Early on August 19, 2026, a downburst crossed northeast Kansas City, Kansas. The National Weather Service’s damage survey found straight-line winds of 70 to 80 mph, with the Quindaro area taking the worst of it and the heaviest building damage on west-facing walls and roofs 3. Hail up to golf ball size fell in parts of Wyandotte County 3. Storm reports logged 1.75 inch hail near Piper and in Kansas City, Kansas 4. More than 16,000 households were without power that morning 5.
Six weeks later, KCTV5 found Kansas City, Kansas blocks where many roofs were still tarped and repairs had not started 5. Gov. Laura Kelly declared a state of disaster emergency for Wyandotte County on August 21 6, and state leaders extended it to October 4 7.
Help that is open now
- SBA disaster loans. The SBA declared a disaster for the August 18 to 19 storm, with Wyandotte as the primary county 8. Homeowners can borrow up to $500,000 to repair a primary home and up to $100,000 for personal property 9. Apply by November 2, 2026 8.
- No FEMA individual assistance. Wyandotte County did not meet FEMA’s criteria for individual assistance 9. The governor’s request for a major federal disaster declaration was still pending as of October 12, 2026 10 11.
- Unmet storm needs, including roof damage: call 311 (913-573-5311) 12.
- Outage letter for your claim: BPU customers can request proof of outage for insurance 13.
Before you hire anyone in KCK
- Photograph every side of the house before tarps or repairs, and make only temporary fixes until your insurer inspects 14 15.
- Report the date of loss to your carrier. For this storm that is August 19, 2026 3. Your policy’s notice clause sets the deadline.
- Ask for the roofer’s Kansas AG registration number and confirm “In Good Standing” in the AG directory 1. Each card below shows that status with the date we checked it, and the registry standing page has the full table.
- Ask whether they hold a Unified Government business license for work in Wyandotte County 2.
- Do not sign an assignment of benefits. Kansas banned post-loss assignment of benefits on residential property policies in 2026 16.
- Be careful with door-knockers. Be wary if a roofer asks you to pull the permit yourself 1, and do not prepay the whole job 15.
- Report an unregistered roofer to the Kansas AG at 785-368-6644 17.
The full sequence is in the hail and storm guide. Crews in this city that list storm work are on the Kansas City, KS storm and hail page. The list below is alphabetical. Nothing is ranked or sponsored.