Saline County, Kansas: 6 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Saline County 6 times, split 6 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.
- 6declarations
- 6storm-type
- #34 of 100in KS
- 9 of 12hail years undeclared
Saline County ranks #34 of 100 KS counties by declarations (6), above the KS median of 4. Storm, tornado and wind leads with 6.
The longest wait between two declarations was 1,401 days (3.8 years), DR-4640 (February 17, 2022) to DR-4897 (December 19, 2025). The newest, DR-4940, is 14 days old at the file's end.
By NOAA's count, 12 full years had 1 in hail. No storm declaration began in 9 of them, 2014 to 2024. 2025 was busiest, 5 days on 24 reports.
Tornadoes on file: 12; strongest EF3, October 6, 2016, near Gypsum. Top gust 113 mph (June 8, 2026). Peaks land inside 3 of 6 storm windows.
Year by year
| Saline County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Saline | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | – | – | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | – | – | 5 | 25 |
| 2017 | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | – | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | – | – | 3 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | – | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | – | – | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | – | – | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | – | 5 | 24 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | 2 | – | 5 | 19 |
All 6 declarations
| Saline County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Saline | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | 4940 | 2026-09-01 | 5 | 2026-06-04 to 2026-06-15 | Severe Storm DR | 63 | 113 mph gust; 110 mph gust; 100 mph gust; 98 mph gust |
| 5 of 6 | 4926 | 2026-06-30 | 5 | 2026-04-26 to 2026-04-27 | Severe Storm DR | 193 | 2 in hail |
| 4 of 6 | 4897 | 2025-12-19 | 5 | 2025-07-17 to 2025-07-22 | Severe Storm DR | 1401 | – |
| 3 of 6 | 4640 | 2022-02-17 | 1 | 2021-12-15 | Severe Storm DR | 973 | – |
| 2 of 6 | 4449 | 2019-06-20 | 3 | 2019-04-28 to 2019-07-12 | Severe Storm DR | 23 | 1.75 in hail |
| 1 of 6 | 3412 | 2019-05-28 | 3 | 2019-05-09 to 2019-07-12 | Severe Storm EM | first | – |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Salina.
Saline County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Saline County?
6 since 2014. First: DR-3412, May 28, 2019. Latest: DR-4940, September 1, 2026. Storm 6, flood 0, winter 0, fire 0.
Which Saline County hail years have no storm declaration?
9 of 12; the latest is 2024.
Was the biggest Saline County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 3 in hail on April 24, 2016, falls inside none of the 6 declaration windows.
Nearby in KS
- Reno County (7)
- Riley County (5)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.