NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Shelbina, 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 Shelbina, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 69 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 69
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Shelbina
The highest rating among the 69 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 12, 2006, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 12, 2006, killed 4 people. Of the 69, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 80% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Shelbina. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 41 times since 1960, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 94% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Shelbina.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Shelbina
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s12
- 2000s25(3 EF3+)
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s2
- 1970s8(3 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1975 | F4 | 6 mi | 28.2 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F4 | 9 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 22 mi | 59 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 18 mi | 19.7 mi | 4 / 26 |
| May 10, 2003 | F3 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1995 | F3 | 9 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | 22 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 17, 2007 | EF2 | 7 mi | 4.07 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Oct 2, 2007 | EF2 | 3 mi | 15.14 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F2 | 22 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2003 | F2 | 20 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 69, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Shelbina
The Storm Prediction Center has 41 hail reports within 10 miles of Shelbina since 1960, made on 32 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 9 days, most recently June 24, 2023. The most recent report is from June 24, 2023. March and May have the most reports, 8 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Shelbina
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shelbina, MO, 2 miles west of Shelbina 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%). Macon, 25 miles west, has its own station (Long Branch Rsvr, MO): 42.0 inches a year, 0.2 less 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 Shelbina
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 43 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Shelbina: 37 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $163,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on February 27, 2011.
June 3, 2008: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Shelbina — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “The communications tower at the county courthouse in Shelbyville was struck by lightning damaging computers for the 911 system and the sheriff's office, radio consoles, and various other electronic equipment. Damage is estimated around $100,000.”
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
Shelby County, which includes Shelbina, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Shelby County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for 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 $6.6 million a year, the 102nd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.9 million (28%), 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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