Hurricane History Map

Hurricanes that hit Missouri: hurricane history

38 storms have passed within 50 km of Missouri from 1879 to 2020, drawn on the map and coloured by intensity.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Missouri

The record holds 38 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Missouri between 1879 and 2020. The busiest month is September, with 17 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached tropical storm strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 38storms within 50 km
  • 0major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 0at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Missouri?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression2976%
Tropical storm821%
Category 100%
Category 200%
Category 300%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity13%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Missouri storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 5 in 1940s.1870s11880s31890s11900s41920s41940s51950s21960s41970s11980s31990s12000s52010s22020s2

The 2020s only run to 2020, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1879, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1870s1
1880s3
1890s1
1900s4
1920s4
1940s5
1950s2
1960s4
1970s1
1980s3
1990s1
2000s5
2010s2
2020s2

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 17 in Sep.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun7Jul3Aug7Sep17Oct4Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun7
Jul3
Aug7
Sep17
Oct4
Nov0
Dec0

Strongest storms near Missouri

  • Unnamed storm of October 1923 (Eastern and central Pacific)12 October 1923 to 17 October 1923, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 983 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1881 (North Atlantic)21 August 1881 to 30 August 1881, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 970 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1906 (North Atlantic)19 September 1906 to 30 September 1906, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 953 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of September 1909 (North Atlantic)13 September 1909 to 22 September 1909, Tropical storm (40 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 952 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of October 1886 (North Atlantic)4 October 1886 to 15 October 1886, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (105 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of September 1941 (North Atlantic)17 September 1941 to 27 September 1941, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 989 hPa

Most recent storms near Missouri

  • Laura (2020)20 August 2020 to 29 August 2020, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 937 hPa
  • Cristobal (2020)1 June 2020 to 12 June 2020, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 988 hPa
  • Cindy (2017)19 June 2017 to 24 June 2017, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 991 hPa
  • Isaac (2012)20 August 2012 to 1 September 2012, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 966 hPa
  • Ike (2008)1 September 2008 to 15 September 2008, Tropical storm (35 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

Notable storms near Missouri with their own pages

  • Camille (1969)14 August 1969 to 22 August 1969, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 905 hPa
  • Ike (2008)1 September 2008 to 15 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 935 hPa
  • Lili (2002)21 September 2002 to 4 October 2002, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 940 hPa
  • Betsy (1965)27 August 1965 to 13 September 1965, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 942 hPa
  • Gilbert (1988)8 September 1988 to 20 September 1988, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 888 hPa
  • Rita (2005)18 September 2005 to 26 September 2005, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 897 hPa
  • Laura (2020)20 August 2020 to 29 August 2020, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 937 hPa
  • Easy (1950)1 September 1950 to 9 September 1950, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 960 hPa
  • Elena (1985)28 August 1985 to 4 September 1985, peak Category 3 (110 kt), 953 hPa
  • Dennis (2005)4 July 2005 to 18 July 2005, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 930 hPa
  • Isaac (2012)20 August 2012 to 1 September 2012, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 966 hPa
  • Gustav (2008)25 August 2008 to 5 September 2008, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 943 hPa

Missouri counties

Every county that a storm has come near is listed, most storms first. 84 of them have at least 3 storms and their own page.

CountyStormsStrongest near the county
Dunklin County14Tropical storm
New Madrid County13Tropical storm
Howell County12Tropical storm
Oregon County12Tropical storm
Ozark County12Tropical storm
Pemiscot County12Tropical storm
Shannon County12Tropical storm
Carter County11Tropical storm
Maries County11Tropical storm
Pulaski County11Tropical storm
Reynolds County11Tropical storm
Douglas County10Tropical storm
Laclede County10Tropical storm
Osage County10Tropical storm
Phelps County10Tropical storm
Ripley County10Tropical storm
Stoddard County10Tropical storm
Barry County9Tropical storm
Butler County9Tropical storm
Callaway County9Tropical storm
Camden County9Tropical storm
Cape Girardeau County9Tropical storm
Crawford County9Tropical storm
Franklin County9Tropical storm
Iron County9Tropical storm
Miller County9Tropical storm
Mississippi County9Tropical depression
Moniteau County9Tropical storm
Perry County9Tropical storm
Scott County9Tropical storm
Texas County9Tropical storm
Wayne County9Tropical storm
Wright County9Tropical storm
Benton County8Tropical storm
Boone County8Tropical storm
Christian County8Tropical storm
Cole County8Tropical storm
Dallas County8Tropical storm
Dent County8Tropical storm
Gasconade County8Tropical storm
Greene County8Tropical storm
Madison County8Tropical storm
Webster County8Tropical storm
Audrain County7Tropical storm
Barton County7Tropical depression
Cooper County7Tropical storm
Dade County7Tropical depression
Jasper County7Tropical depression
McDonald County7Tropical depression
Montgomery County7Tropical storm
Morgan County7Tropical storm
Newton County7Tropical depression
Stone County7Tropical storm
Vernon County7Tropical depression
Warren County7Tropical storm
Washington County7Tropical storm
Bollinger County6Tropical storm
Cedar County6Tropical depression
Hickory County6Tropical storm
Lawrence County6Tropical depression
Monroe County6Tropical storm
Polk County6Tropical storm
St. Francois County6Tropical storm
Taney County6Tropical storm
Jefferson County5Tropical depression
Lincoln County5Tropical depression
Pettis County5Tropical storm
Pike County5Tropical depression
Ralls County5Tropical storm
St. Charles County5Tropical depression
St. Clair County5Tropical depression
St. Louis County5Tropical depression
Ste. Genevieve County5Tropical storm
Bates County4Tropical depression
Henry County4Tropical depression
Howard County4Tropical storm
Marion County4Tropical storm
Randolph County4Tropical storm
Cass County3Tropical depression
DeKalb County3Tropical depression
Johnson County3Tropical depression
Macon County3Tropical storm
Shelby County3Tropical storm
St. Louis city3Tropical depression
Andrew County2Tropical depression
Atchison County2Tropical depression
Buchanan County2Tropical depression
Chariton County2Tropical storm
Clark County2Tropical depression
Daviess County2Tropical depression
Gentry County2Tropical depression
Harrison County2Tropical depression
Holt County2Tropical depression
Jackson County2Tropical depression
Lafayette County2Tropical depression
Lewis County2Tropical depression
Mercer County2Tropical depression
Nodaway County2Tropical depression
Platte County2Tropical depression
Putnam County2Tropical depression
Saline County2Tropical storm
Worth County2Tropical depression
Caldwell County1Unknown
Carroll County1Tropical depression
Clay County1Tropical depression
Clinton County1Tropical depression
Grundy County1Unknown
Knox County1Tropical depression
Linn County1Unknown
Livingston County1Unknown
Ray County1Unknown
Scotland County1Tropical depression
Sullivan County1Unknown

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