NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Saint Mary, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Saint Mary, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Saint Mary
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Saint Mary; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 25 miles away. The record near Saint Mary begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 65 miles away. Of the 5 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Saint Mary has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 87% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The highest rating among the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on February 28, 2017, came within 7 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 22, 1969, killed 4 people. Of the 96, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on June 7, 2025. Saint Mary has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1991, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Saint Mary.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Saint Mary
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 55 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 Saint Mary: 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 Saint Mary
By decade
- 2020s17(2 EF3+)
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s23(2 EF3+)
- 1990s12(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9(3 EF3+)
- 1950s13(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1969 | F4 | 17 mi | 15.1 mi | 4 / 14 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF4 | 7 mi | 53.47 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | F4 | 14 mi | 27.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 11, 2006 | F3 | in town | 53.5 mi | 2 / 12 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F3 | 11 mi | 4.5 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | EF3 | 14 mi | 18.84 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | EF3 | 8 mi | 16.74 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1996 | F3 | 10 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 22, 1969 | F3 | 11 mi | 18.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Dec 21, 1967 | F3 | 5 mi | 29.8 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Dec 18, 1957 | F3 | 13 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Saint Mary
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Saint Mary since 1991, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 30, 2022. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 7 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Saint Mary
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Perryville Wtp, MO, 8 miles southeast of Saint Mary at 502 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 46.1 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 39 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 114 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 46.1 inches is more than at 95 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (71%). Chester, IL, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock, IL): 42.8 inches a year, 3.3 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 21 | 2.7 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 46 | 25 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 56 | 33 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 68 | 42 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 62 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 66 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 64 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 55 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 43 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 56 | 33 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 45 | 25 | 3.2 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Year | 67 | 43 | 46.1 | 69 | 4.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Perryville Wtp, MO (502 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 Saint Mary
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 70 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Saint Mary: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 floods, 10 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $52.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on May 9, 2014. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 72 have had fewer than Saint Mary.
April 19, 2011: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Saint Mary — 2 injured, $1.0 million damage.
October 24, 2001: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Saint Mary — 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “Damaging straight-line winds around 70 MPH affected northwest Perry County, especially the Brewer area. Two injuries occurred when a mobile home was unroofed several miles west of Brewer.”
May 8, 2009: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Saint Mary — $50.0 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 Saint Mary's ZIP code 63673 have filed 198 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $1.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Midwest Flooding in 1993: 36 claims (18% of all) and $476,000, then Not a named storm in 1982 with 21 and Flooding in 1986 with 18. The year with the most claims was 1983, with 55. 40% 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, 135 have fewer than Saint Mary.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 36 | $476,000 |
| Not a named storm1982 | 21 | $101,000 |
| Flooding1986 | 18 | $32,000 |
Perry County, which includes Saint Mary, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Perry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.5 million a year, the 47th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.7 million (25%), 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 Saint Mary
- Perryville, MO10 mi
- Chester, IL10 mi
- Ste Genevieve, MO11 mi
- Steeleville, IL21 mi
- Bloomsdale, MO21 mi
- Farmington, MO24 mi
- Sparta, IL25 mi
- Red Bud, IL26 mi
- Fredericktown, MO26 mi
- Park Hills, MO30 mi
- Bonne Terre, MO32 mi
- Coulterville, IL32 mi
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