NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ozark, 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 Ozark, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 141 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 141
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
15 deaths in all
What the records show for Ozark
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ozark; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 57 miles away. The record near Ozark begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Ozark has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 141 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on November 29, 1991; its path came within 7 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on May 4, 2003, killed 7 people. Of the 141, 17 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 94 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on April 29, 2025. Ozark has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 86% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 252 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Ozark has more hail reports within 10 miles than 88% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ozark
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 8 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 Ozark: 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 Ozark
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s38
- 2000s36(4 EF3+)
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9
- 1960s13
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 1991 | F4 | 7 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 64 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 11 mi | 49 mi | 7 / 48 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 18 mi | 50.39 mi | 3 / 18 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 9 mi | 42 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 29, 1983 | F3 | 18 mi | 5.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 25 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 14, 1971 | F2 | 17 mi | 48.3 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF2 | 3 mi | 10.28 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 15 mi | 15.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2009 | EF2 | 22 mi | 2.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2009 | EF2 | 20 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF2 | 19 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 141, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ozark
The Storm Prediction Center has 252 hail reports within 10 miles of Ozark since 1955, made on 126 separate days. Of these, 148 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently March 14, 2025. The most recent report is from March 14, 2025. May has the most reports, 70.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ozark
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oldfield, MO, 11 miles east of Ozark at 1,240 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 20°F. April is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 48.6 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 22 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 135 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 48.6 inches is more than at 117 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (87%). Nixa, 5 miles west, has its own station (Springfield, MO): 44.8 inches a year, 3.8 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 20 | 2.6 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 47 | 21 | 2.8 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 56 | 30 | 4.0 | 7 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 67 | 39 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| May | 74 | 50 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 57 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 61 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 59 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 51 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 40 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55 | 30 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 45 | 21 | 3.2 | 6 | 3.8 |
| Year | 65 | 40 | 48.6 | 73 | 16.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Oldfield, MO (1,240 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 Ozark
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 546 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ozark: 319 thunderstorm wind reports, 116 flash floods, 57 heavy rain events, 46 floods and 8 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $14.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on April 29, 2025. June has had the most flash floods, 26 of 116. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 326 have had fewer than Ozark.
June 14, 2026: flood 7 miles from the centre of Ozark — 3 killed, 1 injured.
July 8, 2014: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Ozark — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
March 17, 2008: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Ozark — $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
Flood insurance policyholders in Ozark's ZIP code 65721 have filed 42 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1993, and were paid $2.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 10. 33% 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, 67 have fewer than Ozark.
Christian County, which includes Ozark, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 4 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Christian 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 $36.1 million a year, the 19th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.4 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.