NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Windsor, 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 Windsor, Missouri since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Windsor
The strongest of the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 19, 1973; its path passed within a mile of the city centre. The deadliest, an F1 on March 30, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 82, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Windsor. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1955, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 334 Missouri cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Windsor.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Windsor
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s9
- 2000s25
- 1990s5
- 1980s15(2 EF3+)
- 1970s11(5 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1973 | F4 | in town | 10 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Mar 15, 1982 | F3 | 21 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 12, 1980 | F3 | 11 mi | 15.8 mi | 0 / 23 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 10 mi | 11.2 mi | 0 / 24 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 5 mi | 10.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 17 mi | 19.4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 20, 1973 | F3 | 10 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 22 mi | 26 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F2 | 14 mi | 11.2 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F2 | 12 mi | 10.7 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Aug 21, 1952 | F2 | 17 mi | 1.3 mi | 1 / 13 |
| May 25, 2011 | EF2 | 19 mi | 2.11 mi | 0 / 20 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Windsor
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Windsor since 1955, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 9 days, most recently July 1, 2015. The most recent report is from September 17, 2025. April has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Windsor
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cole Camp 3NW, MO, 14 miles east of Windsor at 1,000 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 19°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 42.6 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 June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 114 nights a year. Snowfall averages 18.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 42.6 inches is more than at 49 of the 134 Missouri stations used on this site (37%). Green Ridge, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Sedalia Wtp, MO): 43.7 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 19 | 1.8 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 44 | 23 | 2.0 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 55 | 33 | 3.2 | 7 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.1 |
| May | 74 | 54 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 56 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 44 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 43 | 24 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Year | 65 | 44 | 42.6 | 69 | 18.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cole Camp 3NW, MO (1,000 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 Windsor
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Windsor: 30 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $66,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on April 8, 1999. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 14. Of the 334 Missouri cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 126 have had fewer than Windsor.
April 27, 2009: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Windsor — 1 killed.
NWS: “Flooding occurred along a few creeks in northwest Benton County. One fatality occurred when a rancher was checking on his cattle and was swept into a flooded creek.”
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
Henry County, which includes Windsor, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Henry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.6 million a year, the 63rd highest of 115 Missouri counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.4 million (54%), 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 Windsor
- Green Ridge, MO9 mi
- Whiteman Afb, MO14 mi
- Knob Noster, MO17 mi
- Clinton, MO17 mi
- Cole Camp, MO18 mi
- Lincoln, MO18 mi
- Sedalia, MO20 mi
- Warrensburg, MO21 mi
- Warsaw, MO21 mi
- Centerview, MO25 mi
- Holden, MO29 mi
- Stover, MO30 mi
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