NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crocker, 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 Crocker, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 54 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 54
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Crocker
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crocker; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 45 mph winds when its centre passed 66 miles away. The record near Crocker begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Crocker has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 54 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on December 31, 2010, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 4, 2003, killed 4 people. Of the 54, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on March 14, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 93% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crocker. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 138 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Crocker has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crocker
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 17 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 19 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 Crocker: 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 Crocker
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s10(2 EF3+)
- 2000s14(4 EF3+)
- 1990s6
- 1980s3
- 1970s3
- 1960s8
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 17 mi | 14 mi | 4 / 27 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 20 mi | 50.39 mi | 3 / 18 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | 25 mi | 11 mi | 2 / 6 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | 16 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 13 mi | 4.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 12 mi | 1.77 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF2 | 24 mi | 10.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.87 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F2 | 8 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1982 | F2 | 19 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F2 | 1 mi | 14.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 12, 1978 | F2 | 1 mi | 19.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 54, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crocker
The Storm Prediction Center has 138 hail reports within 10 miles of Crocker since 1958, made on 92 separate days. Of these, 83 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 21, 1977. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 33 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crocker
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Waynesville 2 W, MO, 10 miles south of Crocker at 890 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 47.6 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 110 nights a year. Snowfall averages 10.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.6 inches is more than at 114 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (85%). Iberia, 11 miles north, has its own station (Lakeside, MO): 42.7 inches a year, 4.9 less than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 22 | 2.7 | 4 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 49 | 26 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 59 | 34 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 69 | 44 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 54 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 67 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 65 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 45 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 35 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 48 | 27 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.0 |
| Year | 68 | 45 | 47.6 | 72 | 10.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Waynesville 2 W, MO (890 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 Crocker
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 204 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crocker: 107 thunderstorm wind reports, 59 flash floods, 20 floods, 17 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 12 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $8.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on May 5, 1996. April has had the most flash floods, 13 of 59. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 279 have had fewer than Crocker.
December 26, 2015: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Crocker — 5 killed.
NWS: “There were five international soldiers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in a car which was swept off of Highway U at Tavern Creek because of flash flooding. All five victims from the car drowned.”
August 6, 2013: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Crocker — 2 killed, $5.0 million damage.
November 8, 2024: flood 7 miles from the centre of Crocker — 2 killed, $25,000 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
Pulaski County, which includes Crocker, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on January 1, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pulaski County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.0 million a year, the 28th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.2 million (45%), 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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