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.
HailApril 28, 2026
Greene · $314.9M damage
HailApril 10, 2001
St. Louis · $300.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)April 22, 2011
St. Louis · 5 injured · $250.0M damage
FloodDecember 27, 2015
St. Louis · $235.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 22, 2019
Cole · 32 injured · $170.0M damage
Flash FloodMay 2, 2011
Mississippi · $150.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 12, 2007
Greene · $121.7M damage
Winter StormNovember 30, 2006
Camden · $120.0M damage
HailApril 28, 2026
Lawrence · $118.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 12, 2007
Dallas · $100.0M damage
HailApril 10, 2001
St. Louis · $100.0M damage
HailApril 10, 2001
St. Charles · $100.0M damage
HailApril 28, 2026
Barry · $94.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)December 31, 2010
Pulaski · 4 injured · $90.0M damage
HailApril 28, 2026
Laclede · $76.5M damage
Flash FloodMay 2, 2011
New Madrid · $70.0M damage
HailApril 28, 2026
Webster · $65.1M damage
Winter StormNovember 30, 2006
Miller · $63.8M damage
Flash FloodApril 29, 2017
Howell · $60.0M damage
Tornado (F2)May 4, 2003
Clay · $60.0M damage
HailApril 28, 2026
Camden · $59.8M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 31, 2013
St. Charles · 8 injured · $50.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 8, 2009
Perry · $50.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 12, 2007
Laclede · $50.0M damage
Winter StormNovember 30, 2006
St. Louis (C) · 53 injured · $50.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 12, 2006
Christian · 3 injured · $50.0M damage
HailApril 10, 2001
St. Louis · $50.0M damage
HailApril 10, 2001
St. Charles · $50.0M damage
HailApril 10, 2001
St. Charles · $50.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 12, 2007
Newton · $40.0M damage
Winter StormNovember 30, 2006
St. Louis · 14 injured · $40.0M damage
Tornado (F4)May 4, 2003
Platte · $32.0M damage
Tornado (F4)May 4, 2003
Clay · 13 injured · $31.0M damage
Tornado (F4)April 24, 2002
Butler · 14 injured · $30.0M damage
HailApril 28, 2026
Christian · $29.8M damage
HailApril 26, 2026
Vernon · $25.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Pemiscot · $25.0M damage
Ice StormJanuary 26, 2009
Dunklin · $25.0M damage
HailApril 28, 2026
Mcdonald · $22.4M damage
Winter StormJanuary 26, 2009
Scott · $21.7M damage
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.