NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 65 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 65
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Hamilton
The highest rating among the 65 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 29, 2004, came within 17 miles. Of the 65, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on August 4, 2023. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hamilton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 85% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hamilton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hamilton
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s9
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s2
- 1980s4
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2004 | F4 | 17 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F4 | 2 mi | 11.4 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F3 | 21 mi | 14.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 1955 | F3 | 5 mi | 9.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF2 | 19 mi | 19.57 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 2014 | EF2 | 21 mi | 2.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2006 | F2 | 22 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2004 | F2 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 19 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 1979 | F2 | 20 mi | 20.1 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Apr 19, 1973 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 65, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hamilton
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Hamilton since 1955, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on May 24, 2004. The most recent report is from March 5, 2022. June has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hamilton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hamilton 2W, MO, 3 miles west of Hamilton at 900 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 40.1 inches over 66 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 141 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 40.1 inches is more than at 21 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (16%). Gallatin, 13 miles north, has its own station (Gallatin 1W, MO): 40.7 inches a year, 0.6 more 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 | 35 | 16 | 1.1 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 40 | 20 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 52 | 30 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 63 | 40 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| May | 73 | 52 | 5.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 54 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 42 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 30 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 40 | 20 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Year | 63 | 41 | 40.1 | 66 | 7.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hamilton 2W, MO (900 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 Hamilton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 41 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hamilton: 34 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods and 3 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $43,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 2, 2010.
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
Caldwell County, which includes Hamilton, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 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 Caldwell County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.9 million a year, the 110th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (44%), 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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