Storm History: Cherokee County, Texas

Events

752

Deaths

5

Injuries

115

Damage

$42 million

Episodes

528

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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• Tornado, November 15, 19872 deaths · 75 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20191 death · 20 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 3 events here
• Heat, July 4, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 16, 20121 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 15, 19872 deaths · 75 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20191 death · 20 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2021$800,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2008$750,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2016$715,000 · EF2 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 19911 injured · $500,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 20, 1993$500,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 24, 1996$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$300,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2007$260,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 11, 19651 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2022$250,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 20, 2025$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 19, 2017$120,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$115,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2011$101,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 13, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2009$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 17, 20112 injured · $75,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 6, 20194 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 9, 19883.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20213 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20053 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20003 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, February 11, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20231 injured · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 15, 19932.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 3, 19904 injured · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 5, 19892.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20252.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 2, 19932.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20232 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 15, 19872 deaths · 75 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20191 death · 20 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 1955$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1961$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 11, 19651 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 1967$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 19733 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 30, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1990F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 19911 injured · $500,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1994F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1994$10,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 2003F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cherokee County, with its track

• Heavy Rain, June 20, 20262 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 2, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 15, 20261 event here
• Tornado, November 20, 2025$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 14, 20251 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20251 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20252.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 24, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2024$50,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 3, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 202452 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, February 11, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 20242 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 21, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 202361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, September 8, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 6, 20231 event here
• Heat, September 5, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 24, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 18, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 31, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 13, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 11, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 17, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2023EF1 · 8 events here
• Heat, June 15, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 202370 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20231 injured · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 30, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 202261 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2022$250,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, August 17, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 11, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 9, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 4, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 18, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 11, 20221 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2022EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 2022$35,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 6, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 28, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 25, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 14, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2021$6,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 202156 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 20211 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20213 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 2021$75,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2021$800,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 31, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 28, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 15, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 13, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 13, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 11, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 20201 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, February 21, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, February 12, 20201 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20201 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$115,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 26, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201956 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20191 event here
• Heat, June 21, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 201965 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20191 death · 20 injured · $11 million · EF3 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 6, 20194 in hail · 8 events here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20191 event here
• Flood, January 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, December 27, 20181 event here
• Flood, December 26, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 7, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 20184 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 13, 20181 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Tornado, December 19, 2017$120,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Drought, December 7, 20171 event here
• Heat, August 12, 20171 event here
• Heat, July 28, 20171 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2017EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20171.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2017EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, January 2, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 29, 20161 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 3, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2016$25,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20161.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2016$715,000 · EF2 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 201661 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 8, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 12, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, November 17, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20151 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 201552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 11, 20151 event here
• Heat, August 5, 20151 event here
• Heat, July 13, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2015$22,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2015EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 20151.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$300,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 201465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 201455 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20131.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 2013$30,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 12, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20131 event here
• Hail, December 25, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 201262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20124 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 201253 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20121 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2012$20,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 201254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, February 2, 2012$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20121 event here
• Tornado, January 25, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 17, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here

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Tornadoes in Cherokee CountyEvery warning in Cherokee County since 1986Every county in Texas

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.