NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marshfield, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Marshfield, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 118 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 118
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Marshfield
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Marshfield; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 60 miles away. The record near Marshfield begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Marshfield has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 81% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 118 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on November 29, 1991, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on January 7, 2008, killed 3 people. Of the 118, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 76 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on June 3, 2025. Marshfield has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 70% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 143 times since 1959, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Marshfield has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marshfield
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 11 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 Marshfield: 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 Marshfield
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s28
- 2000s29(2 EF3+)
- 1990s14(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s5
- 1960s9
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 1991 | F4 | 19 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 64 |
| Sep 26, 1959 | F4 | 13 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 5 mi | 50.39 mi | 3 / 18 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 6 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2012 | EF2 | 21 mi | 9.5 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F2 | 20 mi | 48.3 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF2 | 14 mi | 10.28 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 8, 2009 | EF2 | 15 mi | 4.25 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 31, 2008 | EF2 | 24 mi | 4.67 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF2 | 2 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF2 | 10 mi | 6.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 118, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marshfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 143 hail reports within 10 miles of Marshfield since 1959, made on 86 separate days. Of these, 84 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4 inches (softball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 26, 2024. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 37.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marshfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marshfield 4 WSW, MO, 4 miles west of Marshfield at 1,414 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 45.7 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 95 nights a year. Snowfall averages 5.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 45.7 inches is more than at 91 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (68%). Niangua, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Grovespring 1NE, MO): 44.4 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and the same July average high, 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 22 | 2.7 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 47 | 25 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 57 | 34 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 67 | 44 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 5.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 63 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 66 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 58 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 69 | 46 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 34 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 46 | 26 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Year | 66 | 45 | 45.7 | 74 | 5.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marshfield 4 WSW, MO (1,414 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 Marshfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 274 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marshfield: 125 thunderstorm wind reports, 84 flash floods, 43 floods, 20 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $14.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on April 28, 1996. June has had the most flash floods, 19 of 84. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 306 have had fewer than Marshfield.
February 16, 2008: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Marshfield — 1 killed, $250,000 damage.
June 30, 2007: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Marshfield — 3 injured.
NWS: “Excessive rainfall caused significant flash flooding across much of the county. At a flooded roadway near Marshfield, a vehicle was swept off of the road.”
May 8, 2009: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Marshfield — $5.0 million 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
Webster County, which includes Marshfield, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 26 of them major disasters (by incident: 20 severe storms, 5 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 Webster County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.9 million a year, the 51st highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.5 million (38%), 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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