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Scott County, Kansas

27 topographic sheets cover 8 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

2 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kansas within the United States
Scott County within Kansas

What the record shows

  • 78 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 8 populated places in this county; 8 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

2

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Shallow Water Schoolbuilding200505000553
Herbert and Eliza Steele Housebuilding201616000406

Wildfire, 2017

1 fire

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1 of them, burning under an acre. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreScott County14

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1950 to 2025

60 of 685 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 685 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 2 injuries and about $6,327,100 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail426
Thunderstorm Wind169
Tornado60
Heavy Rain22
Flood7
Wildfire1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2015Thunderstorm WindShallow Water1 killed, 1 hurtA severe thunderstorm passing to the north brought high wind on the south side. A 61 year old male was killed when his modular home was overturned and destroyed by the high wind.
July 1956Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, $25,000no account filed
April 1976Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1950Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindScott City$1,550,000Swath of large hail and high wind across the county produced $1.55 million in damage to property. Extensive damage was also done to crops. In Scott City, a roof was blown off; a camper was blown 30 feet and a shed was blown down.
May 1996HailScott City$650,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindScott City$350,000Four house with severe roof damage; many windows blown out; many vehicles with windows blown out due to flying debris; 10- by 32-foot building demolished; other smaller ones heavily damaged; mobile home overturned; and two campers damaged.
July 1987Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2010Tornado (EF1)Shallow Water$210,000This wedge tornado was witnessed by storm chasers and spotters and damaged several barns, sheds and 2 pivot irrigation sprinklers.
October 2017Tornado (EF1)Modoc$150,000Damage was done to irrigation sprinklers, power poles and trees. It was also well documented by video.
April 1998WildfireScott State Park$150,000A small fire quickly got out of control due to strong winds. Over 100 acres of grass burned and two cabins were destroyed in the fire.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindManning$50,000A center pivot irrigation sprinkler was blown over by the high wind.
May 1993Tornado (F1)Scott City$50,000A tornado touched down briefly south of Scott City. A mobile home was pushed 200 yards off its foundation. Two sheriff's patrol cars were blown off the road.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindScott City$30,000Tree was uprooted and then fell onto a house.
August 1979Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1968Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1964Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2010Thunderstorm WindShallow Water$15,000Several power poles were broken, trees were toppled over, barn doors were blown off and a grain bin was collapsed by the high wind.
July 1996HailScott City$5,000no account filed
July 1994HailScott City$5,000no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindScott City$4,000Power poles blown down. Cars into the ditch
April 1976Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 1964Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 1964Tornadonot stated$2,500no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindScott City$600no account filed
September 2025Thunderstorm WindShallow Water-A mesonet site reported a 62 mph wind gust.
May 2025Tornado (EFU)Scott State Park-Emergency Manager observed and reported tornado. No damage reported or observed. Crossed Road 270.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScott City-A measured wind gust of 58 mph at the Ellis Feeders observing station.
May 2025HailScott State Park-A photo of a 4 inch diameter hail stone was relayed by Emergency Management of a Public report.
April 2025HailScott City-An emergency manager reported 1 inch hail.
April 2025HailScott City-A NWS employee reported hail just over 2 inches in size.
April 2025HailScott City-A mPING report of golf ball sized hail.
April 2025HailManning-A public report of 1 inch hail.
August 2025HailScott City-A COOP Observer reported hail of 1.75 inches.
August 2025HailScott City-The emergency manager reported hail of 1.75 inches. At the same time, a report of 1 hail was given from the public.
May 2025Tornado (EF2)Scott State Park-Tornado began just south of W Road 270 in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked northward toward the Scott Wildlife Area where damage was observed to trees, including snapped trunks and a total destruction of an outbuilding. The tornado continued north into Logan County.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindShallow Water-Measured by a mesonet station.
July 2025HailShallow Water-One inch diameter hail was reported by the public.
May 2025Tornado (EF2)Modoc-Tornado began just south of State Highway 96, southwest of Modoc. The tornado traveled northeast and immediately snapped power poles along the highway. As it continued northeastward, some train cars were toppled just west of town. To the north end of Modoc, a mobile home had its roof ripped off. As the tornado continued tracking northeastward in open fields, it continued producing sporadic damage to power lines, a home, and pivot irrigation systems. The tornado dissipated just north of W Road 200.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindModoc-Measured 66 mph wind gust 6 miles WNW of Friend, KS.
August 2024HailScott State Park-Golf ball diameter hail was reported by law enforcement.
August 2024HailManning-Hail measuring 1.5 inches diameter was reported by the Public.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindScott State Park-A 6-8 inch diameter tree branch fell on a camper causing structual damage at scott state lake.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindManning-There were 24 broken double circuit poles along highway 4. There were also grain bins destroyed and significant damage at this location.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindScott State Park-Delayed report of three utility poles blown over.
May 2024Heavy RainScott City-Rainfall total of 2.15 inches.
May 2024Heavy RainScott City-Rainfall report of 1.75 inches.
May 2024Heavy RainScott City-Rainfall report of 2.47 inches.
May 2024Heavy RainScott City-Rainfall report of 2.16 inches.
July 2024HailScott City-Hail was measured at 1.5 inches diameter.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindShallow Water-Strong thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by mesonet stations.
July 2024HailScott City-Reported by Emergency Management.
July 2024HailScott City-Report of flooding over the roads in the town of Scott City.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindScott State Park-Strong winds.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindScott State Park-Mesonet site 1 ENE Scott State Lake.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindScott State Park-Mesonet site 1 ENE of Scott State Lake.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindShallow Water-Wind gusts to 60 MPH were reported.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindModoc-Power poles were blown down by the high wind.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindModoc-Winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 MPH.
July 2020Heavy RainScott City-Rainfall of 3.30 inches was observed.

Every populated place in the county

8

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.