NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pacific, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Pacific, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 127 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 127
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
37 deaths in all
What the records show for Pacific
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Pacific; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 36 miles away. The record near Pacific begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 43% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Pacific. The highest rating among the 127 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 22, 2011, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on February 10, 1959, killed 21 people. Of the 127, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 76 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on June 4, 2025. Pacific has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 102 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pacific.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pacific
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 5 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 Pacific: 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 Pacific
By decade
- 2020s24(1 EF3+)
- 2010s36(3 EF3+)
- 2000s16
- 1990s13
- 1980s8(2 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s14(3 EF3+)
- 1950s11(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1959 | F4 | 8 mi | 23.9 mi | 21 / 345 |
| Feb 24, 1956 | F4 | in town | 77.6 mi | 6 / 36 |
| Jan 24, 1967 | F4 | 17 mi | 25 mi | 3 / 216 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | EF4 | 22 mi | 21.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF3 | 11 mi | 27.3 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF3 | 15 mi | 6.65 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Apr 22, 1981 | F3 | 25 mi | 7.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 31, 2013 | EF3 | 14 mi | 31.71 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F3 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 22 mi | 21.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 14, 1966 | F3 | 24 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 26 |
| Mar 25, 1954 | F3 | 22 mi | 21.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 127, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pacific
The Storm Prediction Center has 102 hail reports within 10 miles of Pacific since 1960, made on 68 separate days. Of these, 80 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 3, 2014. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 43.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pacific
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is St Louis Sprt Of S L Airport, MO, 13 miles north of Pacific at 462 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 22°F. April and May are the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 39.8 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 44 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 105 nights a year. That 39.8 inches is more than at 18 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (13%). Villa Ridge, 8 miles west, has its own station (Union, MO): 45.0 inches a year, 5.2 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 22 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Feb | 47 | 26 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Mar | 57 | 34 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 68 | 44 | 4.6 | 8 |
| May | 77 | 55 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jun | 86 | 64 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Jul | 90 | 68 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Aug | 88 | 66 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Sep | 81 | 57 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 70 | 45 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Nov | 56 | 34 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 45 | 26 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Year | 67 | 45 | 39.8 | 69 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at St Louis Sprt Of S L Airport, MO (462 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 Pacific
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 121 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pacific: 95 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods and 8 floods. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $235.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 10, 2013. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 155 have had fewer than Pacific.
April 2, 2006: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Pacific — 1 killed.
April 30, 2017: flood 1 mile from the centre of Pacific — 1 killed.
NWS: “The Meramec and Big Rivers rose above major flood stage in the late evening hours of April 30th due to the heavy rainfall. A number of roads were closed due to the river flooding.”
July 19, 2006: thunderstorm wind in Pacific — 1 injured.
NWS: “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One of the trees fell onto a trailer home injuring a woman inside of it.”
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 Pacific's ZIP code 63069 have filed 534 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $15.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Early winter storms in 2015: 134 claims (25% of all) and $6.7 million, then Flooding in 1994 with 108 and March storm in 2008 with 95. 86% 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, 160 have fewer than Pacific.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Early winter storms2015 | 134 | $6.7 million |
| Flooding1994 | 108 | $838,000 |
| March storm2008 | 95 | $2.6 million |
| Late spring severe storms2017 | 88 | $4.3 million |
| Not a named storm1982 | 27 | $377,000 |
Franklin County, which includes Pacific, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 8 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Franklin County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $59.5 million a year, the 11th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $31.6 million (53%), 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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Cities near Pacific
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- Villa Ridge, MO8 mi
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- Cedar Hill, MO11 mi
- House Springs, MO11 mi
- High Ridge, MO11 mi
- Ballwin, MO13 mi
- Dittmer, MO14 mi
- Valley Park, MO14 mi
- Defiance, MO14 mi
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