NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Caney, KS
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Caney, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 102 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 102
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Caney
The strongest of the 102 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 6, 2024; its path came within 16 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 102, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 34. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 78% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Caney. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 152 times since 1983, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 68% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Caney.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Caney
By decade
- 2020s10(1 EF3+)
- 2010s16
- 2000s14(2 EF3+)
- 1990s15
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s14
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | EF4 | 16 mi | 40.8 mi | 2 / 33 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F3 | 4 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 8, 2003 | F3 | 15 mi | 45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2000 | F3 | 24 mi | 34 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F3 | 8 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F3 | 4 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F2 | 8 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 30, 2006 | F2 | 8 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 2003 | F2 | 10 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F2 | 14 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F2 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 57 |
The strongest 12 of 102, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Caney
The Storm Prediction Center has 152 hail reports within 10 miles of Caney since 1983, made on 90 separate days. Of these, 95 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 14, 1986. The most recent report is from June 17, 2025. May has the most reports, 51.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Caney
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Coffeyville Wtr Wks, KS, 16 miles east of Caney at 737 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 7.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 46.1 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 54 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 94 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 46.1 inches is more than at 100 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (97%). Dewey, OK, 15 miles south, has its own station (Bartlesville 3, OK): 39.7 inches a year, 6.4 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 23 | 1.8 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 51 | 27 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Mar | 59 | 36 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 69 | 45 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 56 | 7.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86 | 66 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 70 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 68 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 60 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 48 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 36 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 48 | 27 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Year | 69 | 47 | 46.1 | 64 | 8.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Coffeyville Wtr Wks, KS (737 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Caney
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 158 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Caney: 139 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 6 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $818,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on April 26, 2016. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 70 have had fewer than Caney.
May 7, 2007: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Caney — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rains that began during the evening of May 6th and continued through the morning of May 7th caused significant flash flooding of rural roads across the north and northwest portions of the county. As many as sixteen tin horns were washed out and major damage to county roads resulted.”
May 4, 1999: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Caney — $135,000 damage.
June 11, 2007: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Caney — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rains caused flooding which required the closing of Highway 10 just east of Wann. Numerous secondary roads were flooded causing one bridge to be washed out and several tin horns to be damaged.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Montgomery County, which includes Caney, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $27.3 million a year, the 12th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.4 million (42%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. 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).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets 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).
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Cities near Caney
- Dewey, OK15 mi
- Coffeyville, KS16 mi
- Independence, KS17 mi
- Bartlesville, OK20 mi
- Cherryvale, KS27 mi
- Nowata, OK28 mi
- Pawhuska, OK29 mi
- Neodesha, KS30 mi
- Ramona, OK34 mi
- Fredonia, KS36 mi
- Talala, OK36 mi
- Chelsea, OK42 mi
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