NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hartsburg, 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 Hartsburg, 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 Hartsburg
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hartsburg; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 63 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Hartsburg. 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 11 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on April 10, 2001, killed 1 person. Of the 80, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 14 each. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hartsburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 162 times since 1958, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Hartsburg has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hartsburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 63 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 Hartsburg: 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 Hartsburg
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s6(1 EF3+)
- 2000s9
- 1990s22(3 EF3+)
- 1980s16
- 1970s10
- 1960s10
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2019 | EF3 | 11 mi | 32.68 mi | 0 / 33 |
| Nov 10, 1998 | F3 | 18 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F3 | 18 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F3 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF2 | 10 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 13, 2006 | F2 | 13 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 25 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 7, 1990 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 3, 1986 | F2 | 21 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | 7 mi | 42.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 11 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hartsburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 162 hail reports within 10 miles of Hartsburg since 1958, made on 100 separate days. Of these, 96 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on March 27, 2020. The most recent report is from March 14, 2025. April has the most reports, 50.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hartsburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Columbia Regional Airport, MO, 9 miles northeast of Hartsburg at 893 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 23°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 35 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 101 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.4 inches is more than at 35 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (26%). Holts Summit, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Jefferson City Mem Airport, MO): 39.7 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 23 | 2.1 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 45 | 26 | 2.1 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 56 | 36 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 67 | 46 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 76 | 56 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 65 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 69 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 67 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 58 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 47 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 55 | 36 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 44 | 27 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Year | 66 | 46 | 41.4 | 68 | 16.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Columbia Regional Airport, MO (893 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 Hartsburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 135 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hartsburg: 106 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods, 5 floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $3.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 7, 1999. August has had the most flash floods, 5 of 20. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 172 have had fewer than Hartsburg.
August 1, 2016: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Hartsburg — 1 killed.
NWS: “Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding during the late evening hours of July 31st into the early morning hours of August 1st. Numerous roads were flooded including Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City.”
June 24, 2008: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Hartsburg — 1 injured.
June 26, 2018: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Hartsburg — 1 injured.
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 Hartsburg's ZIP code 65039 have filed 32 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $533,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Midwest Flooding in 1993: 16 claims (50% of all) and $375,000. 66% 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, 56 have fewer than Hartsburg.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 16 | $375,000 |
Boone County, which includes Hartsburg, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 6 floods, 5 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 Boone County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $75.1 million a year, the 8th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $41.3 million (55%), 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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