Kansas ice storm risk
Sedgwick County has the highest ice storm risk in Kansas, scoring 99.8 out of 100 — rated "Very High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgwick County | 99.8 | Very High |
| 2 | Johnson County | 98.7 | Very High |
| 3 | Shawnee County | 97.9 | Very High |
| 4 | Reno County | 96.9 | Very High |
| 5 | Osage County | 96.6 | Very High |
| 6 | Wyandotte County | 95.3 | Very High |
| 7 | Saline County | 93 | Relatively High |
| 8 | Greenwood County | 92.9 | Relatively High |
| 9 | Crawford County | 92.8 | Relatively High |
| 10 | Lyon County | 92.7 | Relatively High |
| 11 | Douglas County | 91.9 | Relatively High |
| 12 | Riley County | 91.7 | Relatively High |
| 13 | Labette County | 90.6 | Relatively High |
| 14 | Marion County | 90.4 | Relatively High |
| 15 | Ottawa County | 89.9 | Relatively High |
| 16 | Barton County | 89.1 | Relatively High |
| 17 | Kingman County | 87.5 | Relatively High |
| 18 | Leavenworth County | 87.1 | Relatively High |
| 19 | Dickinson County | 86.9 | Relatively High |
| 20 | Pottawatomie County | 86.5 | Relatively High |
| 21 | Cowley County | 86.4 | Relatively High |
| 22 | Cherokee County | 85.3 | Relatively High |
| 23 | Republic County | 85.1 | Relatively High |
| 24 | Geary County | 84.7 | Relatively High |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 84.5 | Relatively High |
| 26 | Franklin County | 84.2 | Relatively High |
| 27 | McPherson County | 84.2 | Relatively High |
| 28 | Montgomery County | 83.6 | Relatively High |
| 29 | Butler County | 83.3 | Relatively High |
| 30 | Russell County | 83.3 | Relatively High |
| 31 | Ellsworth County | 82.2 | Relatively High |
| 32 | Cloud County | 81.8 | Relatively Moderate |
| 33 | Rice County | 80.5 | Relatively Moderate |
| 34 | Mitchell County | 80.3 | Relatively Moderate |
| 35 | Ellis County | 78.4 | Relatively Moderate |
| 36 | Coffey County | 78 | Relatively Moderate |
| 37 | Clay County | 77.3 | Relatively Moderate |
| 38 | Morris County | 76.2 | Relatively Moderate |
| 39 | Phillips County | 75.9 | Relatively Moderate |
| 40 | Bourbon County | 74.5 | Relatively Moderate |
| 41 | Harvey County | 74.4 | Relatively Moderate |
| 42 | Sumner County | 74 | Relatively Moderate |
| 43 | Jewell County | 73.2 | Relatively Moderate |
| 44 | Miami County | 73.1 | Relatively Moderate |
| 45 | Ford County | 71.7 | Relatively Moderate |
| 46 | Marshall County | 71.1 | Relatively Moderate |
| 47 | Neosho County | 71.1 | Relatively Moderate |
| 48 | Anderson County | 70.8 | Relatively Moderate |
| 49 | Pratt County | 70.7 | Relatively Moderate |
| 50 | Jackson County | 70.6 | Relatively Moderate |
| 51 | Smith County | 67.8 | Relatively Moderate |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 67.2 | Relatively Moderate |
| 53 | Harper County | 66.3 | Relatively Moderate |
| 54 | Washington County | 66.1 | Relatively Moderate |
| 55 | Osborne County | 65.6 | Relatively Moderate |
| 56 | Finney County | 65.2 | Relatively Moderate |
| 57 | Wabaunsee County | 63.6 | Relatively Moderate |
| 58 | Pawnee County | 63.3 | Relatively Moderate |
| 59 | Atchison County | 61.3 | Relatively Moderate |
| 60 | Stafford County | 60.3 | Relatively Moderate |
| 61 | Nemaha County | 60.2 | Relatively Moderate |
| 62 | Allen County | 57.6 | Relatively Low |
| 63 | Seward County | 57.1 | Relatively Low |
| 64 | Chase County | 56.6 | Relatively Low |
| 65 | Norton County | 54.6 | Relatively Low |
| 66 | Brown County | 54.3 | Relatively Low |
| 67 | Chautauqua County | 54.2 | Relatively Low |
| 68 | Woodson County | 53 | Relatively Low |
| 69 | Barber County | 52.6 | Relatively Low |
| 70 | Rooks County | 51.9 | Relatively Low |
| 71 | Elk County | 51.4 | Relatively Low |
| 72 | Wilson County | 51.1 | Relatively Low |
| 73 | Rush County | 47.2 | Relatively Low |
| 74 | Linn County | 45.8 | Relatively Low |
| 75 | Stevens County | 44.3 | Relatively Low |
| 76 | Ness County | 44.2 | Relatively Low |
| 77 | Doniphan County | 44 | Relatively Low |
| 78 | Gray County | 43.8 | Relatively Low |
| 79 | Decatur County | 41.8 | Relatively Low |
| 80 | Edwards County | 37.3 | Relatively Low |
| 81 | Kiowa County | 37.1 | Relatively Low |
| 82 | Trego County | 34.6 | Relatively Low |
| 83 | Cheyenne County | 32.7 | Relatively Low |
| 84 | Meade County | 32.5 | Relatively Low |
| 85 | Grant County | 30.9 | Relatively Low |
| 86 | Comanche County | 30.2 | Relatively Low |
| 87 | Rawlins County | 30.2 | Relatively Low |
| 88 | Clark County | 27.9 | Relatively Low |
| 89 | Scott County | 27.5 | Relatively Low |
| 90 | Haskell County | 24.6 | Very Low |
| 91 | Graham County | 24.2 | Very Low |
| 92 | Thomas County | 22.9 | Very Low |
| 93 | Morton County | 18.1 | Very Low |
| 94 | Sherman County | 17.7 | Very Low |
| 95 | Hodgeman County | 17.5 | Very Low |
| 96 | Kearny County | 16.4 | Very Low |
| 97 | Stanton County | 13.7 | Very Low |
| 98 | Lane County | 13.4 | Very Low |
| 99 | Sheridan County | 13.4 | Very Low |
| 100 | Hamilton County | 12.6 | Very Low |
| 101 | Gove County | 9 | Very Low |
| 102 | Wichita County | 7.3 | Very Low |
| 103 | Logan County | 5.9 | Very Low |
| 104 | Wallace County | 3.6 | Very Low |
| 105 | Greeley County | 1.8 | Very Low |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest ice storm risk county in Kansas?
Sedgwick County, KS has the highest ice storm risk in Kansas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 99.8 out of 100 (rated "Very High").
How many counties in Kansas are rated Very High for ice storm risk?
6 of 105 scored Kansas counties are rated "Very High" for ice storm risk by FEMA's National Risk Index.
What causes ice storm risk in Kansas?
Ice storm risk covers damaging freezing rain and sleet accumulation, which collapses power lines, trees, and structures. The highest-risk counties cluster in a band from eastern Texas and Arkansas through the Carolinas and New England, where warm Gulf moisture overruns cold arctic air most frequently. Ice storms cause catastrophic and long-lasting power outages. Ice storm and sleet events are reported at forecast-zone level in NOAA Storm Events and are not included in county-level counts.