NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bowling Green, 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 Bowling Green, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1902. Since 1950, 66 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 66
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Bowling Green
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bowling Green; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 66 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Bowling Green. The strongest of the 66 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on March 13, 2006; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 66, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. April and June have had the most tornadoes, 14 each. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bowling Green. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 61 times since 1970, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bowling Green.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bowling Green
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 66 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 Bowling Green: 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 Bowling Green
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s16
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s2
- 1970s5
- 1960s3
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2006 | F3 | 13 mi | 44.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Feb 20, 2014 | EF2 | 23 mi | 12.09 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 12 mi | 27.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 11, 1999 | F2 | 18 mi | 21.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1993 | F2 | 21 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F2 | 21 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | 7 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 10, 1969 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F2 | 19 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | 24 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | EF1 | 16 mi | 3.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 66, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bowling Green
The Storm Prediction Center has 61 hail reports within 10 miles of Bowling Green since 1970, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 19, 2011. The most recent report is from March 31, 2023. April and May have the most reports, 18 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bowling Green
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bowling Green 1 E, MO, 2 miles north of Bowling Green at 895 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February and December the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 40.8 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 29 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 117 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 40.8 inches is more than at 27 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (20%). Silex, 15 miles south, has its own station (Elsberry 1 S, MO): 41.4 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 19 | 2.4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 41 | 23 | 2.1 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 52 | 32 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.2 |
| May | 73 | 53 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 67 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 65 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 56 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 45 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 34 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 40 | 24 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Year | 63 | 43 | 40.8 | 66 | 15.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bowling Green 1 E, MO (895 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 Bowling Green
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bowling Green: 42 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $11,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on April 20, 2000. June has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 25 have had fewer than Bowling Green.
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 Bowling Green's ZIP code 63334 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $72,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 18% 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, 2 have fewer than Bowling Green.
Pike County, which includes Bowling Green, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 6 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pike County a Very 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 $12.9 million a year, the 67th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (46%), 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 Bowling Green
- Louisiana, MO11 mi
- Silex, MO15 mi
- Vandalia, MO16 mi
- New London, MO21 mi
- Elsberry, MO23 mi
- Troy, MO25 mi
- Wellsville, MO26 mi
- Foley, MO28 mi
- Hannibal, MO29 mi
- Pittsfield, IL29 mi
- Moscow Mills, MO30 mi
- Montgomery City, MO30 mi
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