NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Huntsville, 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 Huntsville, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 44 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 44
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Huntsville
The highest rating among the 44 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 12, 2006, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 12, 2006, killed 4 people. Of the 44, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2024. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 99% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Huntsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 69 times since 1963, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Huntsville.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Huntsville
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s7
- 2000s10(3 EF3+)
- 1990s4(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s6(3 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1975 | F4 | 16 mi | 28.2 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F4 | 20 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F4 | 18 mi | 16.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 9 mi | 19.7 mi | 4 / 26 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 13 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1995 | F3 | 7 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | 20 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 2, 2007 | EF2 | 21 mi | 15.14 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 20, 1970 | F2 | 20 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F2 | 18 mi | 89.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 2024 | EF1 | 3 mi | 8.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 4, 2017 | EF1 | 10 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 44, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Huntsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 69 hail reports within 10 miles of Huntsville since 1963, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 20, 1971. The most recent report is from June 16, 2022. May has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Huntsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Moberly, MO, 6 miles east of Huntsville at 860 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 42.9 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 102 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.9 inches is more than at 54 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (40%). Salisbury, 13 miles west, has its own station (Salisbury, MO): 39.8 inches a year, 3.1 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 | 37 | 19 | 1.9 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 42 | 23 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 54 | 34 | 3.3 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 65 | 44 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.2 |
| May | 74 | 55 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 64 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 68 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 66 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 57 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 46 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 34 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 42 | 25 | 2.2 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Year | 64 | 44 | 42.9 | 69 | 15.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Moberly, MO (860 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 Huntsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 85 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Huntsville: 72 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on February 27, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 11. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 88 have had fewer than Huntsville.
March 1, 2007: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Huntsville — $750,000 damage.
February 27, 2011: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Huntsville — $200,000 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
Randolph County, which includes Huntsville, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Randolph County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.4 million a year, the 68th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.8 million (38%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Huntsville
- Moberly, MO7 mi
- Salisbury, MO13 mi
- Fayette, MO21 mi
- Sturgeon, MO21 mi
- Macon, MO22 mi
- Harrisburg, MO22 mi
- Marceline, MO25 mi
- Centralia, MO27 mi
- Hallsville, MO29 mi
- Paris, MO29 mi
- Slater, MO31 mi
- Shelbina, MO33 mi
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