NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Anderson, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Anderson, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 143 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 143
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
190 deaths in all
What the records show for Anderson
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Anderson; the strongest was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 39 miles away. The record near Anderson begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Carla in 1961. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 43% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Anderson. The strongest of the 143 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF5 on May 22, 2011; its path came within 25 miles, and it killed 158 people. Of the 143, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 76 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 47. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Anderson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 139 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Anderson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Anderson
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Anderson: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Anderson
By decade
- 2020s20(1 EF3+)
- 2010s31(2 EF3+)
- 2000s25(3 EF3+)
- 1990s18
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s13(1 EF3+)
- 1950s12(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2011 | EF5 | 25 mi | 21.62 mi | 158 / 1150 |
| May 10, 2008 | EF4 | 17 mi | 75.51 mi | 21 / 350 |
| Apr 24, 1975 | F4 | 13 mi | 11.9 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F4 | 25 mi | 41.8 mi | 0 / 59 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 23 mi | 49 mi | 7 / 48 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 20 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF3 | 11 mi | 17.93 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 25 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 22 mi | 24.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 7, 1960 | F3 | 24 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1959 | F3 | 17 mi | 23.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 23 mi | 20.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 143, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Anderson
The Storm Prediction Center has 139 hail reports within 10 miles of Anderson since 1957, made on 91 separate days. Of these, 89 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 4, 1993. The most recent report is from March 22, 2025. March has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Anderson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Anderson, MO, in Anderson at 1,050 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 46°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 44.3 inches over 63 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 99 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.3 inches is more than at 72 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (54%). Seneca, 14 miles northwest, has its own station (Neosho, MO): 50.0 inches a year, 5.7 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 25 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 51 | 28 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 61 | 37 | 3.7 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 70 | 46 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 76 | 55 | 6.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 63 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 66 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 58 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 46 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 59 | 36 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 49 | 28 | 2.5 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Year | 68 | 46 | 44.3 | 63 | 9.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Anderson, MO (1,050 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 Anderson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 267 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Anderson: 122 thunderstorm wind reports, 87 flash floods, 36 floods, 21 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 4 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $14.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 4, 2017. April has had the most flash floods, 28 of 87. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 307 have had fewer than Anderson.
January 4, 2005: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Anderson — 2 killed.
June 23, 2019: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Anderson — 1 killed, $800,000 damage.
NWS: “Excessive heavy rainfall caused rapid rises to occur on the Beaver Branch and Indian Creek. A home along Beaver Branch was swept off its foundation and washed downstream.”
June 12, 2007: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Anderson — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Anderson's ZIP code 64831 have filed 59 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2001, and were paid $3.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring severe storms in 2017: 14 claims (24% of all) and $950,000. The year with the most claims was 2019, with 25. 42% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 172 Missouri cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 84 have fewer than Anderson.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring severe storms2017 | 14 | $950,000 |
McDonald County, which includes Anderson, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 5 floods, 4 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 9, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives McDonald County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $25.2 million a year, the 32nd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.4 million (65%), 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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