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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Seligman, 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 Seligman, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 114 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
3

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
114

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
5

25 deaths in all

What the records show for Seligman

None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Seligman; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. The record near Seligman begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Seligman has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 334 Missouri cities on this site. The strongest of the 114 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 10, 2008; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 114, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 66 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Seligman has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 334 Missouri cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 83 times since 1956, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 62% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Seligman.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Seligman

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Seligman, Missouri, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2008IkeSep 1461 miTropical storm (41 mph)Category 4
1961CarlaSep 1316 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 4
1902Unnamed 1902 stormJun 2814 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 1

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Seligman: 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 Seligman

By decade

  • 2020s12
  • 2010s29
  • 2000s25(2 EF3+)
  • 1990s11
  • 1980s3
  • 1970s15(1 EF3+)
  • 1960s9
  • 1950s10(2 EF3+)
Strongest tornadoes near Seligman, Missouri
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
May 10, 2008EF421 mi75.51 mi21 / 350
Jun 11, 1970F313 mi51.8 mi1 / 45
Mar 12, 2006F322 mi25 mi0 / 12
Mar 24, 1954F320 mi1 mi0 / 2
Mar 24, 1954F34 mi20.6 mi0 / 4
Feb 29, 2012EF212 mi1.7 mi1 / 4
Nov 15, 1988F28 mi28 mi1 / 12
Nov 4, 2024EF213 mi3.8 mi0 / 0
May 26, 2024EF214 mi7.4 mi0 / 0
May 26, 2024EF225 mi2.4 mi0 / 0
Oct 20, 2019EF212 mi31.4 mi0 / 0
Jan 7, 2008EF220 mi12.43 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 114, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Seligman

The Storm Prediction Center has 83 hail reports within 10 miles of Seligman since 1956, made on 54 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 15, 2023. The most recent report is from September 20, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 22 each.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Seligman

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cassville, MO, 12 miles northeast of Seligman at 1,376 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 23°F. May is the wettest at 6.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 47.6 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 110 nights a year. That 47.6 inches is more than at 113 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (84%). Garfield, AR, 7 miles south, has its own station (Bentonville 4 S, AR): 47.5 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 89°F against 87°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Cassville, MO
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. in
Jan44232.5
Feb49262.3
Mar58353.9
Apr67445.0
May75546.2
Jun83624.8
Jul87664.2
Aug87653.3
Sep80564.6
Oct70463.8
Nov57353.9
Dec47273.1
Year674547.6

Averages for 1991–2020 at Cassville, MO (1,376 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Seligman

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 134 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Seligman: 74 thunderstorm wind reports, 46 flash floods, 7 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $7.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on July 11, 2003. April has had the most flash floods, 14 of 46. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 260 have had fewer than Seligman.

  • June 13, 2015: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Seligman — 1 killed.

  • April 28, 1996: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Seligman — 4 injured, $500,000 damage.

  • January 8, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Seligman — 4 injured, $100,000 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

Barry County, which includes Seligman, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 severe storms, 5 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 9, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Barry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.9 million a year, the 27th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.7 million (56%), 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.

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