NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fulton, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Fulton, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1902. Since 1950, 80 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 80
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Fulton
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fulton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Fulton. The highest rating among the 80 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2019, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on April 10, 2001, killed 1 person. Of the 80, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 26 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fulton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 86 times since 1975, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fulton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fulton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 62 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 Fulton: 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 Fulton
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s9(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s17(2 EF3+)
- 1980s12
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2019 | EF3 | 20 mi | 32.68 mi | 0 / 33 |
| Nov 10, 1998 | F3 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F3 | 20 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | 22 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF2 | 10 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 13, 2006 | F2 | 2 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1993 | F2 | 24 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | 8 mi | 42.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | F2 | 22 mi | 11.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fulton
The Storm Prediction Center has 86 hail reports within 10 miles of Fulton since 1975, made on 58 separate days. Of these, 60 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 8, 1982. The most recent report is from July 12, 2023. April has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fulton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fulton, MO, in Fulton at 770 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 20°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 44.2 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 29 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. Snowfall averages 18.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.2 inches is more than at 70 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (52%). New Bloomfield, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Columbia Regional Airport, MO): 41.4 inches a year, 2.8 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 20 | 2.4 | 5 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 42 | 24 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 53 | 33 | 3.1 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 73 | 53 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 56 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 44 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 33 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 41 | 24 | 2.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Year | 63 | 43 | 44.2 | 72 | 18.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fulton, MO (770 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 Fulton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 70 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fulton: 63 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 lightning strikes and 3 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $615,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on April 20, 2025.
August 20, 2014: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Fulton — 1 killed.
NWS: “An 18-year old male was killed by a lighting strike while retrieving a book from a pick-up truck.”
October 17, 2007: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Fulton — $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 Fulton's ZIP code 65251 have filed 47 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $254,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Midwest Flooding in 1993: 11 claims (23% of all) and $56,000. 40% 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, 73 have fewer than Fulton.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 11 | $56,000 |
Callaway County, which includes Fulton, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 6 floods, 4 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 Callaway 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 $22.4 million a year, the 39th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.6 million (52%), 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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