Greeley County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Greeley County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Dec 29, 2006Winter Storm, Greeley$785,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Snowfall totals across the county averaged 15 southeast, 20 central, 28-30 extreme northwest. Damage costs are a preliminary combined estimate for both the Dec 20 and Dec 30 storms.

2. Apr 2, 2015Thunderstorm Wind$700,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An intense downburst swept across northern Greeley County producing significant damage and a dust storm dropping visibility to near zero in blowing dirt. Damage included overturned irrigation pivots, downed utility poles, sides and roofs of outbuilding removed and damage to a dairy farming operation. Gravel was scoured off county roads and embedded in trees and utility poles. Damage was consistent with winds of approximately 100 mph. The strong outflow continued across northern Wichita County and ultimately into Scott county.

3. Apr 11, 2001High Wind, Greeley$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Many trees and fences damaged along with approximately 40 car windows shattered due to the winds. Also took off roof of one home in Greeley County.

4. May 23, 2010Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Straight line winds roared northeast across Greeley county during the evening producing a swath of damage which included: a large grain bin lifted off its foundation, a hay barn damaged, a shed destroyed, a grain bin blown across the road, the roof of a trailer home lifted off the home and destroyed, and a barn and grain bin destroyed. Numerous other trees and small outbuildings were damaged.

5. Jun 21, 2010Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A possible microburst destroyed a newly build barn with debris blown to the northeast. A pickup truck parked inside was destroyed.

6. Jun 22, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$81,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Shed damaged and 4 grain bins destroyed and thrown 800 yards. Wind speeds estimated.

7. Sep 23, 2013Dust Storm, Greeley$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Strong northwest winds developed late in the morning and continued through the afternoon. Peak wind gusts estimated at 60 mph from nearby mesonet sites, as well as zero visibility in blowing dirt, resulted in numerous traffic accidents involving a total of 10 vehicles. One accident three miles north of Tribune involved five semitrailers. When one trucker tried to turn around due to poor visibility, a multiple vehicle accident ensued resulting in one injury. Two other accidents occurred in the far western portion of the county on Highway 96. Highways 27 and 96 were both closed to traffic for several hours during the afternoon.

8. May 16, 1999Hail$50,000
9. Jun 17, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$40,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A semi-trailer was blown off Highway 27, hitting a power pole which eventually fell on the semi.

10. Sep 4, 2016Thunderstorm Wind$32,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Three or four power poles blown down. Estimated time of report from radar.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

112°F2 times, most recently Jul 28, 2026

All-time low

−25°F2 times, most recently Feb 15, 2021

Warmest night

78°F3 times, most recently Jul 20, 2010

Coldest day

−5°FFeb 5, 1989

Wettest day

6.46 inJun 4, 1932

Snowiest day

19.0 inOct 26, 1997

Hottest year

2012mean 55.9°F

Coldest year

1993mean 48.7°F

Wettest year

191533.39 in

Driest year

19347.09 in

Snowiest season

63.5 in1923-24

Station Tribune 1W (USC00148235), 3,634 ft elevation, 1.5 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1893 to October 27, 2026; 99.7% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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).

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00148235.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

Joins, thresholds and known limits are set out in the methodology. Found an error? Report it. Page built October 30, 2026.