NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit El Dorado Springs, 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 El Dorado Springs, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 78 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 78
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for El Dorado Springs
The highest rating among the 78 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 4, 2003, came within 14 miles. Of the 78, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than El Dorado Springs. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 89 times since 1973, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than El Dorado Springs.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of El Dorado Springs
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s14
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s9(2 EF3+)
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 14 mi | 86 mi | 5 / 47 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F3 | 3 mi | 70 mi | 2 / 8 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | 10 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 17, 1995 | F3 | 10 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 1958 | F3 | 16 mi | 30.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 4 mi | 38 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2004 | F2 | 9 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | 12 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1958 | F2 | 3 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1958 | F2 | 24 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 78, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in El Dorado Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 89 hail reports within 10 miles of El Dorado Springs since 1973, made on 68 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on August 10, 2020. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. April has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in El Dorado Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Eldorado Springs, MO, 1 mile northwest of El Dorado Springs at 915 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 6.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 48.8 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 100 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 48.8 inches is more than at 120 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (90%). Stockton, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Stockton Dam, MO): 44.9 inches a year, 3.9 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 | 42 | 22 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 48 | 26 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 57 | 35 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 67 | 44 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 6.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 64 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 68 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 66 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 58 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 46 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 57 | 35 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 46 | 27 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Year | 67 | 45 | 48.8 | 73 | 2.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Eldorado Springs, MO (915 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 El Dorado Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 81 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of El Dorado Springs: 57 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods, 5 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on March 10, 2026. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 15. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 133 have had fewer than El Dorado Springs.
June 9, 2024: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of El Dorado Springs — $800,000 damage.
NWS: “A significant flooding event occurred during the early morning hours of June 9th. Between 4-6 inches of rainfall fell across Cedar County which caused Cedar Creek, Bear Creek, Horse Creek, Turnback Creek and its tributaries to flood.”
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
Cedar County, which includes El Dorado Springs, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 5 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cedar County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.4 million a year, the 95th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (34%), 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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