Enter any address in Harper County, Kansas to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from severe thunderstorms is the primary flood hazard in Harper County. Between 1993 and 2023, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 23 flash flood events and 16 flood events in the county. For example, severe thunderstorms brought flash flooding to the region on May 27, 2019, and again on June 22, 2019. These events often occurred alongside damaging winds and large hail.
While most flood claims in Harper County have been in Zone X (unshaded), indicating areas with moderate flood risk, these claims have averaged $0 in payouts and 0.0 feet of water depth. Homeowners in areas designated as Zone X should remain aware of potential flood risks, especially during periods of severe thunderstorms.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
15 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Harper County, Kansas has recorded 39 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 23 flash floods and 16 river or area floods. The county has received 21 federal disaster declarations, 1 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1967–2025)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides | Severe Storm | Apr 28, 2019 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 4, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Snowstorm | Snowstorm | Feb 20, 2013 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm | Apr 25, 2009 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm | Sep 11, 2008 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 27, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | May 25, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 22, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Oct 3, 2019 | 0.10K |
| Flood | Oct 8, 2018 | 0.10K |
| Flood | May 11, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 9, 2016 | 0.10K |
| Flood | Jul 23, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jul 21, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flood | May 16, 2015 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — May 27, 2019
Severe thunderstorms broke out across Barton & Lincoln Counties in the evening. Then, as evening progressed, the severe thunderstorms spread across most of the remainder of Central Kansas, then across South-Central Kansas overnight, before finally weakening as they approached Greenwood County early in the morning on the 27th. The severe thunderstorms started as hail-producers, then as they surg...
Flood — May 25, 2019
A prolonged period of severe thunderstorms that produced a grand slam of flash floods, large hail, damaging winds & even a couple tornadoes hit nearly all of the Wichita (ICT) County Warning Area (CWA) throughout the afternoon & night on the 24th. Of the severe thunderstorm modes, floods & flash floods proved to be, by far, the greatest threat to these areas. The flash flooding continued across...
Flash Flood — Jun 22, 2019
Extremely powerful Severe thunderstorms that produced a trifecta of large (in a few instances very large) hail, damaging winds that reached as high as 80 mph, and flash floods struck parts of Central as well as most of South-Central and Southeast Kansas in the afternoon and evening of the 22nd. Hardest hit were Reno and Sedgwick counties where hail reached the size of baseballs in Reno County a...
Flash Flood — Oct 3, 2019
A complex of storms moved across portions of southern Kansas during the early morning hours of October 3rd, 2019. The storms produced reports of flash flash flooding across portions of Harper county, Kansas. Two to four inches of rainfall was reported across southern Kansas.
Flood — Oct 8, 2018
Abundant low level moisture streamed north into most of the Kansas during the evening and overnight hours of October 8th. 2018. As the warm front associated with the main low pressure area in the southern plains moved north, widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms developed across much of southern and southeast Kansas. The stalled warm front, led to numerous rounds of moderate to heavy...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Harper County, Kansas:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Harper County, Kansas that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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