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Rice County, KS Disaster Declarations
33 federal declarations have covered Rice County, counting statewide declarations. Most recent: DR-4940-KS on 09/01/2026.
- All declarations
- 33
- Last 10 years
- 14
- Most common
- Severe Storm
- Most recent
- 09/01/2026
Declarations
Newest first, including statewide declarations
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4940-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 09/01/2026 · 32 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4869-KSSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And WildfiresDeclared 05/21/2025 · 28 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4747-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 10/26/2023 · 21 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
- EmergencyBiologicalEM-3490-KSCOVID-19Declared 03/13/2020 · 1 area
- EmergencyBiologicalEM-3481-KSCOVID-19Declared 03/13/2020 · 109 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4449-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And MudslidesDeclared 06/20/2019 · 70 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4417-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingDeclared 02/25/2019 · 14 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4403-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingDeclared 10/19/2018 · 8 areas
- Fire managementFireFM-5170-KSHighland Hills FireDeclared 03/05/2017 · 3 areas
- Major disasterSevere Ice StormDR-4304-KSSevere Winter StormDeclared 02/24/2017 · 20 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4230-KSSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingDeclared 07/20/2015 · 44 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4150-KSSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 10/22/2013 · 46 areas
- Major disasterSnowstormDR-4112-KSSnowstormDeclared 04/26/2013 · 23 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-4063-KSSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And FloodingDeclared 05/24/2012 · 14 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1849-KSSevere Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And TornadoesDeclared 06/25/2009 · 28 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1848-KSSevere Winter Storm And Record And Near Record SnowDeclared 06/24/2009 · 33 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1741-KSSevere Winter StormsDeclared 02/01/2008 · 60 areas
- EmergencySevere StormEM-3282-KSSevere Winter StormsDeclared 12/12/2007 · 105 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1699-KSSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingDeclared 05/06/2007 · 42 areas
- EmergencyHurricaneEM-3236-KSHurricane Katrina EvacuationDeclared 09/10/2005 · 105 areas
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-1579-KSSevere Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, And FloodingDeclared 02/08/2005 · 38 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-1000-KSSevere Storms & FloodingDeclared 07/22/1993 · 57 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-663-KSSevere Storms And FloodingDeclared 06/28/1982 · 1 area
- Major disasterSevere StormDR-403-KSSevere Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingDeclared 09/28/1973 · 53 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-378-KSSevere Storms & FloodingDeclared 05/02/1973 · 64 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-201-KSFloodingDeclared 06/23/1965 · 21 areas
- Major disasterFloodDR-88-KSFloodsDeclared 11/06/1958 · 1 area
- Major disasterFloodDR-81-KSFloodsDeclared 09/05/1957 · 1 area
- Major disasterTornadoDR-34-KSTornadoDeclared 05/27/1955 · 1 area
Declarations naming this county per year
The last 20 years
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
By incident type
- Severe Storm17
- Flood3
- Biological2
- Fire1
- Hurricane1
- Severe Ice Storm1
- Snowstorm1
Frequently asked questions
- How many disasters have been declared in Rice County?
- Rice County has been covered by 33 federal disaster declarations since 1953, counting statewide declarations.
- What was the last disaster declaration for Rice County?
- DR-4940-KS, Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, declared 09/01/2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries · Last updated 10/17/2026