Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Morris County, KS

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
20127
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

Hazard Plain is an independent product built from public federal data. It is not a FEMA document and is not reviewed or endorsed by FEMA or any state agency.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-30.

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Plan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligible. Plan: Region I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here, approved 2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here.

Update: FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoption.

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($2,385,247 a year), Heat Wave ($1,176,067) and Tornado ($1,052,828).

The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.

Plan clock

Status:
Plan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligible
Plan:
Region I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here
Approved:
2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here
Expires:
2031-01-20 once adopted
Update underway:
FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoption

Not yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

Not yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

What changed since your last plan

Not available. Plan 111260 was approved by FEMA on 2026-01-21 but is not yet adopted here, so no since-plan counts are given.

Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 14 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Morris CountyCounty SubdivisionPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Council Grove cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Dwight cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
White City cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Wilsey cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Morris County Unified School District 417School/School DistrictPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Rural Vista Unified School District 481School/School DistrictPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
4 Rivers Electric COOPElectric/Power AuthorityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Diamond Creek Watershed Joint District #61Water/Sewer AuthorityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
DS&O Electric COOPElectric/Power AuthorityApproved, expires 2031-01-20Region I (FEMA plan 111260)2026-01-212031-01-201,573this jurisdiction approved 2026-03-10
Flint Hills Electric COOPElectric/Power AuthorityApproved, expires 2031-01-20Region I (FEMA plan 111260)2026-01-212031-01-201,573
Lyon Creek WatershedWater/Sewer AuthorityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Rock Creek Watershed Joint District #84Water/Sewer AuthorityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
RWDWater/Sewer AuthorityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion I (FEMA plan 111260), pending adoption here2026-01-21 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2031-01-20 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

  • dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
  • levee failure
  • flash flood as its own subtype
  • ice jams
  • debris flows
  • erosion (riverine and coastal)
  • land subsidence and sinkholes
  • expansive soils

The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingVery LowVery Low$1,955,444$331,469$98,334$2,385,24745
2Heat WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Low$2,801$110$1,173,156$1,176,06721
3TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$243,050$10,396$799,383$1,052,82820
4HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Low$56,626$422,001$1,941$480,568222
5WildfireRelatively LowRelatively Low$454,783$801$19,242$474,8260No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
6Strong WindRelatively LowRelatively Low$96,539$9,634$289,600$395,773117Includes 13 High Wind and 3 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
7Ice StormRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$110,614n/a$119,959$230,5736
8Cold WaveVery LowRelatively Low$7$31,133$166,937$198,0787
9LightningRelatively LowRelatively Low$5,877n/a$122,294$128,1711
10DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Lown/a$99,752n/a$99,75211
11Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$20,588$187$54,541$75,31659
12EarthquakeVery LowVery Low$12,357n/a$4,100$16,458Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
13LandslideVery LowVery Low$32n/a$1,067$1,0990Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.
14HurricaneNo RatingNo Expected Annual Losses$0$0$0$00No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.

Local data needed: state and local wildfire and landslide records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche, coastal flooding, tsunami and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location

Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.

Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.

Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts

Source: 5

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Earthquaketract 9636 (Very Low, 34.0); tract 9637 (Very Low, 21.7)
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslidetract 9636 (Relatively Low, 93.7); tract 9637 (Very Low, 80.4)
Tornadotract 9636 (Very High, 99.0); tract 9637 (Very High, 93.6)
Wildfiretract 9636 (Relatively High, 98.2); tract 9637 (Relatively Moderate, 94.8)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 9636 is Census Tract 9636). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard

Sources: 6, 7

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill7 records, 1996 to 2022 (7 zone-level)1 day to 23 days (median 3 days); 6 with a recorded value2000-12-11 to 2001-01-02 (2 records, 1 of them a monthly summary record), zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)11 records, 1999 to 2012 (11 zone-level)30 days to 196 days (median 45.5 days); 4 with a recorded value196 days (about 6.4 months), 2012-06-19 to 2012-12-31, a run of 7 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)277 records, 1956 to 20260.75 in to 4 in (median 1 in); 277 with a recorded value4 in hail, 1995-05-16Hail, 1995-05-17, $500,000 property; $75,000 crops (1995 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Council Grove city (41 records), Wilsey city (32 records), White City city (27 records), Dwight city (21 records).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)21 records, 1999 to 2012 (21 zone-level)1 day to 34 days (median 4 days); 18 with a recorded value2000-08-01 to 2000-09-03 (2 records, 1 of them a monthly summary record), zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)6 records, 1997 to 2015 (6 zone-level)No damage reported in 6 records.Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)45 records, 1996 to 2022 (6 zone-level)Flood, 2005-06-03, $300,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars); NWS zone KSZ037Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Council Grove city (14 records), White City city (5 records), Wilsey city (3 records). Zone-level records (6) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)0
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)1 record, 1996Lightning, 1996-07-22, $500 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Council Grove city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)16 records, 1996 to 2014 (16 zone-level)26 kt (30 mph) to 74 kt (85 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 16 with a recorded value74 kt (85 mph) estimated, High Wind, 2001-04-11; NWS zone KSZ037Strong Wind, 2006-09-21, $15,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2006 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)131 records, 1956 to 202650 kt (58 mph) to 100 kt (115 mph) (median 56 kt (64 mph)); 114 with a recorded value100 kt (115 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1975-12-13Thunderstorm Wind, 1994-07-01, $50,000 property; $500 crops (1994 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Council Grove city (29 records), Wilsey city (9 records), White City city (8 records), Dwight city (6 records).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)39 records, 1953 to 2026F/EF0 to F/EF3 (median F/EF1); 33 with a recorded valueF3 tornado, 1971-06-06, 2 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 200 yd wide, $250,000 property; crops not recorded (1971 dollars)Tornado, 1991-04-26, $2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1991 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Council Grove city (3 records), Dwight city (2 records), White City city (1 record), Wilsey city (1 record).Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)59 records, 1996 to 2026 (59 zone-level)Winter Weather, 2007-04-13, $3,000 property; $0 crops (2007 dollars); NWS zone KSZ037Countywide (zone-level records).

In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, ice thickness, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of debris flow and lightning.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records from zones that no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

A monthly summary record covers most or all of a month; it does not count days at wave conditions.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 28 declarations covering 23 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Plan 111260 was approved by FEMA on 2026-01-21 but is not yet adopted here, so no since-plan counts are given.

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2026-09-012026-06-04DR-4940-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornadonot yet in FEMA's PA summaries (they cover declarations through 2026-06-30)within last 5 years
2026-06-302026-04-26DR-4926-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornadono Public Assistance recordedwithin last 5 years
2025-12-192025-07-17DR-4897-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornadono Public Assistance recordedwithin last 5 years
2025-09-112025-06-03DR-4891-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornadono Public Assistance recordedwithin last 5 years
2024-08-202024-05-19DR-4811-KSMajor disasterSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$341,240.59within last 5 years
2024-07-152024-04-25DR-4800-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$203,297.37within last 5 years
2024-04-282024-01-08DR-4774-KSMajor disasterSevere Winter StormWinter Weather$920,204.83within last 5 years
2022-02-172021-12-15DR-4640-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms and Straight Line WindsStrong Wind$142,774.16within last 5 years
2020-03-292020-01-20DR-4504-KSMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not countednone placed in this county by FEMA's record; $16,404.82 for this declaration is not placed in any county (see the state page)
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3481-KSEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4504
2019-06-202019-04-28DR-4449-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,and MudslidesInland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind; Tornado$564,225.15
2019-05-282019-05-09EM-3412-KSEmergencyTornadoes and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4449
2015-07-202015-05-04DR-4230-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$146,476.75
2013-10-222013-07-22DR-4150-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$150,203.35
2010-08-102010-06-07DR-1932-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, and TornadoesInland Flooding; Tornado$124,447.97
2010-03-092009-12-22DR-1885-KSMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms and SnowstormWinter Weather$178,481.07
2009-06-252009-04-25DR-1849-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$283,625.53
2009-06-242009-03-26DR-1848-KSMajor disasterSevere Winter Storm and Record and Near Record SnowWinter Weather$438,525.61
2008-02-012007-12-06DR-1741-KSMajor disasterSevere Winter StormsWinter Weather$13,552,445.98
2007-12-122007-12-06EM-3282-KSEmergencySevere Winter StormsWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-1741
2007-05-062007-05-04DR-1699-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$31,826.29
2005-09-102005-09-01EM-3236-KSEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2005-02-082005-01-04DR-1579-KSMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Heavy Rains, and FloodingInland Flooding; Winter Weather$5,924,274.95
2004-08-032004-06-12DR-1535-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, and TornadoesInland Flooding; Tornado$136,516.65
1993-07-221993-06-28DR-1000-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1973-09-281973-09-28DR-403-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1973-05-021973-05-02DR-378-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1969-07-151969-07-15DR-267-KSMajor disasterTornadoes, Severe Storms & FloodingTornado (primary); also designated: Inland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1982-06-281982-06-28DR-663-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding
1958-11-061958-11-06DR-88-KSMajor disasterFloodsInland Flooding
1957-09-051957-09-05DR-81-KSMajor disasterFloodsInland Flooding
1955-05-271955-05-27DR-34-KSMajor disasterTornadoTornado

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 1 row, $29,279.24

Sources: 2, 3

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4824-KS2024-09-24Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingFlint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Inc.$29,279.24

FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under this county, but FEMA's declaration rows for these disasters do not designate it (an electric cooperative or district serving several counties, for example). Not in any declaration row above and not counted.

Public Assistance not placed in any Kansas county: 4 rows, $183,565.84; listed on the Kansas state page.

Source: 3

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

Sources: 2, 6, 7

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Cold Wave7101996 to 2026-06-30
Drought11001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail2771701955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave21001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm6001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding451181996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0011996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Lightning1001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind14716111955 to 2026-06-30Includes 13 High Wind and 3 Strong Wind records.
Tornado394151950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather59451996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationWhy listed
2012-06-19Droughtdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone KSZ037 (MORRIS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Drought
2005-06-03Flood$300,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2005 dollars)0, 0NWS zone KSZ037 (MORRIS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2001-04-11High Wind74 kt (85 mph) estimateddamage not reported0, 0NWS zone KSZ037 (MORRIS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2000-12-11Extreme Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone KSZ037 (MORRIS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2000-08-01Heatdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone KSZ037 (MORRIS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2000-07-13Heatdamage not reported2, 0NWS zone KSZ037 (MORRIS), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1996-07-22Lightning$500 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars)0, 0COUNCIL GROVEB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1996-05-31Flash Flood$30,000 property; $40,000 crops (1996 dollars)1, 0COUNCIL GROVEdeaths or injuries recorded
1995-05-16Hail4 in$200,000 property; $25,000 crops (1995 dollars)0, 0White CityB1-c worst recorded: Hail
1975-12-13Thunderstorm Wind100 kt (115 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1971-06-06TornadoF3, 2 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 200 yd wide$250,000 property; crops not recorded (1971 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
1969-06-17TornadoF2, 6.2 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 37 yd wide$250,000 property; crops not recorded (1969 dollars)0, 6location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (613 rows).

Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.

Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).

Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Cold Wave2.37event-days per yearabout 2.37 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)452005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought27.9event-days per yearabout 27.9 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)7142000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.000771annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0771%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail8.61events per yearabout 8.61 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)327.1 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave13.4event-days per yearabout 13.4 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)1832005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0events per yearnone modeledUnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm0.913event-days per yearabout 0.913 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)621946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding1.11event-days per yearabout 1.11 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 15 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (50%)311996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.133events per year (modeled)about 1 in 8 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning50.3days per year with a strikeabout 50.3 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind6.2events per yearabout 6.2 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)2361986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.551events per yearabout 0.55 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.00231annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.231%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Winter Weather11.7event-days per yearabout 11.7 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 23 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (76.7%)2232005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.

Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

Sources: 5, 6

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 2025126304.2
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 202515300.5
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 202583302.77
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202513300.433
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20251300.0333
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202517300.567
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20251300.0333

The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).

Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.

Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions (https://resilience.climate.gov/).

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Cold Wave2 of 259.570.280.9Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 1
Drought2 of 280.888.896.7Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 1
Earthquake2 of 221.727.934.0Very Low 2
Hail2 of 279.789.699.5Very High 1, Relatively Moderate 1
Heat Wave2 of 296.997.998.8Very High 2
Hurricane0 of 2No Rating 2
Ice Storm2 of 296.998.099.1Very High 1, Relatively High 1
Inland Flooding2 of 270.583.095.6Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 1
Landslide2 of 280.487.093.7Relatively Low 1, Very Low 1
Lightning2 of 293.395.898.4Very High 1, Relatively High 1
Strong Wind2 of 296.197.699.1Very High 1, Relatively High 1
Tornado2 of 293.696.399.0Very High 2
Wildfire2 of 294.896.598.2Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 1
Winter Weather2 of 296.397.698.9Very High 2

Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.

Hail: Agriculture is 88% of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.

Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.

The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.

Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).

This county has 2 census tracts; the minimum, median and maximum come from those 2.

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its plan
Morris CountyCounty SubdivisionPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$639,755.670 total; no approved plan
Council Grove cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$90,735.9088 total; no approved plan
Dwight cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$5,276.6529 total; no approved plan
White City cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded41 total; no approved plan
Wilsey cityCityPlan 111260 approved 2026-01-21, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$21,277.6445 total; no approved plan

Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).

School districts and special districts get a plan clock row only.

County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts

Local data needed

The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.

Plan 111260 was approved by FEMA on 2026-01-21 but is not yet adopted here, so no since-plan counts are given.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per jurisdiction per hazard
  • Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
  • Future assets

County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since plancounty-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Cold Wave$1,561,871,877$178,480,4885,370$7$31,133$166,937under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$28,428,954n/an/a$99,752n/a0.351% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$2,686,718,509n/a5,386$12,357n/a$4,1000.00046%
Hail$1,561,878,077$178,480,4885,370$56,626$422,001$1,9410.00363%
Heat Wave$1,561,871,877$178,480,4885,370$2,801$110$1,173,1560.000179%
Hurricane$1,561,878,077$178,480,4885,370$0$0$00%
Ice Storm$1,561,871,877n/a5,370$110,614n/a$119,9590.00708%
Inland Flooding$1,558,037,721$26,265,368134$1,955,444$331,469$98,334n/a (see note)NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b.
Landslide$15,062,825n/a47$32n/a$1,0670.000209%
Lightning$1,561,878,077n/a5,370$5,877n/a$122,2940.000376%
Strong Wind$1,561,878,077$178,480,4885,370$96,539$9,634$289,6000.00618%
Tornado$1,561,878,077$178,480,4885,370$243,050$10,396$799,3830.0156%
Wildfire$594,207,117$103,920,3242,638$454,783$801$19,2420.0765%
Winter Weather$1,561,871,877$178,480,4885,370$20,588$187$54,5410.00132%

Totals since the plan: not available. Plan 111260 was approved by FEMA on 2026-01-21 but is not yet adopted here, so no since-plan counts are given.

FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.

NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)

County context

Source: 5

MeasureValue
Population5,370
Building value (total, not at risk)$1,561,878,077
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$178,480,488
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Very Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$3,864,199
Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage)$2,850,556
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively High
Community resilience ratingRelatively High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.

Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0

The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0000000
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0010100

The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.

Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Morris County2005960000000
Council Grove city2002340000000
Dwight city2004060000000
White City city2003770000000
Wilsey city2052100000000

Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".

Jurisdiction rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group: 0 in every occupancy group.

Sources: 1, 4

FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 0 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
  6. NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
  7. NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment (the summary on page 1 says how it is organized); the plan and FEMA's review decide whether each item is met.

The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.

How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.

OpenFEMA disclaimer

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Morris County, KS: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 20127). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ks/20127/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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