NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Aurora, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Aurora, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 114 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 114
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
37 deaths in all
What the records show for Aurora
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Aurora; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. The record near Aurora begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Aurora has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 114 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 10, 2008; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 114, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 74 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Aurora has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 145 times since 1956, with stones up to 5 inches. Aurora has more hail reports within 10 miles than 67% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Aurora
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 23 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 Aurora: 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 Aurora
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s36
- 2000s26(3 EF3+)
- 1990s3
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2008 | EF4 | 8 mi | 75.51 mi | 21 / 350 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 8 mi | 49 mi | 7 / 48 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 5 mi | 42 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 29, 1983 | F3 | 24 mi | 5.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F3 | 19 mi | 29.1 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 17, 2002 | F2 | 12 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1.7 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F2 | 13 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F2 | 11 mi | 48.3 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 25 mi | 24.29 mi | 0 / 47 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 13 mi | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 114, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Aurora
The Storm Prediction Center has 145 hail reports within 10 miles of Aurora since 1956, made on 85 separate days. Of these, 94 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on January 7, 2008. The most recent report is from April 4, 2025. May has the most reports, 53.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Aurora
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Billings 1SW, MO, 12 miles northeast of Aurora at 1,310 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 45.7 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 36 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 112 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.7 inches is more than at 89 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (66%). Verona, 4 miles west, has its own station (Mt Vernon Univ Mo - SW Ctr, MO): 45.6 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 22 | 2.6 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 50 | 25 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 59 | 33 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 69 | 43 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.2 |
| May | 76 | 54 | 5.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 67 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 65 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 57 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 45 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 58 | 34 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 48 | 26 | 2.9 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Year | 68 | 44 | 45.7 | 71 | 11.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Billings 1SW, MO (1,310 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 Aurora
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 222 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Aurora: 117 thunderstorm wind reports, 49 flash floods, 48 floods and 8 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $17.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on July 11, 2003. April has had the most flash floods, 16 of 49. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 266 have had fewer than Aurora.
December 26, 2015: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Aurora — 1 killed, $1.5 million damage.
May 17, 2021: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Aurora — 3 injured, $200,000 damage.
March 17, 2008: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Aurora — $7.0 million 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
Barry County, which includes Aurora, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 5 floods, 3 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 Barry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning 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 $29.9 million a year, the 27th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.7 million (56%), 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.
Cities near Aurora
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- Billings, MO13 mi
- Mount Vernon, MO14 mi
- Purdy, MO15 mi
- Galena, MO16 mi
- Clever, MO17 mi
- Pierce City, MO17 mi
- Cassville, MO18 mi
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