NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Paris, 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 Paris, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Paris
The highest rating among the 76 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 12, 2006, came within 4 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 12, 2006, killed 4 people. Of the 76, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Paris. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1966, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Paris.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Paris
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s16
- 2000s28(3 EF3+)
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s5(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1975 | F4 | 16 mi | 28.2 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F4 | 4 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 10 mi | 19.7 mi | 4 / 26 |
| May 10, 2003 | F3 | 20 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1995 | F3 | 17 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | 24 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 2007 | EF2 | 5 mi | 4.07 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2007 | EF2 | 11 mi | 15.14 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F2 | 20 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1993 | F2 | 23 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 23, 1977 | F2 | 25 mi | 19.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Dec 8, 1966 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Paris
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Paris since 1966, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on July 4, 1985. The most recent report is from March 31, 2023. May has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Paris
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shelbina, MO, 15 miles north of Paris at 747 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 17°F. May and June are the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 42.2 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.2 inches is more than at 45 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (34%). Centralia, 19 miles southwest, has its own station (Mexico, MO): 43.6 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 17 | 1.8 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 41 | 21 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 53 | 31 | 2.9 | 7 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 64 | 41 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.3 |
| May | 74 | 52 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 63 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 54 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 43 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 52 | 31 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 40 | 23 | 2.0 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Year | 63 | 42 | 42.2 | 70 | 15.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Shelbina, MO (747 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 Paris
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Paris: 28 thunderstorm wind reports and 4 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 28, 2008.
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
Monroe County, which includes Paris, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Monroe County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.0 million a year, the 97th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 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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Cities near Paris
- Shelbina, MO15 mi
- Centralia, MO19 mi
- Monroe City, MO19 mi
- Mexico, MO21 mi
- Moberly, MO23 mi
- Sturgeon, MO23 mi
- Hallsville, MO28 mi
- Vandalia, MO29 mi
- Huntsville, MO29 mi
- Auxvasse, MO31 mi
- Macon, MO32 mi
- Palmyra, MO33 mi
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