NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Versailles, 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 October 26, 2026

1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Versailles, Missouri since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1902. Since 1950, 94 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes: 0
Tropical storms: 1
Tornadoes: 94
EF3 or stronger: 2

What the records show for Versailles

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Versailles; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Versailles. The highest rating among the 94 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2019, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 12, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 94, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on April 20, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities, 49% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Versailles. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 111 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Versailles has more hail reports within 10 miles than 52% of the 334 Missouri cities.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Versailles

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Versailles, Missouri, newest first
Year	Storm	Closest	Strength when closest	Peak
1902	Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28	64 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 Versailles: 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 Versailles

By decade

2020s5
2010s6(1 EF3+)
2000s18
1990s18
1980s22
1970s10(1 EF3+)
1960s9
1950s6

Strongest tornadoes near Versailles, Missouri
Date	Rating	Distance	Path	Killed / injured
May 22, 2019	EF3	14 mi	32.68 mi	0 / 33
Apr 20, 1973	F3	20 mi	19.4 mi	0 / 4
Mar 12, 2006	F2	22 mi	11.2 mi	1 / 6
Mar 12, 2006	F2	10 mi	6 mi	0 / 5
Jun 7, 1990	F2	15 mi	0.5 mi	0 / 0
Oct 3, 1986	F2	22 mi	10 mi	0 / 0
Mar 15, 1982	F2	7 mi	5 mi	0 / 0
May 12, 1980	F2	10 mi	42.7 mi	0 / 0
Apr 20, 1973	F2	21 mi	2 mi	0 / 0
Oct 24, 1967	F2	21 mi	0.5 mi	0 / 0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	12 mi	2.3 mi	0 / 0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	13 mi	7.6 mi	0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 94, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Versailles

The Storm Prediction Center has 111 hail reports within 10 miles of Versailles since 1959, made on 80 separate days. Of these, 65 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on July 17, 2023. The most recent report is from November 17, 2025. May has the most reports, 30.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Versailles

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Versailles, MO, in Versailles at 1,003 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 45.0 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 30 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 109 nights a year. That 45.0 inches is more than at 83 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (62%). Barnett, 8 miles southeast, has its own station (Eldon, MO): 45.0 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Versailles, MO
Month	High °F	Low °F	Precip. in	Days ≥ 0.1"
Jan	41	22	1.8	4
Feb	46	26	2.6	4
Mar	57	35	3.3	6
Apr	67	45	4.6	7
May	75	56	5.4	8
Jun	83	65	5.3	7
Jul	88	69	4.3	6
Aug	87	67	3.6	5
Sep	79	59	4.3	6
Oct	68	47	3.7	6
Nov	55	36	3.6	6
Dec	44	26	2.5	4
Year	66	46	45.0	68

Averages for 1991–2020 at Versailles, MO (1,003 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Versailles

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 139 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Versailles: 85 thunderstorm wind reports, 37 flash floods, 10 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 5, 2004. June has had the most flash floods, 10 of 37. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 243 have had fewer than Versailles.

December 27, 2015: flood 7 miles from the centre of Versailles — $500,000 damage.
May 19, 2025: thunderstorm wind in Versailles — $130,000 damage.
NWS: “Multiple trees and power lines were reported to be down. Additionally, a lightning strike caused a house fire, and a nearby machine shop suffered heavy damage.”
April 30, 2017: flood 8 miles from the centre of Versailles — $100,000 damage.

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

Morgan County, which includes Versailles, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 5 floods, 4 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Morgan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.7 million a year, the 42nd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.7 million (63%), 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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