Tornado History

Melrose Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Melrose, Kansas as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 4 matching records from 2003 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is F3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is May 6, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $3.1M.

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4recorded tornadoes

F3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$3.1Mminimum property damage

May 6, 2024latest tornado

20.89 milongest listed path

880 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F3 (Severe damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20031
20051
20101
20241

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 4, 2003	F3	Cherokee, Kansas	20 mi	880 yd	3	19	$2.7M
July 12, 2010	EF1	Cherokee, Kansas	2.82 mi	60 yd	0	0	$125K
May 6, 2024	EF0	Cherokee, Kansas	20.89 mi	250 yd	0	0	$300K
April 21, 2005	F0	Cherokee, Kansas	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.