NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Green Ridge, 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 Green Ridge, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Green Ridge
The strongest of the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 19, 1973; its path came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on March 30, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 90, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Green Ridge. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 94 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 55% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Green Ridge.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Green Ridge
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s10
- 2000s26
- 1990s4
- 1980s21(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11(5 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1973 | F4 | 9 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 12, 1980 | F3 | 4 mi | 15.8 mi | 0 / 23 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 1 mi | 11.2 mi | 0 / 24 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 5 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 13 mi | 19.4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 7 mi | 11.2 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F2 | 13 mi | 10.7 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Aug 21, 1952 | F2 | 9 mi | 1.3 mi | 1 / 13 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF2 | 11 mi | 2.11 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 9 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 22 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Green Ridge
The Storm Prediction Center has 94 hail reports within 10 miles of Green Ridge since 1959, made on 64 separate days. Of these, 55 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 8, 2024. The most recent report is from September 17, 2025. May has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Green Ridge
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sedalia Wtp, MO, 11 miles east of Green Ridge at 780 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 43.7 inches over 68 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 122 nights a year. Snowfall averages 13.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.7 inches is more than at 67 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (50%). Windsor, 9 miles southwest, has its own station (Cole Camp 3NW, MO): 42.6 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38 | 19 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 43 | 23 | 2.2 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 2.8 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 65 | 42 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 74 | 53 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 67 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 56 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 44 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 43 | 24 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Year | 64 | 43 | 43.7 | 68 | 13.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sedalia Wtp, MO (780 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 Green Ridge
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Green Ridge: 56 thunderstorm wind reports and 12 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $180,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 7, 2000. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 12. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 106 have had fewer than Green Ridge.
April 27, 2009: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Green Ridge — 1 killed.
August 13, 2010: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Green Ridge — 3 injured, $500 damage.
July 5, 2004: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Green Ridge — 1 injured, $25,000 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
Pettis County, which includes Green Ridge, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pettis County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.8 million a year, the 36th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.2 million (41%), 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 Green Ridge
- Windsor, MO9 mi
- Whiteman Afb, MO11 mi
- Sedalia, MO11 mi
- Knob Noster, MO13 mi
- Cole Camp, MO17 mi
- Warrensburg, MO20 mi
- Lincoln, MO21 mi
- Sweet Springs, MO25 mi
- Clinton, MO26 mi
- Warsaw, MO26 mi
- Centerview, MO26 mi
- Concordia, MO27 mi
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