Storm risk in Saline County, Kansas

FEMA's overall hazard score for Saline County is 66.16 (Relatively Low), 1,065th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 85.69 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 67.18 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 91.41 (Relatively High). Expected hail loss is $89 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 133 hail reports in Saline County from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Saline County: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of KS$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $89 per $1 million, 579th of 3,126 rated counties$89Hail579th of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $24 per $1 million, 1,397th of 3,121 rated counties$24Strong wind1,397th of 3,121 countiesTornado: $766 per $1 million, 84th of 3,144 rated counties$766Tornado84th of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Saline County

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in KS
OverallRelatively Low 66.161,065 of 3,14413 of 105
HailRelatively Moderate 85.69451 of 3,12630 of 105
Strong windRelatively Moderate 67.181,033 of 3,12630 of 105
TornadoRelatively High 91.41271 of 3,1267 of 105

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$1,182,279$89 $136$22 579 of 3,12670 of 105
Strong wind$317,502$24 $78$20 1,397 of 3,12197 of 105
Tornado$10,206,525$766 $416$199 84 of 3,1444 of 105

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Saline County

  • FEMA expects hail in Saline County to cost $89 per $1 million of buildings a year: 3.97 times the U.S. median and 0.65 times the KS county median, ranked 579th of 3,126 counties nationally and 70th of 105 in Kansas.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Saline County to cost $24 per $1 million of buildings a year: 1.17 times the U.S. median and 0.30 times the KS county median, ranked 1,397th of 3,121 counties nationally and 97th of 105 in Kansas.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Saline County to cost $766 per $1 million of buildings a year: 3.85 times the U.S. median and 1.84 times the KS county median, ranked 84th of 3,144 counties nationally and 4th of 105 in Kansas.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $171,900 home, the average yearly loss in Saline County is about $15 for hail and $4.10 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $3.84 and $3.50.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Saline County meets about 51.7 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1965, the median home in Saline County is 61 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 89.9% of its 24,146 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 110 of the 133 hail reports in Saline County (83 percent); the quietest month is January, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Saline County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$15hail, a year; $3.84 at the U.S. median county rate
$4.10strong wind, a year; $3.50 at the U.S. median county rate
$387hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Saline County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $1,182,279 ÷ $13,320,194,819 = 0.0000888. Wind: $317,502 ÷ $13,320,194,819 = 0.0000238. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Saline County in plain numbers

  • Saline County scores 66.16 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Low): 1,065th of 3,144 rated counties and 13th of 105 in Kansas.
  • Hail scores 85.69 (Relatively Moderate). FEMA expects $1,182,279 of hail damage to buildings in Saline County a year, which is $89 per $1 million of buildings, 3.97 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 67.18 (Relatively Moderate) with $317,502 of expected yearly building loss in Saline County: $24 per $1 million of buildings, 1.17 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 91.41 (Relatively High) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $10,206,525, counting everything exposed, or $766 per $1 million of buildings in Saline County.
  • FEMA's own event record for Saline County averages 9.19 hail events and 6.18 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 133 hail reports in Saline County between 2014 and June 2026, on 36 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 3 inches.
  • In Saline County, FEMA counts buildings worth 13.32 billion dollars and 54,303 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Very Low in Saline County.
  • Community resilience there is Very High, for 54,303 residents.
  • 1 city in Saline County is covered on this site: Salina. 5 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Salina is $6,160 to $13,640.
  • Saline County ranks 43 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 46 for wind and 8 for tornado.
  • In Saline County, April is the busiest month with 47 of the 133 reports (35 percent), against 5 reports in October.
  • Saline County's worst year was 2016, with 5 hail days at 1 inch or more and 25 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 2.58 such days a year, one about every 4.6 months.
  • The median home in Saline County was built in 1965; 69.2% of its 24,146 housing units date from before 1980, 89.9% from before 2000 and 3.2% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Saline County at $171,900, and 66.8% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 864 single-family building permits were issued in Saline County from 2014 to 2025, about 35.8 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2023.
  • NOAA lists 12 tornado tracks in Saline County since 2014; the strongest was an EF3 on October 6, 2016 near Gypsum, 6.48 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Saline County is 113 mph on June 8, 2026 at (Sln)Salina Muni Arp.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Reno County, 62 miles from the centre of Saline County; its hail score is 94.27.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 4 roofing contractor establishments in Saline County in 2023, one for every 6,036 homes.
  • FEMA has named Saline County in 6 disaster declarations since 2014, the latest 14 days before its data end, and 6 of them were storm-type.

The hail record of Saline County, year by year

NOAA logged 133 reports in Saline County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 36 days. That is 2.6 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Saline County: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more05101520252014: 4 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch142015: 7 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch152016: 25 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 3 inch162017: 3 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch172018: 1 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch182019: 8 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch192020: 16 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch202021: 10 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch212022: 9 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch222023: 1 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch232024: 6 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch242025: 24 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.75 inch252026: 19 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch26*
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Saline County: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 0 reports0JanFebruary: 0 reports0FebMarch: 3 reports3MarApril: 47 reports47AprMay: 47 reports47MayJune: 13 reports13JunJuly: 1 reports1JulAugust: 2 reports2AugSeptember: 15 reports15SepOctober: 5 reports5OctNovember: 0 reports0NovDecember: 0 reports0Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: April, 47 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
20144101 in–
20157322 in–
201625533 in–
20173301.5 in–
20181111.75 in–
20198311.75 in–
202016312 in–
202110112 in–
20229311.75 in$5,000
20231101 in–
20246211.75 in–
202524542.75 in–
2026 (to June)19522 in–

Biggest hail days in Saline County

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
April 24, 20163 in15none recordedNew Cambria
September 3, 20252.75 in9none recorded(Sln)Salina Muni Arp
April 26, 20262 in13none recordedSalina
May 4, 20202 in11none recordedNew Cambria
May 8, 20212 in9none recordedBrookville

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Saline County the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Saline County

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  • 341.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 52.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 3 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

111 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Saline County

Fastest gusts in Saline County

DateGustNear
June 8, 2026113 mph(Sln)Salina Muni Arp
June 8, 2026110 mphGypsum
May 19, 2024100 mph(Sln)Salina Muni Arp
June 8, 2026100 mphSalina

Strongest tornado tracks in Saline County

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
October 6, 2016EF36.48 mi0 / 0Gypsum
October 6, 2016EF20.21 mi0 / 0Mentor
May 1, 2018EF11.6 mi0 / 0Glendale
October 6, 2017EF02.36 mi0 / 0Falun

12 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Saline County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 2.58 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Saline County: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 17.0% of homes17%<19402351940s: 6.9% of homes6.9%1940s2091950s: 20.3% of homes20.3%1950s1831960s: 11.5% of homes11.5%1960s1581970s: 13.4% of homes13.4%1970s1321980s: 10.6% of homes10.6%1980s1061990s: 10.0% of homes10%1990s802000s: 7.0% of homes7%2000s542010s: 2.9% of homes2.9%2010s282020+: 0.3% of homes0.3%2020+8

Bars: share of 24,146 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1965
Built before 198069.2%
Built before 200089.9%
Built since 20103.2%
Owner-occupied66.8%
Median home value$171,900
Single-family permits, 2014 to 2025864
Permits per 1,000 homes35.8

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Saline County

Roofing firms in Saline County

Roofing contractor establishments, 20234
Change since 2016+1 (+33%)
Homes per roofing firm6,036
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 202312

Source for Saline County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.

FEMA disaster declarations naming Saline County since 2014

Declarations naming Saline County6
Storm / flood / winter / fire6 / 0 / 0 / 0
Median KS county4
Rank among 100 KS counties34
Days from the latest to the data cutoff14

Source for Saline County: OpenFEMA, data to 2026-09-15. Declaration list for Saline County.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Saline County's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Reno County, KS62 Relatively Low $1041.17$1134.75142
Riley County, KS64 Relatively Low $180.20$391.6695
Sedgwick County, KS76 Relatively High $941.06$9.040.38382
Shawnee County, KS103 Relatively Moderate $290.33$180.76143
Douglas County, KS128 Relatively Low $931.05$421.7459

All 194 counties, with a filter by state and sorting

Cities and ZIP areas in Saline County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 5 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Salina 67401 (96%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Saline County?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Saline County an overall score of 66.16 (Relatively Low), 1,065th of 3,144. Hail scores 85.69 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 67.18 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 91.41 (Relatively High).

In Saline County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 133 for Saline County between 2014 and June 2026, on 36 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 3 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Saline County each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $171,900: FEMA's estimate is about $15 a year for hail and $4.10 for wind, before any deductible, against $3.84 and $3.50 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Saline County compare with the rest of Kansas?

Per $1 million of buildings Saline County loses $89 to hail a year, against $136 in the median county of the state. Among 105 rated counties it is 30th for hail, 30th for strong wind and 7th for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Saline County?

The median home was built in 1965, 61 years ago, and 89.9% of the 24,146 housing units in Saline County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Saline County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Saline County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Saline County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Saline County; OpenFEMA, declarations naming Saline County. Planning-level information about Saline County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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