NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 45 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 45
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Salisbury
The highest rating among the 45 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 4, 1977, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 12, 2006, killed 4 people. Of the 45, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on May 7, 2024. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Salisbury. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1955, with stones up to 5 inches. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Salisbury.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Salisbury
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s6
- 2000s6(2 EF3+)
- 1990s3(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s9(5 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1975 | F4 | 17 mi | 28.2 mi | 1 / 4 |
| May 4, 1977 | F4 | 17 mi | 48.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F4 | 7 mi | 16.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 22 mi | 59 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 20 mi | 19.7 mi | 4 / 26 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 15 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1995 | F3 | 20 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | 19 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 18 mi | 53.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | 19 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1970 | F2 | 25 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 45, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Salisbury
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of Salisbury since 1955, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on July 5, 1969. The most recent report is from March 31, 2023. May has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Salisbury
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Salisbury, MO, 3 miles south of Salisbury at 730 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 18°F. June is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 39.8 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. That 39.8 inches is more than at 19 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (14%). Huntsville, 13 miles east, has its own station (Moberly, MO): 42.9 inches a year, 3.1 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 18 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 43 | 22 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.0 | 8 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Jun | 84 | 64 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Sep | 80 | 56 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 68 | 44 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 42 | 24 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Year | 65 | 43 | 39.8 | 70 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Salisbury, MO (730 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 Salisbury
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Salisbury: 34 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods and 4 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $306,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 26, 2000.
July 25, 2008: flood 8 miles from the centre of Salisbury — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “27 feet above flood stage. Hundreds of acres of low lying farm land was inundated.”
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
Chariton County, which includes Salisbury, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Chariton County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 86th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (58%), 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 Salisbury
- Huntsville, MO13 mi
- Marceline, MO16 mi
- Moberly, MO20 mi
- Slater, MO22 mi
- Fayette, MO23 mi
- Brookfield, MO26 mi
- Macon, MO27 mi
- Harrisburg, MO29 mi
- Marshall, MO32 mi
- Sturgeon, MO33 mi
- Boonville, MO37 mi
- Carrollton, MO37 mi
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