Lightning TrackerOlathe storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Olathe, KS, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Olathe by the numbers
Olathe sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,356 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 430 hail reports, 902 damaging-wind reports and 24 tornado reports. On average that is 15.2 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 61% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 51 hail reports, 193 wind reports and 10 tornado reports around Olathe; the largest hail was 4.00″ (softball) on Apr 15, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Olathe
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi N · Johnson Co. |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 21 mi NW · Leavenworth Co. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi W · Johnson Co. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Hail 2.00″ | 13 mi SW · Johnson Co. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi SE · Miami Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi NE · Johnson Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 11 mi N · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi NE · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 7 mi E · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 19 mi NE · Jackson Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Olathe
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Olathe
Olathe averages 7.8 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.00 inches — about the size of a softball — reported 21 miles from the city centre on Apr 15, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Olathe
There have been 24 tornado reports within 25 miles of Olathe since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Jun 8, 2022, 6 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Olathe
Does Olathe get a lot of severe storms?
Olathe averages 15.2 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Olathe?
Most severe-weather reports around Olathe come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Olathe?
4.00 inches (softball size) on Apr 15, 2026, 21 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Olathe?
Yes — 24 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Jun 8, 2022.
How do I get storm alerts for Olathe?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Olathe, KS. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Olathe, KS. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.