NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Linn, 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 Linn, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 46 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 46
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Linn
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Linn; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 75 miles away. The record near Linn begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Linn has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 46 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2019, came within 18 miles. Of the 46, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 18 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Linn. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 61 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Linn.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Linn
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 17 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 36 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 Linn: 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 Linn
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s5
- 1990s7
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s3
- 1960s6
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2019 | EF3 | 18 mi | 32.68 mi | 0 / 33 |
| May 1, 1983 | F3 | in town | 9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF2 | 24 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.87 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Mar 13, 2006 | F2 | 24 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | F2 | 20 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Apr 16, 1982 | F2 | 25 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1960 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 2017 | EF1 | 19 mi | 0.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF1 | 23 mi | 20.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF1 | 12 mi | 7.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 46, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Linn
The Storm Prediction Center has 61 hail reports within 10 miles of Linn since 1963, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 6, 2003. The most recent report is from May 24, 2024. April has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Linn
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Freedom, MO, 6 miles east of Linn at 805 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 44.4 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 30 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 113 nights a year. Snowfall averages 10.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 44.4 inches is more than at 74 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (55%). Belle, 14 miles south, has its own station (Vichy Rolla National Airport, MO): 43.2 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40 | 21 | 2.4 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 46 | 24 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 56 | 33 | 3.4 | 7 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 67 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 76 | 53 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 66 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 64 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 56 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 44 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 34 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 45 | 25 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Year | 66 | 44 | 44.4 | 74 | 10.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Freedom, MO (805 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 Linn
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 37 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Linn: 32 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $196,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 27, 2010.
December 27, 2015: flood 10 miles from the centre of Linn — $160,000 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 Linn's ZIP code 65051 have filed 39 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 74% 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, 64 have fewer than Linn.
Osage County, which includes Linn, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 6 floods, 4 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 Osage County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.6 million a year, the 72nd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.7 million (58%), 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.
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