Missouri Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Missouri has logged 63,763 severe-weather events — about 2,057 a year — with 774 direct deaths, 9,905 injuries and $10.7B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail16,767—$2.1B
Thunderstorm Wind15,87544 d$292.8M
Flash Flood6,160107 d$934.5M
Flood4,53843 d$399.0M
Winter Storm3,0972 d$457.2M
Heat2,562204 d$30K
Drought2,480—$67.8M
Tornado1,767268 d$5.9B
Winter Weather1,572—$3.2M
Excessive Heat1,19666 d$400K
Heavy Rain1,0452 d$7.4M
Dense Fog1,043——
Strong Wind9413 d$1.2M
Heavy Snow930—$12.8M
Ice Storm740—$461.8M
Frost/Freeze702——
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (530)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (EF5)May 22, 2011
Jasper · 158 killed · 1150 injured · $2.8B damage
HeatJuly 18, 1999
St. Louis (C) · 35 killed · 142 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 19, 2018
Stone · 17 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Jackson · 17 killed ·
Tornado (EF4)May 10, 2008
Newton · 14 killed · 200 injured · $35.0M damage
Excessive HeatJuly 1, 2012
St. Louis (C) · 14 killed · 84 injured ·
Flash FloodOctober 4, 1998
Jackson · 9 killed · $20.0M damage
Excessive HeatJuly 18, 2012
Jackson · 7 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2007
St. Louis (C) · 6 killed · 422 injured ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Lawrence · 5 killed · 33 injured · $27.5M damage
Tornado (EF2)April 5, 2023
Bollinger · 5 killed · 4 injured · $2.0M damage
Flash FloodDecember 26, 2015
Pulaski · 5 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2011
St. Louis (C) · 5 killed · 222 injured ·
HeatJuly 6, 2002
Jackson · 5 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
St. Louis · 5 killed · 186 injured ·
Tornado (EF0)May 16, 2025
St. Louis (C) · 4 killed · 38 injured · $1.6B damage
Tornado (F3)March 12, 2006
Randolph · 4 killed · 26 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Camden · 4 killed · 27 injured · $5.0M damage
HeatJuly 16, 2006
Jackson · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 13, 2006
St. Louis (C) · 4 killed · 437 injured ·
LightningAugust 23, 2002
Greene · 4 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2001
Worth · 4 killed ·
HeatApril 8, 2001
St. Louis · 4 killed ·
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Cedar · 3 killed · 37 injured · $40.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Wayne · 3 killed · $4.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Ozark · 3 killed · 4 injured · $2.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 22, 2019
Barton · 3 killed · 1 injured · $740K damage
Flash FloodMay 27, 2017
Taney · 3 killed · $500K damage
Tornado (F2)October 18, 2004
Pemiscot · 3 killed · 7 injured · $300K damage
Tornado (F4)May 29, 2004
De Kalb · 3 killed · 6 injured · $300K damage
Tornado (EF2)June 4, 2012
Scott · 3 killed · $100K damage
Flash FloodNovember 30, 2019
Bollinger · 3 killed · 2 injured · $50K damage
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 13, 2013
Reynolds · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 4, 2012
Jackson · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2011
St. Louis · 3 killed · 167 injured ·
FloodOctober 30, 2009
Butler · 3 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodSeptember 14, 2008
St. Louis · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 6, 2007
Jackson · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 2005
St. Louis (C) · 3 killed · 62 injured ·
HeatAugust 12, 2001
St. Louis (C) · 3 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.