NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New London, 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 New London, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 62 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 62
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for New London
The strongest of the 62 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on March 12, 2006; its path came within 19 miles. Of the 62, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than New London. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 102 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New London.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of New London
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s9
- 2000s24(2 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s1
- 1970s4
- 1960s5(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2006 | F4 | 19 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2003 | F3 | 13 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F3 | 10 mi | 127.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 24, 1961 | F3 | 15 mi | 64.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F2 | 13 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 20 mi | 27.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1993 | F2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 23, 1977 | F2 | 17 mi | 19.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F2 | 1 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F2 | 21 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 19, 1956 | F2 | 20 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 2013 | EF1 | 8 mi | 1.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 62, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New London
The Storm Prediction Center has 102 hail reports within 10 miles of New London since 1961, made on 63 separate days. Of these, 53 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on March 31, 2023. The most recent report is from June 24, 2023. May has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New London
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Saverton L&D 22, MO, 8 miles northeast of New London at 472 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 38.6 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 37 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. That 38.6 inches is more than at 9 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (7%). Hannibal, 8 miles north, has its own station (Hannibal Wtr Wks, MO): 41.3 inches a year, 2.7 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 21 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Feb | 42 | 24 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Mar | 53 | 33 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Apr | 65 | 44 | 3.9 | 7 |
| May | 75 | 55 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Jun | 85 | 65 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Jul | 89 | 69 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Aug | 87 | 67 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 80 | 59 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Oct | 68 | 47 | 2.9 | 6 |
| Nov | 54 | 36 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Dec | 42 | 26 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Year | 65 | 45 | 38.6 | 67 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Saverton L&D 22, MO (472 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 New London
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 123 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New London: 91 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 floods and 12 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $11.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on June 9, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 12. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 106 have had fewer than New London.
July 20, 2010: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of New London — 1 killed.
NWS: “Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. S.”
June 3, 2008: flood 8 miles from the centre of New London — $11.5 million damage.
NWS: “96 feet on 6/23/2008. This is the third highest crest ever recorded.”
July 20, 2010: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of New London — $200,000 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 New London's ZIP code 63459 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $115,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 6% 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, 29 have fewer than New London.
Ralls County, which includes New London, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 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, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ralls County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.3 million a year, the 88th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.5 million (55%), 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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