NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Slater, 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 Slater, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 53 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 53
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Slater
The highest rating among the 53 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 4, 1977, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 4, 1977, killed 1 person. Of the 53, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 93% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Slater. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 52 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Slater.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Slater
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s8
- 2000s12(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s6
- 1970s7(3 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1977 | F4 | 15 mi | 48.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F4 | 25 mi | 16.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 23 mi | 26.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F3 | 7 mi | 35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 6.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 8 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 9, 2003 | F2 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F2 | 24 mi | 53.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | in town | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F2 | 4 mi | 20.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 1965 | F2 | 19 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 53, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Slater
The Storm Prediction Center has 52 hail reports within 10 miles of Slater since 1960, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 29 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 30, 1985. The most recent report is from May 14, 2019. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Slater
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marshall, MO, 11 miles southwest of Slater at 790 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 19°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.8 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 115 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 41.8 inches is more than at 40 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (30%). Salisbury, 22 miles northeast, has its own station (Salisbury, MO): 39.8 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 19 | 1.5 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 42 | 23 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 54 | 32 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 64 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 65 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 45 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 53 | 33 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 41 | 24 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Year | 64 | 44 | 41.8 | 69 | 8.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marshall, MO (790 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 Slater
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 31 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Slater: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $42,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 113 mph, on May 10, 2014.
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
Saline County, which includes Slater, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 6 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 Saline County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 58th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.9 million (51%), 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 Slater
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