Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Wyandotte County, KS

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
20209
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 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligible. Plan: Region L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here, approved 2024-11-08 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 ($21,656,801 a year), Tornado ($15,284,683) and Cold Wave ($10,408,347).

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 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligible
Plan:
Region L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here
Approved:
2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here
Expires:
2029-11-07 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 110182 was approved by FEMA on 2024-11-08 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: 17 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
Wyandotte CountyCountyPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Bonner Springs cityCityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Edwardsville cityCityApproved, expires 2029-11-07Region L (FEMA plan 110182)2024-11-082029-11-071,134this jurisdiction approved 2025-08-04
Kansas City cityCityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Bonner Springs Unified School District 204School/School DistrictPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Kansas City Unified School District 500School/School DistrictPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Piper-Kansas City Unified School District 203School/School DistrictPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Turner Unified School District 202School/School DistrictPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Fairfax Drainage DistrictFlood Control DistrictPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Heart of America Boy ScoutsOtherPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeCollege/UniversityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Kansas State School for the Deaf and Blind (Blind)School/School DistrictApproved, expires 2029-11-07Region L (FEMA plan 110182)2024-11-082029-11-071,134this jurisdiction approved 2025-06-25
Kansas University Medical CenterHospital/Medical FacilityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Kaw Valley Drainage DistrictFlood Control DistrictPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Unified Government Health DepartmentHospital/Medical FacilityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
University of Kansas HospitalHospital/Medical FacilityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
WaterOneWater/Sewer AuthorityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleRegion L (FEMA plan 110182), pending adoption here2024-11-08 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-11-07 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 FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$21,524,614$57,254$74,933$21,656,80153
2TornadoRelatively HighRelatively High$6,660,646$270$8,623,767$15,284,6833
3Cold WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$2,261$512$10,405,574$10,408,34710Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor).
4Heat WaveRelatively HighRelatively Moderate$20,989under $1$7,934,213$7,955,20219
5Strong WindVery HighRelatively High$1,924,018$1,203$3,873,909$5,799,131135Includes 5 High Wind records (a NOAA non-thunderstorm wind type, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
6HailRelatively HighRelatively High$3,039,079$2,791$262,837$3,304,706124
7Ice StormVery HighRelatively High$311,033n/a$1,180,971$1,492,0049
8Winter WeatherVery HighVery High$435,517$7$695,568$1,131,09242
9LightningRelatively HighRelatively Moderate$54,102n/a$832,444$886,5471
10EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$389,812n/a$107,200$497,012Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
11WildfireVery LowVery Low$29,036$1$2,857$31,8940No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
12DroughtRelatively LowVery Lown/a$24,858n/a$24,85821
13LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$1,843n/a$7,698$9,5400Declared 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 452 (Relatively Low, 61.9); tract 428 (Relatively Low, 46.1); tract 9800 (Relatively Low, 45.1)
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslidetract 446.01 (Relatively Low, 94.6); tract 448.04 (Relatively Low, 93.4); tract 448.07 (Relatively Low, 92.7)
Tornadotract 436 (Very High, 97.8); tract 439.04 (Very High, 97.6); tract 429 (Very High, 96.3)
Wildfiretract 439.05 (Relatively Low, 77.9); tract 439.04 (Relatively Low, 77.8); tract 448.04 (Relatively Low, 75.8)

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 452 is Census Tract 452). 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 chill9 records, 1997 to 2025 (9 zone-level)1 day to 22 days (median 4 days); 7 with a recorded valueDecember 2000 (1 monthly summary record), zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage1 record, 2007 (1 zone-level)No crop damage reported in 1 record.Countywide (zone-level records).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)21 records, 2012 to 2025 (21 zone-level)5 days to 243 days (median 64 days); 6 with a recorded value243 days (8 months), 2012-07-01 to 2013-02-28, a run of 8 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)188 records, 1955 to 20260.75 in to 3 in (median 1 in); 186 with a recorded value3 in hail, 2026-03-10Hail, 2006-03-12, $150,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Kansas City city (37 records), Bonner Springs city (23 records), Edwardsville city (13 records).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)19 records, 1999 to 2023 (19 zone-level)1 day to 14 days (median 5 days); 16 with a recorded value14 consecutive days, 1999-07-18 to 1999-07-31, 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)9 records, 1997 to 2019 (9 zone-level)Ice Storm, 2002-01-30, $3,500,000 property; crops not reported (2002 dollars); NWS zone KSZ104Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)53 records, 1996 to 2025 (11 zone-level)Flash Flood, 1998-10-04, $2,000,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Kansas City city (21 records), Bonner Springs city (4 records). Zone-level records (11) 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, 2007Lightning, 2007-02-28, $5,000 property; $0 crops (2007 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Bonner Springs 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)5 records, 1996 to 2021 (5 zone-level)48 kt (55 mph) to 56 kt (64 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 5 with a recorded value56 kt (64 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2021-12-15; NWS zone KSZ104Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)196 records, 1956 to 202550 kt (58 mph) to 99 kt (114 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 167 with a recorded value99 kt (114 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1956-06-27; same speed and measurement basis also recorded on 1956-06-27Thunderstorm Wind, 1994-07-01, $500,000 property; crops not recorded (1994 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Kansas City city (48 records), Bonner Springs city (14 records), Edwardsville city (9 records).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)11 records, 1958 to 2008F/EF0 to F/EF4 (median between F/EF1 and F/EF2); 10 with a recorded valueF4 tornado, 2003-05-04, 15 mi within this county, 500 yd wide, $15,500,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars), 2 direct deaths, 30 direct injuriesEvent records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Bonner Springs city (3 records).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)42 records, 1996 to 2026 (42 zone-level)Heavy Snow, 1996-10-22, $250,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars); NWS zone KSZ104Countywide (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: 26 declarations covering 22 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Plan 110182 was approved by FEMA on 2024-11-08 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
2025-12-192025-07-17DR-4897-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, 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$795,438.65within last 5 years
2023-10-262023-07-14DR-4747-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$1,727,612.36within last 5 years
2022-02-172021-12-15DR-4640-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms and Straight Line WindsStrong Wind$985,126.64within last 5 years
2020-03-292020-01-20DR-4504-KSMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$23,815,605.14
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$2,117,355.42
2017-11-072017-07-22DR-4347-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind$2,098,918.91
2011-09-232011-06-01DR-4035-KSMajor disasterFloodingInland Flooding$667,126.96
2011-06-252011-06-01EM-3324-KSEmergencyFloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4035
2010-03-092009-12-22DR-1885-KSMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms and SnowstormWinter Weather$204,640.36
2007-12-122007-12-06EM-3282-KSEmergencySevere Winter StormsWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
2006-04-132006-03-12DR-1638-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight Line WindsStrong Wind; Tornado$430,106.96
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$653,430.71
2004-09-302004-08-27DR-1562-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, and TornadoesInland Flooding; Tornado$1,317,607.07
2004-08-032004-06-12DR-1535-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, and TornadoesInland Flooding; Tornado$3,826,170.65
2003-05-062003-05-04DR-1462-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$4,223,874.33
2002-02-062002-01-29DR-1402-KSMajor disasterSevere Winter Ice StormIce Storm$3,586,964.29
1998-11-051998-10-30DR-1258-KSMajor disasterKs-Flooding 10/31/98Inland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1998-10-141998-10-01DR-1254-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding and TornadoesInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1993-07-221993-06-28DR-1000-KSMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1977-09-201977-09-20DR-539-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

School districts and special districts in this county: $2,683.50 (included in the county total above). Public Assistance matched by applicant name to the school districts and special districts FEMA lists as plan participants in this county. They have no row of their own in the jurisdiction table, so their total is listed here. These dollars are already included in the county PA column of the declarations table (the FEMA record places each applicant in this county), so this line is not added to it.

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 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 Wave10201996 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record.
Drought21901996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail1882401955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave19101996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm9011996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding531171996 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 Wind2016371955 to 2026-06-30Includes 5 High Wind records.
Tornado110111950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather42231996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2026-03-10Hail3 indamage not reported0, 0POMEROYwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2021-12-15High Wind56 kt (64 mph) measured gustdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone KSZ104 (WYANDOTTE), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2007-02-28Lightning$5,000 property; $0 crops (2007 dollars)0, 0BONNER SPGSB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2005-07-21Heatdamage not reported1, 0NWS zone KSZ104 (WYANDOTTE), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2003-05-04TornadoF4, 15 mi within this county, 500 yd wide$15,500,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars)2, 30BONNER SPGSdeaths or injuries recorded
2002-01-30Ice Storm$3,500,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2002 dollars)0, 0NWS zone KSZ104 (WYANDOTTE), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
2000-12-10Extreme Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone KSZ104 (WYANDOTTE), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
1999-07-18Heatdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone KSZ104 (WYANDOTTE), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
1998-10-04Flash Flood$2,000,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars)0, 0KANSAS CITYB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
1996-10-22Heavy Snow$250,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1996 dollars)0, 0NWS zone KSZ104 (WYANDOTTE), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
1961-05-07TornadoF4, 2.7 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 150 yd wide$2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1961 dollars)0, 12location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded
1956-06-27Thunderstorm Wind99 kt (114 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (555 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 Wave2.32event-days per yearabout 2.32 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 6 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (20%)442005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought11.7event-days per yearabout 11.7 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)3642000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.000825annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0825%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail9.06events per yearabout 9.06 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)344.3 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave14.9event-days per yearabout 14.9 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 10 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (33.3%)1692005-11-12 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 Storm0.961event-days per yearabout 0.961 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)651946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding1.46event-days per yearabout 1.46 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 16 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (53.3%)411996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.119events 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 Wind6.91events per yearabout 6.91 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)2631986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.108events per yearabout 1 in 9 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.0000865annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00865%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 Weather11event-days per yearabout 11 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 19 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (63.3%)2092005-11-12 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 202570302.33
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 202510300.333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 2025120304
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20259300.3
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20251300.0333
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20252300.0667
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20251300.0333
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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 Wave64 of 6415.880.196.7Very High 2, Relatively High 32, Relatively Moderate 23, Relatively Low 1, Very Low 6
Drought14 of 6467.177.584.8Relatively Low 7, Very Low 7, No Rating 50
Earthquake64 of 640.817.961.9Relatively Low 5, Very Low 59
Hail64 of 6426.280.196.4Relatively High 13, Relatively Moderate 43, Relatively Low 6, Very Low 2
Heat Wave64 of 641.685.196.5Relatively High 34, Relatively Moderate 23, Very Low 7
Hurricane0 of 64No Rating 64
Ice Storm64 of 642.085.795.7Relatively High 18, Relatively Moderate 41, Relatively Low 2, Very Low 3
Inland Flooding64 of 640.512.091.5Relatively High 5, Relatively Moderate 6, Relatively Low 16, Very Low 37
Landslide64 of 6415.867.394.6Relatively Low 14, Very Low 50
Lightning64 of 640.357.091.9Relatively High 6, Relatively Moderate 36, Relatively Low 15, Very Low 7
Strong Wind64 of 649.188.598.6Very High 7, Relatively High 40, Relatively Moderate 13, Relatively Low 2, Very Low 2
Tornado64 of 646.377.397.8Very High 10, Relatively High 28, Relatively Moderate 22, Relatively Low 2, Very Low 2
Wildfire56 of 6419.151.777.9Relatively Low 5, Very Low 51, No Rating 8
Winter Weather64 of 6418.090.598.4Very High 13, Relatively High 43, Relatively Moderate 6, Relatively Low 1, Very Low 1

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.

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).

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 planNotes
Wyandotte CountyCountyPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; no approved plan
Bonner Springs cityCityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 3, SRL 0; any 8$197,157.9445 total; no approved planIncludes $4,011.75 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4504-KS).
Edwardsville cityCityApproved, expires 2029-11-07FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$518,183.4322 total; 3 since its planIncludes $18,742.29 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4504-KS).
Kansas City cityCityPlan 110182 approved 2024-11-08, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 3, SRL 11; any 37no Public Assistance recorded106 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 110182 was approved by FEMA on 2024-11-08 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$36,857,210,670$6,790,390169,235$2,261$512$10,405,574under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$5,179,673n/an/a$24,858n/a0.48% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$67,596,877,628n/a169,245$389,812n/a$107,2000.000577%
Hail$36,857,210,670$6,790,390169,235$3,039,079$2,791$262,8370.00825%
Heat Wave$36,857,210,670$6,790,390169,235$20,989under $1$7,934,213under 0.0001%
Hurricane$36,857,210,670$6,790,390169,235$0$0$00%
Ice Storm$36,852,212,831n/a169,206$311,033n/a$1,180,9710.000844%
Inland Flooding$36,844,561,613$3,486,197769$21,524,614$57,254$74,933n/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$982,185,569n/a5,614$1,843n/a$7,6980.000188%
Lightning$36,857,210,670n/a169,235$54,102n/a$832,4440.000147%
Strong Wind$36,857,210,670$6,790,390169,235$1,924,018$1,203$3,873,9090.00522%
Tornado$36,857,210,670$6,790,390169,235$6,660,646$270$8,623,7670.0181%
Wildfire$5,400,514,691$865,68927,690$29,036$1$2,8570.000538%
Winter Weather$36,857,210,670$6,790,390169,235$435,517$7$695,5680.00118%

Totals since the plan: not available. Plan 110182 was approved by FEMA on 2024-11-08 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
Population169,235
Building value (total, not at risk)$36,857,210,670
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$6,790,390
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$34,479,845
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)$34,001,972
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Moderate
Community resilience ratingRelatively Moderate
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)6Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)11
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition42Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition9

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 total6114294748
of which: Bonner Springs city3070803
of which: Edwardsville city0020200
of which: Kansas City city3113393745
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
Wyandotte County2005620000000
Bonner Springs city2003613070803
Edwardsville city2003620020200
Kansas City city2003633113393745

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

Sources: 1, 4

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential611702133
2 to 4 unit residential0000000
other residential0020200
non-residential0102392415
not reported0000000

FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.

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 3 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 39 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

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Wyandotte County, KS: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 20209). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ks/20209/ 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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