Enter any address in Phillips County, Kansas to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from intense thunderstorms is the primary flood hazard in Phillips County. Over the past 30 years, NOAA Storm Events data shows 14 reported flash flood events compared to 5 general flood events. Recent examples include flash flooding in May 2024, where nearly stationary thunderstorms brought isolated heavy rain, and in April 2022, when a slow-moving supercell caused flooding rains across the northern half of the county.
Residents in flood-prone areas, particularly those near waterways or in locations susceptible to rapid rainfall accumulation, should be aware of potential flood risks.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
17 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Phillips County, Kansas has recorded 19 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 14 flash floods and 5 river or area floods. The county has received 19 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (2004–2025)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Wildfires | Severe Storm | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Severe Winter Storms And Straight-line Winds | Snowstorm | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds | Severe Storm | Dec 15, 2021 |
| 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 And Flooding | Severe Storm | Sep 2, 2016 |
| Snowstorm | Snowstorm | Feb 20, 2013 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm | Jun 7, 2010 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 31, 2024 | 100.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 28, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flood | May 27, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Oct 2, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Sep 4, 2016 | 75.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 3, 2016 | 75.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 24, 2015 | 35.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 4, 2015 | 10.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 19, 2010 | 15.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 19, 2010 | 75.00K |
Flash Flood — May 31, 2024
Nearly stationary thunderstorms bring isolated heavy rain to portions of Phillips County during the early morning hours of May 31st. A mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) evolved out of a cluster of thunderstorms in W Kansas during the late evening hours on May 30th, then slowly shifted eastward overnight. The MCV sparked new thunderstorm activity in Phillips County around 3AM. Thunderstorms con...
Flash Flood — Apr 28, 2022
It was truly a one storm show within this North Central Kansas area on this Thursday evening, as a large, very slow-moving supercell presided over much of the northern half of Phillips County for about four hours, causing flooding rains, large hail and even sparking a few brief, lightning-induced grass fires along its leading (southern) edge in advance of the heavy rain core. Above all else, fl...
Flood — May 27, 2019
A right-moving supercell produced tennis ball size hail and funnel clouds on this Memorial Day (Monday) evening. Around 6 PM CST, a lone thunderstorm began forming along the Trego-Ness county line. This storm rapidly matured and became a supercell as it moved north-northeast. It began moving into southern Rooks county around 645 PM CST. At that time, the supercell was in the progress of splitti...
Flash Flood — Oct 2, 2017
For the second straight evening/overnight, strong to severe storms affected portions of this six-county North Central Kansas area, this time occurring on the evening of Monday the 2nd into the early morning of Tuesday the 3rd. While there was a lone report of estimated 60 MPH winds at Burr Oak early in the evening, the big story on this night ended up being heavy rainfall and flooding, especial...
Flood — Sep 4, 2016
Excessive rainfall resulted in flash flooding and river flooding on this Saturday night, with the river flooding lasting into Tuesday. Isolated thunderstorms initiated over northwest Kansas late Saturday afternoon, near the Nebraska state line. Initially, the first storms moved to the northeast, but then they slowed and began drifting to the southeast. Other storms began developing around 6 p.m...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Phillips 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 Phillips 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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