Reno County, Kansas: 7 FEMA declarations and the hail record
7 declarations name Reno County (5 storm, 0 flood, 0 winter, 2 fire), against 44 NOAA hail days of 1 in or more in 11 of the 12 full years.
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- #23 of 100in KS
- 7 of 11hail years undeclared
Rank #23 of 100 in KS goes to Reno County on 7 declarations (above the KS median of 4). Storm, tornado and wind leads with 5.
The longest wait between two declarations was 989 days (2.7 years), DR-4449 (June 20, 2019) to DR-5425 (March 5, 2022). The newest, DR-4883, is 420 days old at the file's end.
By NOAA's count, 11 full years had 1 in hail. Undeclared: 7, among them 2014 and 2023. The most days, 7, came in 2019.
Tornadoes on file: 12; strongest EF3, May 18, 2025, near Turon. Top gust 91 mph (May 19, 2025). 4 of 5 storm declarations enclose at least one of those peaks.
Year by year
| Reno County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Reno | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 7 | 20 |
| 2015 | – | – | 6 | 26 |
| 2016 | – | – | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | – | 4 | 22 |
| 2019 | 2 | – | 7 | 22 |
| 2020 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | – | – | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | – | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | – | 5 | 13 |
All 7 declarations
| Reno County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Reno | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 of 7 | 4883 | 2025-07-22 | 2 | 2025-05-18 to 2025-05-19 | Severe Storm DR | 336 | EF3 tornado; 91 mph gust |
| 6 of 7 | 4811 | 2024-08-20 | 3 | 2024-05-19 | Severe Storm DR | 899 | 86 mph gust; 85 mph gust |
| 5 of 7 | 5425 | 2022-03-05 | 2 | 2022-03-05 to 2022-03-16 | Fire FM | 989 | – |
| 4 of 7 | 4449 | 2019-06-20 | 7 | 2019-04-28 to 2019-07-12 | Severe Storm DR | 23 | 2.75 in hail; 1.75 in hail; EF1 tornado; EF1 tornado |
| 3 of 7 | 3412 | 2019-05-28 | 7 | 2019-05-09 to 2019-07-12 | Severe Storm EM | 92 | 2.75 in hail |
| 2 of 7 | 4417 | 2019-02-25 | 4 | 2018-10-04 to 2018-10-15 | Severe Storm DR | 722 | – |
| 1 of 7 | 5170 | 2017-03-05 | 2 | 2017-03-04 to 2017-03-15 | Fire FM | first | – |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Hutchinson.
Reno County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Reno County?
7 since 2014. First: DR-5170, March 5, 2017. Latest: DR-4883, July 22, 2025. Storm 5, flood 0, winter 0, fire 2.
Which Reno County hail years have no storm declaration?
7 of 11; the latest is 2023.
Was the biggest Reno County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 2.75 in hail on July 13, 2015, falls inside none of the 7 declaration windows.
Nearby in KS
- Saline County (6)
- Riley County (5)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.