NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Concordia, 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 Concordia, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Concordia
The highest rating among the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on March 6, 2017, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on March 30, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 90, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on May 6, 2024. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Concordia. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 69 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Concordia.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Concordia
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s15(1 EF3+)
- 2000s27(1 EF3+)
- 1990s6
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s17
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 11 mi | 26.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF3 | 18 mi | 17.74 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 22 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F3 | 23 mi | 15.8 mi | 0 / 23 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F2 | 21 mi | 10.7 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 18 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 8 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 9, 2003 | F2 | 7 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 2003 | F2 | 20 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | 12 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Concordia
The Storm Prediction Center has 69 hail reports within 10 miles of Concordia since 1957, made on 51 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 13, 1958. The most recent report is from March 12, 2024. May has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Concordia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sweet Springs, MO, 9 miles east of Concordia at 675 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 17°F. May and July are the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 42.8 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 37 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 112 nights a year. Snowfall averages 12.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.8 inches is more than at 52 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (39%). Higginsville, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Higginsville, MO): 40.8 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 17 | 1.5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 44 | 22 | 2.0 | 4 | 2.3 |
| Mar | 56 | 32 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 66 | 42 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.3 |
| May | 76 | 53 | 5.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 63 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 67 | 5.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 56 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 43 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55 | 32 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 43 | 23 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Year | 66 | 43 | 42.8 | 68 | 12.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sweet Springs, MO (675 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 Concordia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 83 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Concordia: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 floods and 16 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $61,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 3, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 140 have had fewer than Concordia.
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
Lafayette County, which includes Concordia, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 7 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 Lafayette County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.2 million a year, the 43rd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.5 million (32%), 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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Cities near Concordia
- Higginsville, MO10 mi
- Sweet Springs, MO10 mi
- Knob Noster, MO15 mi
- Warrensburg, MO16 mi
- Whiteman Afb, MO17 mi
- Odessa, MO20 mi
- Lexington, MO20 mi
- Centerview, MO21 mi
- Marshall, MO23 mi
- Bates City, MO26 mi
- Green Ridge, MO27 mi
- Carrollton, MO27 mi
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