NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Vandalia, 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 Vandalia, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1902. Since 1950, 67 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 67
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Vandalia
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Vandalia; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Vandalia. The highest rating among the 67 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 13, 2006, came within 19 miles. Of the 67, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Vandalia. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 37 times since 1982, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Vandalia.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Vandalia
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Vandalia: 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 Vandalia
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s14
- 2000s21(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s4
- 1970s5(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2006 | F3 | 19 mi | 44.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F3 | 21 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F2 | 17 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1993 | F2 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | F2 | 19 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1970 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | 13 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF1 | 18 mi | 0.32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 2015 | EF1 | 22 mi | 2.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 2011 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF1 | 21 mi | 7.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2011 | EF1 | 10 mi | 4.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 67, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Vandalia
The Storm Prediction Center has 37 hail reports within 10 miles of Vandalia since 1982, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 19, 2011. The most recent report is from March 31, 2023. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Vandalia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Vandalia, MO, in Vandalia at 764 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 119 nights a year. That 41.4 inches is more than at 35 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (26%). Bowling Green, 16 miles east, has its own station (Bowling Green 1 E, MO): 40.8 inches a year, 0.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 19 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Feb | 41 | 22 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 52 | 31 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Apr | 64 | 42 | 4.2 | 7 |
| May | 74 | 53 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 67 | 44 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 53 | 33 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Dec | 41 | 24 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Year | 63 | 43 | 41.4 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Vandalia, MO (764 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 Vandalia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 49 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Vandalia: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $127,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 22, 2019. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 7. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 40 have had fewer than Vandalia.
June 25, 2024: thunderstorm wind in Vandalia — 1 killed, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “One direct fatality occurred 5 miles north of Martinsburg when an old, dilapidated barn on Highway 54 collapsed on an individual seeking shelter from the thunderstorm. Large trees and tree limbs were blown down in Vandalia, Laddonia, and Mexico.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Vandalia's ZIP code 63382 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $549,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 172 Missouri cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Vandalia.
Audrain County, which includes Vandalia, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 4 ice storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Audrain County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.2 million a year, the 66th highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.1 million (46%), 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.
Cities near Vandalia
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