NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bloomsdale, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bloomsdale, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 109 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 109
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
16 deaths in all
What the records show for Bloomsdale
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bloomsdale; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 4 miles away. The record near Bloomsdale begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Bloomsdale has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 81% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 109 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 22, 1969; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 4 people. The deadliest, an F3 on May 21, 1957, killed 8 people. Of the 109, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on June 7, 2025. Bloomsdale has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 62% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1961, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 85% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bloomsdale.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bloomsdale
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 35 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 Bloomsdale: 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 Bloomsdale
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10
- 2000s19(2 EF3+)
- 1990s22
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s17(2 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1969 | F4 | 23 mi | 15.1 mi | 4 / 14 |
| May 21, 1957 | F3 | 19 mi | 22.2 mi | 8 / 50 |
| Mar 11, 2006 | F3 | 21 mi | 53.5 mi | 2 / 12 |
| Apr 22, 1981 | F3 | 14 mi | 7.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | EF3 | 19 mi | 16.74 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 11, 2006 | F3 | 6 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F3 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 21, 1967 | F3 | 25 mi | 29.8 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Dec 18, 1957 | F3 | 24 mi | 20.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 18, 1957 | F2 | 24 mi | 2.7 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | EF2 | 20 mi | 16.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.52 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 109, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bloomsdale
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Bloomsdale since 1961, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 1, 2015. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bloomsdale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Festus, MO, 15 miles northwest of Bloomsdale at 600 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 22°F. April is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 43.5 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.2 inches a year, most of it in February. That 43.5 inches is more than at 61 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (46%). Ste Genevieve, 11 miles southeast, has its own station (Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock, IL): 42.8 inches a year, 0.7 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 22 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 46 | 25 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 56 | 34 | 4.0 | 8 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 68 | 44 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 76 | 54 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 57 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 46 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 35 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 45 | 27 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Year | 67 | 45 | 43.5 | 74 | 9.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Festus, MO (600 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 Bloomsdale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bloomsdale: 37 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 6 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $4.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 10, 2003. April has had the most flash floods, 5 of 8. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 46 have had fewer than Bloomsdale.
June 25, 2016: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Bloomsdale — 1 killed.
June 4, 2008: flood 7 miles from the centre of Bloomsdale — $3.8 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
Ste. Genevieve County, which includes Bloomsdale, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ste. Genevieve County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.6 million a year, the 38th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.9 million (39%), 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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