/202519
- RawlinsLast 09/01/202611
- RenoLast 07/22/202524
- RepublicLast 02/17/202217
- RiceLast 09/01/202626
- RileyLast 09/01/202618
- RooksLast 05/21/202519
- RushLast 09/01/202623
- RussellLast 09/01/202623
- SalineLast 09/01/202619
- ScottLast 09/01/202610
- SedgwickLast 03/29/202018
- SewardLast 03/29/202012
- ShawneeLast 04/28/202417
- SheridanLast 09/01/202617
- ShermanLast 09/01/202611
- SmithLast 05/21/202516
- StaffordLast 09/01/202627
- StantonLast 09/01/202612
- StevensLast 12/19/202512
- SumnerLast 09/01/202627
- ThomasLast 09/01/202613
- TregoLast 04/28/202413
- WabaunseeLast 09/01/202627
- WallaceLast 09/01/202617
- WashingtonLast 09/01/202621
- WichitaLast 10/26/20238
- WilsonLast 07/15/202417
- WoodsonLast 05/21/202525
- WyandotteLast 12/19/202526
Frequently asked questions
- How many disasters have been declared in Kansas?
- Kansas has had 96 federal disaster declarations since 1953, including 17 since 2022.
- What is the most recent disaster declaration in Kansas?
- DR-4943-KS (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding) was declared on 09/01/2026 and covers 22 areas.
- What kind of disaster is most common in Kansas?
- Severe Storm declarations are the most common (50), followed by fire (14) and flood (13).
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/17/2026