NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Branson West, 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 Branson West, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 97 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 97
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
21 deaths in all
What the records show for Branson West
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Branson West; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. The record near Branson West begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Branson West has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 97 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 10, 2008; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 97, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 65 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on April 29, 2025. Branson West has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 211 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Branson West has more hail reports within 10 miles than 83% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Branson West
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 2 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 Branson West: 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 Branson West
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s30
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s4
- 1970s6
- 1960s9
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2008 | EF4 | 24 mi | 75.51 mi | 21 / 350 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 4 mi | 24.29 mi | 0 / 47 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 9 mi | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F2 | 14 mi | 24.2 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | 9 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Sep 16, 1968 | F2 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 12, 1961 | F2 | 4 mi | 16.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1961 | F2 | 22 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 4, 1955 | F2 | 24 mi | 10.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | 25 mi | 10.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF1 | 21 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 97, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Branson West
The Storm Prediction Center has 211 hail reports within 10 miles of Branson West since 1956, made on 123 separate days. Of these, 125 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 3, 2024. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 69.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Branson West
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Galena, MO, 10 miles northwest of Branson West at 1,027 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 46.6 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 112 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 46.6 inches is more than at 100 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (75%). Branson, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Ozark Beach, MO): 45.7 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 22 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 50 | 26 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 59 | 34 | 4.4 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 69 | 43 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 66 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 65 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 56 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 44 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 33 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 47 | 26 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Year | 68 | 44 | 46.6 | 66 | 6.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Galena, MO (1,027 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 Branson West
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 344 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Branson West: 219 thunderstorm wind reports, 78 flash floods, 26 heavy rain events, 15 floods and 6 lightning strikes. They killed 21 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $43.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 99 mph, on July 3, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 18 of 78. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 304 have had fewer than Branson West.
July 19, 2018: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Branson West — 17 killed.
May 27, 2017: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Branson West — 3 killed, $500,000 damage.
July 14, 2023: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Branson West — 1 killed, $40,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Branson West's ZIP code 65737 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $586,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 44% 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, 29 have fewer than Branson West.
Stone County, which includes Branson West, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 4 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 Stone County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very 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 $30.1 million a year, the 26th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.1 million (43%), 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.