Montgomery County, Kansas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
37
Tornado reports
328
Hail reports
87
Floods since 1996
927
All events
10
Deaths
$96.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Montgomery County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 37 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A participant in the Flat Rock Ultra Trail race was struck by lightning less than one quarter of a mile away from the finish line.
Torrential rains within a bowl shaped landscape produced catastrophic flooding of Racket Creek. Rainfall amounts up to 8.5 inches fell in an isolated area in which the creek ran between a pair of elevated regions causing significant and rapid rises of the creek. Water was estimat…
Very heavy rains moved across the county causing significant travel problems due to hydroplaning and flooding of low lying areas. Creeks and streams had risen to the top of their banks and some ponding of water on the roads was noted. Unfortunately, an individual hydroplaned off …
Extreme cold temperatures moved across the county during the overnight hours of February 2nd and early on February 3rd. Wind chill readings dropped as low as minus 20 degees during the evening of February 2nd, with the low temperatures falling to minus 8 degrees in Coffeyville, K…
Two to four inches of snowfall fell across the area during the first significant snowfall of the season. Numerous accidents occurred with the newly fallen snow, with one such accident leading to a fatality north of Independence. A 63 year old female was killed when her vehicle lo…
A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain during the mid to late morning hours on the 24th changed to all snow during the afternoon hours, and continued into the early morning hours on the 25th. The sleet and snow was heavy at times. Sleet accumulations ranged from 1 to 2 inches…
Extremely heavy rainfall from the end of June into early July caused flash flooding throughout Montgomery County. The hardest hit areas were Independence and Coffeyville. The flash flooding combined with the ensuing record river flooding along the Verdigris River led to at least …
Winds estimated around 70 mph in conjunction with hail ranging from golfball to baseball size produced extensive damage across Cherryvale. The wind-driven hail produced widespread roof, siding, car and window damage across town. City and county officials indicated hundreds of str…
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Several vehicles were stranded in Caney and Coffeyville from heavy rainfall and flash-flooding.
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A couple of tree branches and limbs were snapped.
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A tree was knocked down.
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Measured wind gust from a personal weather station.
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Measured wind gust at the Independence Municipal Airport AWOS site.
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Measured wind gusts at the Coffeyville Municipal Airport ASOS site ranged from 62 to 79 mph in a 10-minute time frame.
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Several powerlines were knocked down, and multiple trees were knocked down around Independence. This included an 8-inch diameter tree.
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Estimated wind gusts were up to 70 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Delayed report with the time estimated via radar.
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Tornado EF1 Tornado
Social media photo and video combined with radar data and storm survey indicated an EF1 tornado which damaged farm outbuildings including small grain bins. Multiple were completely removed from their locations.
This tornado began SSW of Sycamore and tracked ENE along 5800 Rd causing EF2 damage to two houses east of the Verdigris River and north of Rd 5800. One occupant of one of the homes was unfortunately injured.
Hail Hail
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A semi truck was blown over on US-400 just east of US-169.
Hail Hail
Mostly dime size hail with a few quarters.
Drought Drought
After rounds of showers and thunderstorms, dought conditions went from severe (D2) to moderate (D1) early in the month. Conditions further improved in the latter part of the month to abnormally dry (D0) and even none in the northeast corner.
High Wind High Wind
The ASOS site at Coffeyville Municipal Airport recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph at 2:58 PM CDT.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions (D2) encompassed the county at the start of the month after being in moderate drought (D1) in February. D2 conditions persisted through the month.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports within the county, an estimated 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Montgomery County. The highest reported snow total was 8.0 inches about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Liberty.
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Powerlines and power poles were down across the city. In addition, several outbuildings were damaged. A semi trailer was blown over as well. Entry door windows were broken and part of a roof was peeled off of a church.
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High Wind High Wind
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This wind gust was estimated.
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Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.
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Winds gusts were estimated around 70 mph.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported by the Independence Daily Reporter.
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The trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts.
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Wind gusts were estimated to be between 65 and 70 mph. Additionally, three-inch diameter tree limbs were knocked down.
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Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph. Powerlines and multiple tree limbs were down across the city of Independence. A possible structure fire was potentially started by a downed power line.
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A semi truck was blown over on Highway 166 according to KGGF Radio.
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Large tree limbs were down near downtown Coffeyville according to KGGF Radio.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 1 |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1 |
| 2017 | 30 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1 |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | 2 |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 |
| 2011 | 58 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33 | 0 |
| 2008 | 44 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 |
| 2005 | 19 | 2 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 52 | 4 |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 4 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 2 |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 3 |
| 1981 | 7 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 3 | 3 |
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