Natural hazards · Kansas
Kansas, OH natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Kansas comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsExpected damage
How exposed is Kansas?
Moderate
vs. U.S. communitiesFEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Kansas to be higher than in 48% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.
Inland flooding66%Tornadoes10%Cold waves7%Everything else17%
By hazard
What Kansas faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
66% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 64% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area
Tornadoes
10% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 25 years in the area
Cold waves
7% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 61% of U.S. places
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Lower here
HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning
Not a risk here
Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims
Does Kansas flood?
FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Kansas.
of homes in flood zones
are insured
are insured
of all homes
are insured
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No community discount. Kansas isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Seneca County.
Disasters that hit Kansas
1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Kansas itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Kansas.
Brought FEMA money into KansasDeclared for Seneca County only
2007
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
2 households applied for aid $2K aid approved
Seneca County has had 11 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms and winter storms