NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cherryvale, 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 Cherryvale, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 98 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 98
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Cherryvale
The highest rating among the 98 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on April 21, 2005, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 15, 1982, killed 1 person. Of the 98, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on April 27, 2024. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cherryvale. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 113 times since 1963, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cherryvale.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cherryvale
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s14
- 2000s32(2 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s12(2 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s10
- 1950s14(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1982 | F3 | 19 mi | 30 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F3 | 18 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 21, 2005 | F3 | 15 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2000 | F3 | 4 mi | 34 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1958 | F3 | 19 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 2006 | F2 | 11 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 2003 | F2 | 25 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 19, 2000 | F2 | 19 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F2 | in town | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F2 | 11 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | 21 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | 21 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 98, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cherryvale
The Storm Prediction Center has 113 hail reports within 10 miles of Cherryvale since 1963, made on 78 separate days. Of these, 72 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 3, 2015. The most recent report is from April 1, 2024. May has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cherryvale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Big Hill Lake, KS, 4 miles east of Cherryvale at 907 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 6.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 40.9 inches over 56 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 43 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 96 nights a year. That 40.9 inches is more than at 86 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (83%). Independence, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Independence, KS): 45.6 inches a year, 4.7 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 23 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 49 | 26 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Mar | 58 | 36 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Apr | 68 | 46 | 4.2 | 6 |
| May | 76 | 56 | 6.7 | 8 |
| Jun | 84 | 65 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Jul | 89 | 70 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 4.1 | 4 |
| Sep | 81 | 60 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 70 | 48 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 57 | 36 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Dec | 47 | 27 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Year | 68 | 47 | 40.9 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Big Hill Lake, KS (907 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 Cherryvale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 175 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cherryvale: 125 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 flash floods, 15 floods and 13 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 8, 2009. August has had the most flash floods, 6 of 22. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 116 have had fewer than Cherryvale.
April 27, 2009: flood 7 miles from the centre of Cherryvale — 2 killed, $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Continued runoff from a couple heavy rainfall episodes from the 26th through the 30th produced areal flooding across portions of Labette county, as well as river flooding along the Neosho River, and its associated tributaries. Several rural and some city roads were closed due to high water.”
August 25, 2006: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Cherryvale — $200,000 damage.
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 Cherryvale, 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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