NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ironton, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Ironton, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 94 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 94
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Ironton
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ironton; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 47 mph winds when its centre passed 13 miles away. The record near Ironton begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. Of the 6 systems, one has come since 2000. Ironton has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 95% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 94 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 22, 1969, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 21, 1957, killed 8 people. Of the 94, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on June 7, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 49% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ironton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 42 times since 1958, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 93% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ironton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ironton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 17 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 29 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 49 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 Ironton: 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 Ironton
By decade
- 2020s23(3 EF3+)
- 2010s10
- 2000s24
- 1990s4
- 1980s6
- 1970s11
- 1960s9(3 EF3+)
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1969 | F4 | 9 mi | 15.1 mi | 4 / 14 |
| Dec 21, 1967 | F4 | 22 mi | 27.9 mi | 3 / 52 |
| May 21, 1957 | F3 | 15 mi | 22.2 mi | 8 / 50 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF3 | 18 mi | 29.85 mi | 3 / 2 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | EF3 | 14 mi | 18.84 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | EF3 | 14 mi | 16.74 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F3 | 18 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 9, 1984 | F2 | 24 mi | 3 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Dec 18, 1957 | F2 | 16 mi | 2.7 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF2 | 22 mi | 3.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF2 | 23 mi | 6.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 16 mi | 31.88 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 94, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ironton
The Storm Prediction Center has 42 hail reports within 10 miles of Ironton since 1958, made on 34 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 11, 2006. The most recent report is from March 27, 2020. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ironton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Farmington, MO, 17 miles northeast of Ironton at 900 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 45.4 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 104 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 45.4 inches is more than at 86 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (64%). Fredericktown, 18 miles east, has its own station (Fredericktown, MO): 46.4 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 23 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 48 | 26 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 58 | 34 | 3.8 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 69 | 44 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 54 | 5.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 67 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 65 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 45 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 57 | 34 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 46 | 26 | 3.0 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Year | 67 | 45 | 45.4 | 73 | 8.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Farmington, 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 Ironton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 77 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ironton: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $781,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 8, 2009. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 15. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 133 have had fewer than Ironton.
November 4, 2024: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Ironton — 1 killed, $60,000 damage.
December 28, 2015: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Ironton — $355,000 damage.
NWS: “Between 3 and 6 inches of rain fell across the county in a 48 hour period. The heaviest rain fell in the early morning hours of December 28th causing flash flooding.”
December 28, 2015: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Ironton — $275,000 damage.
NWS: “Between 4 and 6 inches of rain fell over St. Francois County in a 48 hour period.”
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 Ironton's ZIP code 63650 have filed 43 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $284,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2002, with 24. 5% 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, 70 have fewer than Ironton.
Iron County, which includes Ironton, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Iron County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.8 million a year, the 37th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.5 million (37%), 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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