Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Comanche County, Kansas. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
Flash flooding and general flooding from severe weather systems evenly dominate the flood profile of Comanche County. According to NOAA Storm Events Database records from the past 30 years, the area has experienced 10 flood events and 10 flash flood events.
Recent weather patterns illustrate this activity. In August 2025, multiple significant events impacted the region. On August 28, 2025, an upper-level trough with high moisture produced severe hail, winds, and a multicellular storm regime that resulted in widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding across multiple counties. Earlier that month, on August 25, 2025, persistent showers driven by high precipitable water values of up to 1.8 inches triggered a flood watch and subsequent flooding within Comanche County.
Homeowners, real estate agents, and journalists should pay close attention to properties vulnerable to heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding from severe summer thunderstorms.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
1 NOAA storm reports from Comanche County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Kansas flood stories →
22 federal disaster declarations since 1973.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Straight-line Winds | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides | Apr 28, 2019 |
| Comanche County Fire | Mar 4, 2017 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Jan 13, 2017 |
| Anderson Creek Fire | Mar 23, 2016 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
20 since 1996: 10 flash floods and 10 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Aug 28, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 25, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 30, 2024 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 25, 2019 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 4, 2018 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 30, 2014 | — |
| Flood | Jun 2, 2014 | — |
| Flood | Jul 1, 2014 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Aug 28, 2025. An upper-level trough was positioned in northern Kansas with a 700 mb temperature gradient stretching into SW Kansas with a wedge of high moisture. On the afternoon of the 27th, supercells initiated and produced severe hail and winds. Into the evening, it became a more multicellular regime with widespread heavy rainfall. This produced flash flooding in multiple counties.
Flash Flood · Aug 25, 2025. A flood watch was in effect as nearly the whole county warning area as widespread storms lasted into the night. Precipitable water values were as high as 1.8 inches. These showers created some flooding in Comanche county.
Flash Flood · May 25, 2019. A s/wv trough initiated thunderstorms across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and this activity spread northeast across the area.
Flash Flood · Sep 4, 2018. An organized convective cluster developed along an advancing cold front caused flash flooding in Comanche County.
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Comanche County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.