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 Greeley 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 from summer thunderstorms dominates the flood profile of Greeley County, Kansas, backed by 13 flash flood events and 6 general flood events recorded over the last 30 years.
Local flood risks are driven by prolonged and heavy rainfall events that overwhelm normally dry draws and road intersections. For example, a heavy rain event on September 10, 2025, brought three to four inches of rainfall that caused a normally dry draw north-northeast of Tribune to flood over. Similarly, prolonged moderate rainfall dropped close to four inches near Horace on July 29, 2022, resulting in flooding at the intersection of County Road 12 and Road O.
Property owners and real estate professionals should pay the closest attention to locations near normally dry draws, low-lying intersections, and areas vulnerable to rapid runoff from intense convective storms.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
5 NOAA storm reports from Greeley County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Kansas flood stories →
10 federal disaster declarations since 2005.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Wildfires | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Dec 6, 2007 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Dec 28, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Sep 1, 2005 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
19 since 1996: 13 flash floods and 6 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Sep 10, 2025 | $2,000 |
| Flood | Jul 29, 2022 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 25, 2019 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 20, 2019 | — |
| Flood | May 28, 2016 | — |
| Flood | May 27, 2016 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 27, 2016 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 4, 2016 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Sep 10, 2025. Thunderstorm activity spread east into Northwest Kansas from Colorado. Hail up to tennis ball size was reported near Sharon Springs. Dust storm conditions near Sharon Springs were associated with one of the thunderstorms. Winds up to 75 MPH were reported, with the highest reported gust north-northwest of Ruleton.||Prolonged heavy rainfall during the night caused flooding to occur north-northeast of Tribune. Th…
Flood · Jul 29, 2022. Prolonged moderate rainfall occurred over West Central Kansas, beginning in the morning, lasting into late afternoon. Close to four inches of rainfall was reported near Horace, KS. The prolonged moderate rainfall caused flooding over the CR 12 and O intersection.
Flash Flood · Jul 25, 2019. Thunderstorms produce isolated flash flooding and some hail near Horace, KS.
Flash Flood · Jul 20, 2019. A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph and localized flash flooding in Greeley 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 Greeley 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.