NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Centerview, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Centerview, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 80 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 80
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Centerview
The strongest of the 80 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 19, 1973; its path came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 12, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 80, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Centerview. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 164 times since 1957, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Centerview has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Centerview
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s14(1 EF3+)
- 2000s23
- 1990s5
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s6(2 EF3+)
- 1960s18(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1973 | F4 | 24 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 17 mi | 26.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F3 | 17 mi | 19.5 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF3 | 17 mi | 17.74 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 12, 1980 | F3 | 25 mi | 15.8 mi | 0 / 23 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 15 mi | 26 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F2 | 13 mi | 10.7 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 15 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 4, 2003 | F2 | 4 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 1969 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | 10 mi | 12.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | 10 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Centerview
The Storm Prediction Center has 164 hail reports within 10 miles of Centerview since 1957, made on 89 separate days. Of these, 109 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 12, 2003. The most recent report is from September 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 38.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Centerview
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elm, MO, 12 miles northwest of Centerview at 850 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 18°F. July is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 42.9 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 33 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.9 inches is more than at 54 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (40%). Knob Noster, 16 miles east, has its own station (Sweet Springs, MO): 42.8 inches a year, the same as 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 | 38 | 18 | 1.4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 43 | 22 | 1.8 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 65 | 42 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.1 |
| May | 74 | 53 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 5.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 44 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 42 | 23 | 1.9 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Year | 65 | 43 | 42.9 | 67 | 11.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elm, MO (850 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 Centerview
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 139 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Centerview: 110 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 flash floods, 5 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $56,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 29, 1998. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 22. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 185 have had fewer than Centerview.
June 28, 2024: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Centerview — 1 killed, 1 injured.
June 28, 2024: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Centerview — 1 killed.
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
Johnson County, which includes Centerview, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 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 Johnson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.3 million a year, the 34th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.9 million (49%), 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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