NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stanberry, 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 Stanberry, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Stanberry
The strongest of the 76 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 29, 2004; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 3 people. Of the 76, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on April 27, 2024. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stanberry. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 64 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stanberry.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Stanberry
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s11
- 2000s20(2 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s4
- 1970s5
- 1960s11(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2004 | F4 | 24 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Oct 8, 1958 | F3 | 14 mi | 23.1 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Apr 11, 2001 | F3 | 15 mi | 76.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1960 | F3 | 8 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 25, 1994 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.8 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 15, 2006 | F2 | 25 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 2006 | F2 | 22 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 24, 2004 | F2 | 1 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F2 | 1 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1973 | F2 | 12 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1969 | F2 | 3 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F2 | 18 mi | 10.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stanberry
The Storm Prediction Center has 64 hail reports within 10 miles of Stanberry since 1960, made on 43 separate days. Of these, 45 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 4, 2005. The most recent report is from August 11, 2023. June has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stanberry
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Conception, MO, 7 miles west of Stanberry at 1,108 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 15°F. July is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 38.7 inches over 63 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 23 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 128 nights a year. Snowfall averages 19.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.7 inches is more than at 10 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (7%). Albany, 11 miles east, has its own station (Albany, MO): 37.6 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 15 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Feb | 39 | 19 | 1.4 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Mar | 51 | 30 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 63 | 41 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.1 |
| May | 72 | 52 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 5.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 55 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 43 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 31 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 38 | 21 | 1.5 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Year | 62 | 42 | 38.7 | 63 | 19.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Conception, MO (1,108 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 Stanberry
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 50 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stanberry: 32 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $26,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on August 18, 2011. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 12. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 106 have had fewer than Stanberry.
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
Gentry County, which includes Stanberry, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 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 Gentry County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.5 million a year, the 92nd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (33%), 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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