NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Edina, 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 Edina, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 50 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 50
- 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 Edina
The highest rating among the 50 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 20, 1973, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on May 13, 2009, killed 2 people. Of the 50, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Edina. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 42 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 93% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Edina.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Edina
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s7
- 2000s11
- 1990s10
- 1980s2
- 1970s9(3 EF3+)
- 1960s4(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1973 | F4 | 19 mi | 3.8 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 13 mi | 59 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F3 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 19 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 2009 | EF2 | 17 mi | 5.8 mi | 2 / 6 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | EF2 | 6 mi | 1.64 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 10, 2003 | F2 | 24 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 10, 2003 | F2 | 4 mi | 22.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 14 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 12 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1995 | F2 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | 24 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 50, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Edina
The Storm Prediction Center has 42 hail reports within 10 miles of Edina since 1974, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 30, 1977. The most recent report is from August 27, 2024. August has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Edina
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Steffenville, MO, 20 miles southeast of Edina at 705 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 39.5 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 113 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.5 inches is more than at 15 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (11%). La Plata, 20 miles southwest, has its own station (Kirksville Regional Airport, MO): 39.3 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 18 | 1.7 | 4 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 40 | 22 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 52 | 32 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 64 | 42 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.7 |
| May | 73 | 53 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 64 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 55 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 44 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Year | 62 | 43 | 39.5 | 67 | 17.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Steffenville, MO (705 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 Edina
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 42 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Edina: 35 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 3 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $201,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 7, 2010.
June 25, 2015: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Edina — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Up to 5 inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 15 just north of Edina.”
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
Knox County, which includes Edina, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Knox County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.9 million a year, the 108th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (37%), 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 Edina
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