1 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 Stanton 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 risk in Stanton County, accounting for 13 of the 21 recorded flood events over the last 30 years, alongside 8 standard flood events.
Recent weather patterns illustrate this hazard. On July 6, 2021, a slow-moving cold front produced up to two inches of heavy rain and flash flooding across western counties. Later, on June 5, 2025, storms fueled by mid-level vorticity advection and surface heating moved in from Colorado, bringing tornadoes, hail, and areas of flash flooding. Another significant event occurred on August 27, 2025, when an upper-level trough and a high-moisture wedge transitioned from supercells into a multicellular regime, resulting in widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
Homeowners, real estate agents, and journalists should pay the closest attention to properties lacking base flood elevation documentation and those situated in low-lying areas or near drainage paths susceptible to rapid runoff from localized convective storms.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
1 NOAA storm reports from Stanton County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Kansas flood stories →
11 federal disaster declarations since 1965, 1 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | May 19, 2011 |
| Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow | Mar 26, 2009 |
| 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.
21 since 1996: 13 flash floods and 8 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Aug 27, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 6, 2021 | — |
| Flood | Jul 29, 2018 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 30, 2017 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 15, 2015 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 13, 2015 | — |
| Flood | Sep 10, 2015 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
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.
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 Stanton 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.