NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Elsberry, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Elsberry, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Elsberry
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Elsberry; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 49 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. The record near Elsberry begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 43% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Elsberry. The highest rating among the 76 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 13, 2006, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on September 24, 1961, killed 1 person. Of the 76, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Elsberry. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 31 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 98% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Elsberry.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Elsberry
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 45 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 Elsberry: 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 Elsberry
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s20
- 2000s17(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s8
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2006 | F3 | 6 mi | 44.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | F3 | 10 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 1954 | F3 | 22 mi | 21.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 2015 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 8, 2009 | EF2 | 15 mi | 0.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 15 mi | 67 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 24 mi | 27.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 11, 1999 | F2 | 6 mi | 21.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F2 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 30 |
| May 1, 1983 | F2 | 24 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 1, 1983 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | 16 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Elsberry
The Storm Prediction Center has 31 hail reports within 10 miles of Elsberry since 1968, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 22, 2006. The most recent report is from March 30, 2017. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Elsberry
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elsberry 1 S, MO, 2 miles east of Elsberry at 475 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 20°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 107 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.4 inches is more than at 34 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (25%). Bowling Green, 23 miles northwest, has its own station (Bowling Green 1 E, MO): 40.8 inches a year, 0.6 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 20 | 2.4 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 43 | 23 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 3.2 | 6 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 67 | 43 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.2 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 44 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 41 | 24 | 2.5 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Year | 65 | 43 | 41.4 | 65 | 16.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elsberry 1 S, MO (475 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 Elsberry
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Elsberry: 32 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods and 6 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $7.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on November 17, 2013. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 72 have had fewer than Elsberry.
July 20, 2025: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Elsberry — $5.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain resulted in 42 water rescues in Lincoln County. The only official report of a road closure was MO-79 at Brownsmill Road where swift moving floodwater was reported.”
June 4, 2008: flood 7 miles from the centre of Elsberry — $1.6 million damage.
NWS: “Lincoln County was the area most affected by the Mississippi River flood of 2008. 08 feet on 6/27/2008.”
June 19, 2008: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Elsberry — $500,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Elsberry's ZIP code 63343 have filed 778 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $7.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Midwest Flooding in 1993: 50 claims (6% of all) and $1.1 million, then Flooding in 1986 with 43. 18% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 172 Missouri cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 162 have fewer than Elsberry.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 50 | $1.1 million |
| Flooding1986 | 43 | $187,000 |
Lincoln County, which includes Elsberry, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 5 floods, 4 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.7 million a year, the 23rd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.9 million (50%), 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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