6 flood insurance claims·$18,285 paid·3 federal flood & hurricane disasters
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 Greenwood 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 slow-moving thunderstorms dominate the flood risk in Greenwood County. Over the last 30 years, NOAA recorded 26 flash flood events and 27 flood events, resulting in one fatality.
Recent weather patterns illustrate these hazards. On June 15, 2022, an isolated slow-moving storm produced flash flooding in and around the community of Madison. Later, on May 6, 2024, storms tracking across central and southeast Kansas brought heavy rain, wind, and flooding threats to the region.
Federal flood insurance claims data shows historical payouts across different zones. Zone A properties recorded 4 claims with an average payout of $2,748 and an average recorded water depth of 1 inch. Zone X Unshaded properties recorded 1 claim with an average payout of $12,790 and an average recorded water depth of 0 inches. Zone Unknown recorded 1 claim with an average payout of $0 and an average recorded water depth of 0 inches. Property owners in Zone A and Zone X should pay the closest attention to these flood risks.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 1 inches.
Drawn to scale against an 80-inch door. Even a few inches soaks flooring, the bottom of the drywall and anything plugged in near the floor.
Average of the depths reported on claims (zero and implausible values left out); FEMA’s record doesn’t say exactly where each depth was measured. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
The worst year was 1998, with 2 claims and $5,496 paid, the year of Flooding 10/31/98.
Bar height is scaled by square root so ordinary years stay visible next to the worst one. NFIP claims by year of loss. Source: OpenFEMA.
23 NOAA storm reports from Greenwood County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Kansas flood stories →
25 federal disaster declarations since 1965, 3 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Tornadoes And Flooding | May 9, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides | Apr 28, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Sep 2, 2016 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | May 4, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jul 22, 2013 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
53 since 1996: 26 flash floods and 27 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jun 3, 2025 | — |
| Flood | May 6, 2024 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 15, 2022 | — |
| Flood | Jul 21, 2020 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 24, 2019 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 20, 2019 | — |
| Flood | May 7, 2019 | $100 |
| Flood | May 6, 2019 | $100 |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jun 3, 2025. Thunderstorms developed across south-central Kansas during the morning hours of June 3rd and slowly moved to the northeast. Additional rounds of thunderstorms developed and trained across portions of south-central and southeast Kansas. Numerous reports of flash-flooding were observed across the area with significant flooding across Sedgwick and Butler counties.
Flood · May 6, 2024. A dryline and Pacific cold front moved into the region on Monday May 6th, and with abundant moisture and instability already in place, storms erupted by the early afternoon hours across west-central Kansas. As storms tracked across central Kansas they produced hail up to slightly larger than baseballs! Storms became more numerous over southeast Kansas after sunset with wind and heavy rain becoming the main threats…
Flash Flood · Jun 15, 2022. An isolated slow moving storm moved across portions of east central Kansas producing a short lived EF0 tornado and flash flooding in and around the community of Madison.
Flood · Jul 21, 2020. Widespread thunderstorms moved across the central and southeast sections of Kansas on July 20th and 21st, producing localized nuisance flooding for many residents.
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 Greenwood 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.