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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gerald, 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 Gerald, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 53 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
3

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
53

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
3

7 deaths in all

What the records show for Gerald

None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Gerald; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 47 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The record near Gerald begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Gerald has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 53 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on February 24, 1956; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 53, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on March 14, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 93% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Gerald. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 72 times since 1959, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Gerald.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Gerald

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Gerald, Missouri, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2008IkeSep 1453 miTropical storm (47 mph)Category 4
1923Unnamed 1923 stormOct 1766 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 1
1902Unnamed 1902 stormJun 2818 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 1

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Gerald: 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 Gerald

By decade

  • 2020s11(1 EF3+)
  • 2010s14
  • 2000s5
  • 1990s6
  • 1980s8(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s1
  • 1960s4
  • 1950s4(1 EF3+)
Strongest tornadoes near Gerald, Missouri
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Feb 24, 1956F422 mi77.6 mi6 / 36
Dec 10, 2021EF324 mi27.3 mi1 / 2
May 1, 1983F322 mi9 mi0 / 3
Mar 14, 2025EF225 mi17.76 mi0 / 0
May 11, 2016EF219 mi4.43 mi0 / 0
Dec 31, 2010EF224 mi12.19 mi0 / 0
Apr 29, 1984F27 mi14 mi0 / 10
Apr 16, 1982F222 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Apr 7, 1980F2in town6.5 mi0 / 0
Apr 14, 1974F223 mi6.5 mi0 / 0
Nov 15, 1960F223 mi1.3 mi0 / 0
Mar 14, 2025EF112 mi5.57 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 53, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Gerald

The Storm Prediction Center has 72 hail reports within 10 miles of Gerald since 1959, made on 52 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 15, 1971. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 24.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Gerald

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rosebud, MO, 4 miles northwest of Gerald at 730 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 45.2 inches over 74 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 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 14.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 45.2 inches is more than at 85 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (63%). Union, 17 miles east, has its own station (Union, MO): 45.0 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 87°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Rosebud, MO
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan40182.754.2
Feb45212.453.5
Mar55303.771.7
Apr66404.880.0
May75505.680.0
Jun83604.570.0
Jul87643.960.0
Aug87613.950.0
Sep79524.050.0
Oct68413.460.0
Nov55313.661.5
Dec44222.753.3
Year654145.27414.2

Averages for 1991–2020 at Rosebud, MO (730 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Gerald

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gerald: 47 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $25,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on April 28, 2020.

  • November 17, 2015: flood 4 miles from the centre of Gerald — 2 injured.

    NWS: “Between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell over two days in Franklin County. This caused streams, creeks and low water crossings 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

Franklin County, which includes Gerald, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 8 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Franklin County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $59.5 million a year, the 11th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $31.6 million (53%), 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).

What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.

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