NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Highlandville, 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 Highlandville, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 140 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 140
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Highlandville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Highlandville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The record near Highlandville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Highlandville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 140 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on November 29, 1991; its path came within 12 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on May 4, 2003, killed 7 people. Of the 140, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 91 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on April 29, 2025. Highlandville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 200 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Highlandville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 82% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Highlandville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 7 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 Highlandville: 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 Highlandville
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s39
- 2000s32(2 EF3+)
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11
- 1960s12
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 1991 | F4 | 12 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 64 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 15 mi | 49 mi | 7 / 48 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 11 mi | 42 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 29, 1983 | F3 | 21 mi | 5.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F2 | 16 mi | 48.3 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF2 | 12 mi | 10.28 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 20 mi | 24.29 mi | 0 / 47 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 7 mi | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2009 | EF2 | 24 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF2 | 22 mi | 6.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF2 | 17 mi | 6.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 140, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Highlandville
The Storm Prediction Center has 200 hail reports within 10 miles of Highlandville since 1959, made on 103 separate days. Of these, 125 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 14, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 54.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Highlandville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Galena, MO, 12 miles southwest of Highlandville at 1,027 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 46.6 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 112 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 46.6 inches is more than at 100 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (75%). Ozark, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Oldfield, MO): 48.6 inches a year, 2.0 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 22 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 50 | 26 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 59 | 34 | 4.4 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 69 | 43 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 66 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 65 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 56 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 44 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 33 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 47 | 26 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Year | 68 | 44 | 46.6 | 66 | 6.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Galena, MO (1,027 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 Highlandville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 345 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Highlandville: 217 thunderstorm wind reports, 79 flash floods, 22 floods, 20 heavy rain events and 7 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $10.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on April 29, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 305 have had fewer than Highlandville.
April 25, 2011: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Highlandville — $4.0 million damage.
July 10, 2015: flood 9 miles from the centre of Highlandville — $2.0 million damage.
April 25, 2011: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Highlandville — $1.0 million 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
Christian County, which includes Highlandville, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 4 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Christian County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.1 million a year, the 19th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.4 million (51%), 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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