Riley County, Kansas: 5 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Riley County 5 times, split 5 storm-type, 0 flood, 0 winter, 0 fire. Over the same stretch NOAA counts 36 hail days of 1 in or more, spread over 12 of 12 full years.
- 5declarations
- 5storm-type
- #45 of 100in KS
- 9 of 12hail years undeclared
With 5 declarations, Riley County sits at #45 of 100 KS counties, above the KS median of 4. Storm, tornado and wind leads with 5.
Two declarations sit 1,657 days apart at the widest (4.5 years), DR-4640 (February 17, 2022) to DR-4940 (September 1, 2026). Since DR-4940 the file has run another 14 days.
NOAA: 12 full years with 1 in hail. No storm declaration began in 9 of them, 2014 to 2025. 2016 was busiest, 5 days on 10 reports.
NOAA lists 8 tornadoes here, the strongest EF2, June 4, 2026, near Riley. Top gust 115 mph (June 11, 2022). 1 of 5 storm declarations enclose at least one of those peaks.
Year by year
| Riley County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Riley | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | – | – | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | – | – | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | – | – | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | – | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | – | – | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | – | – | 3 | 19 |
| 2025 | – | – | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
All 5 declarations
| Riley County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Riley | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | 4940 | 2026-09-01 | 2 | 2026-06-04 to 2026-06-15 | Severe Storm DR | 1657 | EF2 tornado |
| 4 of 5 | 4640 | 2022-02-17 | 1 | 2021-12-15 | Severe Storm DR | 973 | – |
| 3 of 5 | 4449 | 2019-06-20 | 3 | 2019-04-28 to 2019-07-12 | Severe Storm DR | 23 | – |
| 2 of 5 | 3412 | 2019-05-28 | 3 | 2019-05-09 to 2019-07-12 | Severe Storm EM | 221 | – |
| 1 of 5 | 4403 | 2018-10-19 | 2 | 2018-09-01 to 2018-09-08 | Severe Storm DR | first | – |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Manhattan.
Riley County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Riley County?
5 since 2014. First: DR-4403, October 19, 2018. Latest: DR-4940, September 1, 2026. Storm 5, flood 0, winter 0, fire 0.
Which Riley County hail years have no storm declaration?
9 of 12; the latest is 2025.
Was the biggest Riley County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 4 in hail on September 10, 2015, falls inside none of the 5 declaration windows.
Nearby in KS
- Reno County (7)
- Saline County (6)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.