NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marshall, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Marshall, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 74 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 74
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Marshall
The strongest of the 74 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 4, 1977; its path came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on March 30, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 74, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marshall. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 79 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marshall.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Marshall
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s10
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s12
- 1970s10(2 EF3+)
- 1960s11
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1977 | F4 | 22 mi | 48.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 18 mi | 26.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 3 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 6.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | in town | 20 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 9, 2003 | F2 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 1992 | F2 | 22 mi | 10.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | 5 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1973 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | 23 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | 22 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | 21 mi | 12.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 74, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marshall
The Storm Prediction Center has 79 hail reports within 10 miles of Marshall since 1959, made on 52 separate days. Of these, 48 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 30, 1985. The most recent report is from March 31, 2023. May has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marshall
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marshall, MO, 3 miles northwest of Marshall at 790 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.8 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 115 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.8 inches is more than at 40 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (30%). Sweet Springs, 15 miles southwest, has its own station (Sweet Springs, MO): 42.8 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 19 | 1.5 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 42 | 23 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 64 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 65 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 45 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 33 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 41 | 24 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Year | 64 | 44 | 41.8 | 69 | 8.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marshall, MO (790 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 Marshall
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marshall: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 floods and 10 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $42,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 113 mph, on May 10, 2014. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 10. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 72 have had fewer than Marshall.
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 Marshall's ZIP code 65340 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $218,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 40% 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, 0 have fewer than Marshall.
Saline County, which includes Marshall, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 6 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Saline County a Relatively 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 $15.5 million a year, the 58th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.9 million (51%), 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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