NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Trenton, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Trenton, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 65 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 65
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Trenton
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Trenton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 49 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Trenton. The highest rating among the 65 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 29, 2004, came within 24 miles. Of the 65, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 27, 2024. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Trenton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 130 times since 1961, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Trenton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 334 Missouri cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Trenton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Trenton: 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 Trenton
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s15
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
- 1970s7(2 EF3+)
- 1960s11
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2004 | F4 | 24 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F4 | 23 mi | 11.4 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Apr 21, 1973 | F4 | 18 mi | 14.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 12.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | EF2 | 17 mi | 31.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 2014 | EF2 | 18 mi | 2.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 11 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F2 | 11 mi | 6.3 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F2 | 18 mi | 8.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1965 | F2 | 2 mi | 11.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 10, 1965 | F2 | 3 mi | 10.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 26, 1959 | F2 | 18 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 65, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Trenton
The Storm Prediction Center has 130 hail reports within 10 miles of Trenton since 1961, made on 71 separate days. Of these, 85 were 1 inch across or larger, and 19 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on May 10, 2014. The most recent report is from April 27, 2024. May has the most reports, 49.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Trenton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Trenton, MO, in Trenton at 837 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 40.1 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 41 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 127 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.2 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 40.1 inches is more than at 22 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (16%). Jamesport, 12 miles southwest, has its own station (Gallatin 1W, MO): 40.7 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 16 | 1.1 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 40 | 20 | 1.7 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 53 | 30 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 64 | 41 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.3 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 6.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 67 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 64 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 55 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 43 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 52 | 31 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 40 | 21 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Year | 64 | 42 | 40.1 | 64 | 17.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Trenton, MO (837 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 Trenton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 150 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Trenton: 116 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods, 10 floods and 3 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $87,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on October 4, 1998. June has had the most flash floods, 8 of 21. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 175 have had fewer than Trenton.
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
Grundy County, which includes Trenton, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 4 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Grundy County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.7 million a year, the 90th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (38%), 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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