Lightning TrackerSt. Louis storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for St. Louis, MO, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in St. Louis by the numbers
St. Louis sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 819 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 363 hail reports, 415 damaging-wind reports and 41 tornado reports. On average that is 15.3 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in March, April, May, when 63% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 18 hail reports, 34 wind reports and 6 tornado reports around St. Louis; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Apr 27, 2026.
Latest storm reports near St. Louis
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi NW · St. Louis Co. |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi SW · St. Louis Co. |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Tornado | 21 mi S · Monroe Co. |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi W · St. Louis Co. |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi W · St. Louis Co. |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi NW · St. Louis Co. |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Tornado | 10 mi W · St. Louis Co. |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi SW · St. Louis Co. |
| May 31, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi NW · St. Louis Co. |
| May 3, 2026 | Hail 2.00″ | 20 mi N · Madison Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in St. Louis
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in St. Louis
St. Louis averages 7.6 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.00 inches — about the size of a softball — reported 19 miles from the city centre on May 11, 2016. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near St. Louis
There have been 41 tornado reports within 25 miles of St. Louis since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 10, 2021, 12 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in St. Louis
Does St. Louis get a lot of severe storms?
St. Louis averages 15.3 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in St. Louis?
Most severe-weather reports around St. Louis come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near St. Louis?
4.00 inches (softball size) on May 11, 2016, 19 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near St. Louis?
Yes — 41 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Dec 10, 2021.
How do I get storm alerts for St. Louis?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for St. Louis, MO. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of St. Louis, MO. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.