NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Troy, 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 Troy, Kansas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 116 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 116
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Troy
The highest rating among the 116 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on May 29, 2004, came within 25 miles. Of the 116, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 30 each. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 171 Kansas cities on this site, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Troy. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 171 Kansas cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Troy.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Troy
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s8
- 2000s24(1 EF3+)
- 1990s12
- 1980s17(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10
- 1960s21(2 EF3+)
- 1950s16(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2004 | F3 | 25 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F3 | 2 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jun 11, 1967 | F3 | 11 mi | 43.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1965 | F3 | 20 mi | 23.2 mi | 0 / 11 |
| May 18, 1959 | F3 | 12 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | 22 mi | 127 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 5, 1950 | F3 | 21 mi | 17.3 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Mar 30, 2006 | F2 | 17 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | F2 | 17 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1993 | F2 | 20 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F2 | 12 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 20 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 116, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Troy
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Troy since 1959, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently May 21, 2011. The most recent report is from April 4, 2023. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Troy
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Troy 3N, KS, 3 miles northeast of Troy at 1,040 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 37.0 inches over 63 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 29 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 121 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 37.0 inches is more than at 64 of the 103 Kansas stations used on this site (62%). Wathena, 9 miles east, has its own station (St Joseph Rosecrans Airport, MO): 34.9 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 17 | 1.0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 42 | 21 | 1.4 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 54 | 31 | 2.2 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 65 | 42 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.8 |
| May | 74 | 53 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 67 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 65 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 44 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 53 | 32 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 40 | 22 | 1.6 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Year | 64 | 43 | 37.0 | 63 | 21.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Troy 3N, KS (1,040 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 Troy
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 53 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Troy: 43 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $56,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 9, 2009. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 169 Kansas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 45 have had fewer than Troy.
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
Doniphan County, which includes Troy, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Doniphan County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.1 million a year, the 77th highest of 105 Kansas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.1 million (34%), 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 Troy
- Wathena, KS9 mi
- Saint Joseph, MO16 mi
- Atchison, KS17 mi
- Savannah, MO19 mi
- Hiawatha, KS22 mi
- Horton, KS24 mi
- Weston, MO27 mi
- Gower, MO31 mi
- Falls City, NE32 mi
- Fort Leavenworth, KS33 mi
- Platte City, MO35 mi
- Leavenworth, KS36 mi
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