NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hannibal, 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 Hannibal, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 67 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 67
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Hannibal
The strongest of the 67 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on March 12, 2006; its path came within 18 miles. Of the 67, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hannibal. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 119 times since 1959, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Hannibal has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hannibal
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s8
- 2000s26(2 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s1
- 1970s5
- 1960s5(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2006 | F4 | 18 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2003 | F3 | 7 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F3 | 6 mi | 127.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 24, 1961 | F3 | 13 mi | 64.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F2 | 15 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2003 | F2 | 22 mi | 30.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1993 | F2 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 23, 1977 | F2 | 10 mi | 19.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F2 | 7 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F2 | 24 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 19, 1956 | F2 | 20 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | EF1 | 21 mi | 2.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 67, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hannibal
The Storm Prediction Center has 119 hail reports within 10 miles of Hannibal since 1959, made on 72 separate days. Of these, 62 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on April 14, 2002. The most recent report is from July 16, 2024. May has the most reports, 37.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hannibal
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hannibal Wtr Wks, MO, 2 miles northeast of Hannibal at 712 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 41.3 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 25 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 114 nights a year. That 41.3 inches is more than at 31 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (23%). New London, 8 miles south, has its own station (Saverton L&D 22, MO): 38.6 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 18 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Feb | 40 | 22 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 51 | 32 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Apr | 64 | 43 | 4.3 | 7 |
| May | 73 | 54 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Jun | 82 | 64 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Jul | 86 | 67 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Aug | 84 | 65 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Sep | 78 | 57 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 66 | 45 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Nov | 52 | 34 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Year | 62 | 44 | 41.3 | 70 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hannibal Wtr Wks, MO (712 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 Hannibal
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 149 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hannibal: 116 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 floods and 14 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $19.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on June 9, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 14. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 126 have had fewer than Hannibal.
June 3, 2008: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Hannibal — 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over northern Pike county during the morning hours of June 3rd. Numerous secondary roads had water over them.”
June 3, 2008: flood 3 miles from the centre of Hannibal — $18.0 million damage.
NWS: “54 feet on 6/18/2008. This is the second highest crest ever recorded.”
July 9, 2021: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Hannibal — $1.3 million damage.
NWS: “An NWS storm survey discovered a macroburst that first initiated to the north of Rensselaer, MO. This macroburst caused extensive tree damage in town, especially on the western side of Rensselaer where several large branches and trees were snapped or uprooted and a few roofs sustained 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 Hannibal's ZIP code 63401 have filed 389 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $5.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1986: 71 claims (18% of all) and $224,000, then Midwest Flooding in 1993 with 50. The year with the most claims was 1983, with 72. 32% 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, 154 have fewer than Hannibal.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1986 | 71 | $224,000 |
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 50 | $1.3 million |
Marion County, which includes Hannibal, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 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 Marion County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.8 million a year, the 52nd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.8 million (58%), 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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