NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Albany, MO
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 Albany, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 69 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 69
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Albany
The highest rating among the 69 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 29, 2004, came within 15 miles. Of the 69, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 32 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on April 27, 2024. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 80% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Albany. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Albany.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Albany
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s8
- 2000s21(2 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s11(1 EF3+)
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2004 | F4 | 15 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F4 | 20 mi | 134 mi | 3 / 64 |
| Oct 8, 1958 | F3 | 13 mi | 23.1 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Apr 11, 2001 | F3 | 9 mi | 76.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1960 | F3 | 5 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 25, 1994 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.8 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Mar 27, 2014 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2006 | F2 | 24 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2004 | F2 | in town | 17 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F2 | 4 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1973 | F2 | 6 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1970 | F2 | 22 mi | 29.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 69, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Albany
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Albany since 1959, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 44 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 30, 2003. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Albany
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Albany, MO, in Albany at 875 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 14°F. May and June are the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 37.6 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 39 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 133 nights a year. That 37.6 inches is more than at 2 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (1%). Stanberry, 11 miles west, has its own station (Conception, MO): 38.7 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 14 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Feb | 40 | 19 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Mar | 53 | 29 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Apr | 63 | 40 | 3.6 | 7 |
| May | 74 | 52 | 5.7 | 9 |
| Jun | 84 | 62 | 5.7 | 8 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Aug | 87 | 64 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 79 | 55 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 67 | 42 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Nov | 52 | 30 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 39 | 20 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Year | 63 | 41 | 37.6 | 66 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Albany, MO (875 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 Albany
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 43 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Albany: 29 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $117,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 29, 2023. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 11. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 88 have had fewer than Albany.
June 18, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Albany — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Severe thunderstorm winds overturned a small aircraft at Albany Airport.”
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
Gentry County, which includes Albany, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gentry County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.5 million a year, the 92nd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (33%), 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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