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Flash flooding from intense thunderstorms is the primary flood hazard in Stanton County. Over the past 30 years, NOAA Storm Events data shows 13 recorded flash flood events and 8 general flood events. Recent examples include flash flooding that occurred in August 2025 following widespread heavy rainfall from multicellular storm systems, and in June 2025, when storms moving into southwest Kansas produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
Residents with properties located in areas identified by FEMA as Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) should pay the most attention to flood risk. These areas are designated by FEMA as having a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
1 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Stanton County, Kansas has recorded 21 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 13 flash floods and 8 river or area floods. The county has received 11 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 (1965–2025)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 3, 2025 |
| 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 Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Snowstorm | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 19, 2011 |
| Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow | Severe Storm | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Storm | Dec 6, 2007 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | Dec 28, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | Sep 1, 2005 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Aug 27, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 6, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jul 29, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 30, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 15, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 13, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Sep 10, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 14, 2013 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 15, 2008 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Aug 27, 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 — Jun 5, 2025
Mid-level CVA with surface heating leading to instability, storms initiated along a surface boundary in Colorado. Into the afternoon these storms strengthened and moved into SW Kansas producing a tornado, hail, strong wind gusts, and areas of flash flooding.
Flash Flood — Jul 6, 2021
A cold front slowly moved across the CWA producing some heavy rains across western counties up to 2 inches with flash flooding. Isolated severe wind gusts were observed.
Flood — Jul 29, 2018
A short wave trough moved across the area helping to produce thunderstorms, some severe.
Flash Flood — Jul 30, 2017
A cluster of showers and a few embedded thunderstorms in southeast Colorado propagated slowly into western Kansas. The showers and thunderstorms weakened as they encountered drier air in central Kansas later in the day. Another area of thunderstorms develop in eastern Colorado later in the afternoon and moved into southwest Kansas that evening.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Stanton 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 Stanton 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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