NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Louisiana, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Louisiana, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1902. Since 1950, 69 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 69
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Louisiana
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Louisiana; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Louisiana. The highest rating among the 69 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 13, 2006, came within 18 miles. Of the 69, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 80% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Louisiana. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 51 times since 1976, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Louisiana.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Louisiana
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 70 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 Louisiana: 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 Louisiana
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s14
- 2000s24(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s2
- 1970s6
- 1960s4(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2006 | F3 | 18 mi | 44.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 14, 1961 | F3 | 22 mi | 127.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 24, 1961 | F3 | 17 mi | 64.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 20, 2014 | EF2 | 13 mi | 12.09 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 22 mi | 67 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 1 mi | 27.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 11, 1999 | F2 | 18 mi | 21.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F2 | 20 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | 12 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 10, 1969 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F2 | 8 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 10, 1957 | F2 | 18 mi | 42.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 69, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Louisiana
The Storm Prediction Center has 51 hail reports within 10 miles of Louisiana since 1976, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 29 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 31, 1976. The most recent report is from April 18, 2024. April has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Louisiana
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bowling Green 1 E, MO, 9 miles southwest of Louisiana at 895 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February and December the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 40.8 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 29 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 117 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 40.8 inches is more than at 27 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (20%). Pittsfield, IL, 19 miles northeast, has its own station (Pittsfield #2, IL): 40.3 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 19 | 2.4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 41 | 23 | 2.1 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 52 | 32 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.2 |
| May | 73 | 53 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 67 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 65 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 56 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 45 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 34 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 40 | 24 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Year | 63 | 43 | 40.8 | 66 | 15.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bowling Green 1 E, MO (895 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 Louisiana
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 67 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Louisiana: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $67,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on December 10, 2021.
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 Louisiana's ZIP code 63353 have filed 216 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $2.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Midwest Flooding in 1993: 28 claims (13% of all) and $430,000. 20% 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, 136 have fewer than Louisiana.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 28 | $430,000 |
Pike County, which includes Louisiana, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 6 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 Pike County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.9 million a year, the 67th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (46%), 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 Louisiana
- Bowling Green, MO11 mi
- Pittsfield, IL19 mi
- New London, MO19 mi
- Silex, MO23 mi
- Vandalia, MO24 mi
- Hannibal, MO24 mi
- Elsberry, MO25 mi
- Liberty, IL30 mi
- Foley, MO31 mi
- Troy, MO32 mi
- Palmyra, MO35 mi
- Winchester, IL35 mi
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