This directory holds two roofing listings for Colby, Kansas. None of them has a Google rating matched to it yet, so what follows is contact detail rather than reputation data.
All of them are recorded in Thomas County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Colby goes through Thomas County or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.
Hiring a roofer in Colby: what this page knows
Kansas does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state, and that registration covers work in Colby. The Kansas roofing license rules explain what a registration number does and does not tell you.
Kansas's peak severe-weather season: April–June. The Kansas storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 318 severe-weather events for Thomas County between 2016 and 2026 — the county the listings on this page put Colby in. The most recent event meeting the dataset's severity definition was a thunderstorm wind gust of 67 kt (about 77 mph) on July 10, 2026, a preliminary report that has not yet been through NOAA's quality-control review.
We have not modeled a cost index for Colby. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both.
All Listings in Colby
2 listings
Roofers within 20 miles of Colby
Colby has 2 roofing listings of its own, shown above. One more listing is based in other towns within 20 miles. Below is the top one, one card per company, ranked the same way as the list above: verified listings first, then by Google reviews, rating and name.
Each card names the town the business is based in and its straight-line distance from Colby. Being based nearby is not the same as working in Colby — ask whether they cover your address.
Licensing for roofers working in Colby
Kansas does not license roofing contractors. It requires them to register with the Office of the Kansas Attorney General, and that requirement covers work in Colby.
Registration and licensure are not the same thing — a registration number records that a business completed a filing, and it sits alongside, not instead of, a permit and an inspection through Thomas County or the city.
Source: Office of the Kansas Attorney General. Checked August 2026. Licensing rules change — verify before you sign anything.
What roofing work costs
We have not modeled a cost index for Colby, so there is no Colby figure here. These are the national baseline bands, unadjusted.
National reference bands, not quotes and not local numbers. Local labor rates, permit fees and access all move them.
Modeled Kansas markets: Wichita, Topeka, Overland Park, Olathe, Lawrence.
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Storm history in Thomas County
Colby has no weather record of its own — NOAA records severe weather against counties, and the listings on this page put Colby in Thomas County. These are weather records for the whole county, not an assessment of any building in Colby.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 318 severe-weather events recorded against Thomas County between 2016 and 2026: 156 thunderstorm wind events, 149 hail reports and 13 tornadoes.
Of the 149 hail reports, 117 measured 1.00 in across or larger and 32 measured under an inch. The largest on record is 3.00 in (Softball+) on May 23, 2019.
The strongest wind gust in the record is 87 kt (about 100 mph), an estimated gust, on August 10, 2017. The county record holds 13 tornadoes over the same period.
The busiest complete year in the record is 2023, with 45 events. The most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition is a thunderstorm wind gust of 67 kt (about 77 mph) on July 10, 2026. That one is a preliminary report and has not yet been through the quality-control review that produces the permanent archive.
Events on record
318
2016–2026
Hail 1.00 in or larger
117
of 149 hail reports
Largest hail
3.00 in
Softball+ · May 23, 2019
Peak gust
87 kt
about 100 mph · August 10, 2017
Tornadoes
13
in the county record
Significant events
202
by this dataset's definition
Events recorded per year
- 2016
- 32
- 2017
- 29
- 2018
- 29
- 2019
- 35
- 2020
- 21
- 2021
- 36
- 2022
- 25
- 2023
- 45
- 2024
- 32
- 2025
- 22
- 2026*
- 12
* The most recent data year is partial. NOAA publishes storm reports on a rolling basis and the final months are still being processed, so a low count in the last year is not evidence of a quiet year. The curated archive behind these counts runs through May 31, 2026; anything later sits in the preliminary block below.
Notable events in the archive
- Jul 1, 2024 -- Thunderstorm Wind (78 kt gust) -- $100K property damage reported
- Jul 19, 2023 -- Thunderstorm Wind (78 kt gust) -- $94K property damage reported
- May 26, 2019 -- Tornado (EF0) -- $42K property damage reported
- May 23, 2019 -- Hail (Softball+ hail, 3.00 in)
- Aug 10, 2017 -- Thunderstorm Wind (87 kt gust)
Selected by the dataset’s own rule rather than by editorial choice: the largest hail, the peak wind gust, the strongest tornado and the two costliest events by recorded property damage, deduplicated and newest first. Any dollar figure above is NOAA’s recorded estimate for that one event.
Preliminary — not yet in the permanent archive
29 preliminary storm reports have been filed for Thomas County since June 1, 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind events, 4 hail reports and 1 tornado. The largest hail in the window is 2.00 in (Baseball), reported July 2, 2026. The strongest gust reported is 100 kt (about 115 mph), on June 20, 2026.
Preliminary reports covering 2026-05-31 onward come from National Weather Service storm reports filed as events occur. They have not yet been through the quality-control review that produces the permanent archive, and individual reports may later be revised, combined or withdrawn. NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
What these counts cover. County figures count events NOAA recorded against a county (hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes). High wind, winter storms, ice storms, blizzards, heavy snow, hurricanes and tropical storms are recorded against National Weather Service forecast zones rather than counties, so they are reported at state level instead. Counts reflect events that were observed and reported.
“Significant” on this page means an event meeting any one of three tests: hail 1.00 in across or larger, a wind gust of 58 kt or more (the National Weather Service severe thunderstorm criterion), or any tornado. It is a severity definition used by this dataset and is not an official NOAA classification.
The damage figure. $617,950 is the sum of NOAA’s recorded property-damage estimates across every event in Thomas County over the period — a county total, not a figure for any one property, any one building or any one claim. NOAA records these figures as estimates made at the time of reporting. They are not adjusted for inflation, and they are frequently absent or zero — a zero means nothing was recorded, not that nothing was damaged.
Source. Archived figures come from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database, covering 2016 through May 31, 2026. Anything after that date comes from NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports and is labelled preliminary wherever it appears. Both are US Government works in the public domain.
Roofing in Colby, KS: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in Colby, KS?
2 roofing listings are recorded at Colby, Kansas addresses in this directory. The count is read from the directory's own database each time this page is rebuilt; a listing is a location record, and the list above shows one card per company.
Does Kansas require a roofing license?
No — it requires registration instead. Kansas does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state, and that registration covers work in Colby. The Kansas roofing license rules explain what a registration number does and does not tell you. You can check a credential on the Kansas authority's own site.
How much does a roof replacement cost in Colby?
We have not modeled a cost index for Colby. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both. Nobody has priced your roof from this page; the only number worth planning around is a written quote from a contractor who has been on it.
When is storm season in Colby?
Kansas's peak severe-weather season: April–June. The Kansas storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. Season boundaries are National Weather Service climatology for the state, not a forecast for any one property.
What was the most recent severe storm recorded near Colby?
In NOAA's record for Thomas County, the most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition — hail 1.00 in or larger, a 58 kt gust, or any tornado — was a thunderstorm wind gust of 67 kt (about 77 mph) on July 10, 2026, a preliminary report not yet through quality-control review. The Thomas County storm history on this page shows the full 2016–2026 record; it describes weather that happened, not the condition of any building.
Which county handles roofing permits in Colby?
Every listing on this page is recorded in Thomas County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Colby goes through the county or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.