NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ashland, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Ashland, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1902. Since 1950, 81 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 81
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Ashland
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ashland; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Ashland. The highest rating among the 81 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2019, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on April 10, 2001, killed 1 person. Of the 81, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ashland. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 107 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Ashland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ashland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 67 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 Ashland: 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 Ashland
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12
- 1990s18(3 EF3+)
- 1980s16
- 1970s8
- 1960s12
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2019 | EF3 | 15 mi | 32.68 mi | 0 / 33 |
| Nov 10, 1998 | F3 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F3 | 12 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F3 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF2 | 8 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 13, 2006 | F2 | 9 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 19 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 19 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | 3 mi | 42.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 5 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 14, 1966 | F2 | 19 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 81, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ashland
The Storm Prediction Center has 107 hail reports within 10 miles of Ashland since 1959, made on 74 separate days. Of these, 63 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 10, 2001. The most recent report is from March 14, 2024. April has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ashland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Columbia Regional Airport, MO, 3 miles northeast of Ashland at 893 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 23°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 35 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 101 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.4 inches is more than at 35 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (26%). Columbia, 12 miles north, has its own station (Columbia U Of M, MO): 44.7 inches a year, 3.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 23 | 2.1 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 45 | 26 | 2.1 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 56 | 36 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 67 | 46 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 76 | 56 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 65 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 69 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 67 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 58 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 47 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 55 | 36 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 44 | 27 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Year | 66 | 46 | 41.4 | 68 | 16.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Columbia Regional Airport, MO (893 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 Ashland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 90 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ashland: 70 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $136,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 10, 1998. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 146 have had fewer than Ashland.
August 1, 2016: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Ashland — 1 killed.
July 7, 2012: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Ashland — 1 injured.
April 23, 2008: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Ashland — $100,000 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
Boone County, which includes Ashland, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 6 floods, 5 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Boone County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $75.1 million a year, the 8th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $41.3 million (55%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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