NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jackson, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Jackson, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 132 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 132
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
24 deaths in all
What the records show for Jackson
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Jackson; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 59 miles away. The record near Jackson begins with an unnamed storm in 1906; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 40 miles away. Of the 5 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Jackson has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 87% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 132 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 22, 2006, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on December 18, 1957, killed 11 people. Of the 132, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 78 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 31 each. The most recent tornado was on June 7, 2025. Jackson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 81% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 85 times since 1957, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 61% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Jackson.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jackson
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 29 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Jackson: 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 Jackson
By decade
- 2020s24(1 EF3+)
- 2010s32
- 2000s22(4 EF3+)
- 1990s13(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s13
- 1960s9(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1957 | F4 | 22 mi | 28.3 mi | 11 / 200 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | F4 | 20 mi | 27.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF3 | 18 mi | 28.64 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F3 | 18 mi | 19.3 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 27, 2002 | F3 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 1 / 16 |
| May 6, 2003 | F3 | 2 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 19, 1996 | F3 | 25 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F3 | 19 mi | 18.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 21, 1957 | F3 | 21 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | EF2 | 11 mi | 20.66 mi | 5 / 4 |
| Dec 18, 1957 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 3 / 1 |
| Dec 15, 1971 | F2 | 15 mi | 27 mi | 1 / 26 |
The strongest 12 of 132, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jackson
The Storm Prediction Center has 85 hail reports within 10 miles of Jackson since 1957, made on 75 separate days. Of these, 52 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on March 23, 2012. The most recent report is from November 18, 2025. April has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jackson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jackson, MO, 3 miles south of Jackson at 440 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 24°F. April and May are the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 50.5 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 57 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 91 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 50.5 inches is more than at 127 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (95%). Cape Girardeau, 8 miles southeast, has its own station (Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, MO): 48.0 inches a year, 2.5 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 24 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 46 | 27 | 3.7 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 57 | 35 | 5.0 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 69 | 46 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 78 | 56 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 65 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 69 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 67 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 59 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 47 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55 | 35 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 45 | 28 | 3.7 | 7 | 2.4 |
| Year | 67 | 46 | 50.5 | 77 | 7.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jackson, MO (440 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 Jackson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jackson: 73 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods, 8 floods, 5 heavy rain events and 4 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on March 14, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 155 have had fewer than Jackson.
May 8, 2009: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Jackson — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “Widespread damaging winds affected northern parts of the county. Over 1,000 trees were blown down, along with power lines.”
November 15, 2005: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Jackson — $200,000 damage.
October 31, 2013: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Jackson — $150,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Jackson's ZIP code 63755 have filed 61 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $456,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2002, with 11. 30% 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, 88 have fewer than Jackson.
Cape Girardeau County, which includes Jackson, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 6 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 Cape Girardeau County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, 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 $68.0 million a year, the 9th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.0 million (31%), 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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