NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crane, 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 Crane, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 136 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 136
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
39 deaths in all
What the records show for Crane
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crane; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 63 miles away. The record near Crane begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Crane has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 136 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 10, 2008, came within 15 miles. Of the 136, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 88 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on April 29, 2025. Crane has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 83% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 139 times since 1963, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Crane has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crane
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 15 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 Crane: 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 Crane
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s40
- 2000s30(3 EF3+)
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2008 | EF4 | 15 mi | 75.51 mi | 21 / 350 |
| Nov 29, 1991 | F4 | 19 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 64 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 12 mi | 49 mi | 7 / 48 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 9 mi | 42 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 29, 1983 | F3 | 21 mi | 5.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | F3 | 25 mi | 29.1 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 17, 2002 | F2 | 18 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.7 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F2 | 19 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F2 | 9 mi | 48.3 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 10.28 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 136, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crane
The Storm Prediction Center has 139 hail reports within 10 miles of Crane since 1963, made on 86 separate days. Of these, 88 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 22, 2004. The most recent report is from September 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 51.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crane
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Galena, MO, 8 miles southeast of Crane 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%). Marionville, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (Billings 1SW, MO): 45.7 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 90°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 Crane
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 191 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crane: 104 thunderstorm wind reports, 61 flash floods, 20 floods and 6 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $17.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on July 11, 2003. April has had the most flash floods, 14 of 61. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 285 have had fewer than Crane.
April 29, 2017: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Crane — 1 killed.
May 17, 2021: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Crane — 3 injured, $200,000 damage.
March 17, 2008: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Crane — $7.0 million damage.
NWS: “Record flooding occurred along the James River over Stone County. 60 homes were destroyed by flooding while approximately 30 of these homes were washed away into the James River.”
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
Stone County, which includes Crane, 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.