NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bloomfield, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bloomfield, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 128 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 128
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Bloomfield
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bloomfield; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The record near Bloomfield begins with an unnamed storm in 1906; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 47 miles away. Of the 5 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Bloomfield has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 87% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 128 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 24, 2002, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on December 18, 1957, killed 3 people. Of the 128, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Bloomfield has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 76% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 42 times since 1965, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 93% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bloomfield.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bloomfield
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 29 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bloomfield: 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 Bloomfield
By decade
- 2020s19(3 EF3+)
- 2010s36(2 EF3+)
- 2000s18(2 EF3+)
- 1990s20
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9(2 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1981 | F4 | 12 mi | 63 mi | 1 / 32 |
| Apr 24, 2002 | F4 | 23 mi | 40.5 mi | 0 / 16 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF3 | 9 mi | 16.1 mi | 2 / 10 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF3 | 20 mi | 17.92 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF3 | 5 mi | 19.96 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2002 | F3 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 1 / 16 |
| Feb 21, 1976 | F3 | 13 mi | 23.7 mi | 1 / 16 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF3 | 14 mi | 19.57 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF3 | 13 mi | 14.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1973 | F3 | 8 mi | 36 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Nov 13, 1951 | F3 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 18, 1957 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 3 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 128, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bloomfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 42 hail reports within 10 miles of Bloomfield since 1965, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 24 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 30, 2009. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bloomfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sikeston Pwr Stn, MO, 18 miles east of Bloomfield at 310 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 28°F. April is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 49.8 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 56 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 74 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 49.8 inches is more than at 125 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (93%). Dexter, 9 miles south, has its own station (Malden Municipal Airport, MO): 48.5 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 28 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 49 | 31 | 4.3 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 59 | 39 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 71 | 49 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 59 | 4.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 68 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 68 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 49 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 58 | 39 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 48 | 32 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Year | 70 | 49 | 49.8 | 76 | 3.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sikeston Pwr Stn, MO (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 Bloomfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bloomfield: 65 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 5 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 21, 2019. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 35 have had fewer than Bloomfield.
April 2, 2006: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Bloomfield — 1 killed, 1 injured, $400,000 damage.
October 24, 2001: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Bloomfield — 4 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “At Painton, an outbuilding was blown onto a road, and several trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a home, causing major damage.”
May 26, 2024: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Bloomfield — $350,000 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
Stoddard County, which includes Bloomfield, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 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 May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stoddard County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $28.9 million a year, the 29th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.5 million (16%), 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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