NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kimberling City, 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 Kimberling City, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Kimberling City
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kimberling City; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. The record near Kimberling City begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Kimberling City has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 10, 2008; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 90, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 58 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on April 29, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kimberling City. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 178 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Kimberling City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kimberling City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 2 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 Kimberling City: 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 Kimberling City
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s28
- 2000s16(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s3
- 1970s10
- 1960s10
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2008 | EF4 | 23 mi | 75.51 mi | 21 / 350 |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F2 | 23 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | in town | 24.29 mi | 0 / 47 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 14 mi | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F2 | 13 mi | 24.2 mi | 0 / 9 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 22 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1973 | F2 | 7 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 12, 1972 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.9 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Sep 16, 1968 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 20, 1966 | F2 | 21 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kimberling City
The Storm Prediction Center has 178 hail reports within 10 miles of Kimberling City since 1956, made on 106 separate days. Of these, 107 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 3, 2024. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 61.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kimberling City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Galena, MO, 12 miles north of Kimberling City 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%). Branson, 10 miles east, has its own station (Ozark Beach, MO): 45.7 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 92°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 Kimberling City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 210 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kimberling City: 159 thunderstorm wind reports, 31 flash floods, 10 heavy rain events, 6 lightning strikes and 4 floods. They killed 21 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $19.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 99 mph, on July 3, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 31. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 225 have had fewer than Kimberling City.
July 19, 2018: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Kimberling City — 17 killed.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms producing 50 to 70 mph winds caused wind damage across Stone County. On Table Rock Lake, winds of over 60 mph led to high waves.”
May 27, 2017: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Kimberling City — 3 killed, $500,000 damage.
July 14, 2023: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Kimberling City — 1 killed, $40,000 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
Stone County, which includes Kimberling City, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stone County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning 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 $30.1 million a year, the 26th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.1 million (43%), 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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