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 (EF3)May 2, 2008
Clay · $4.0M damage
Tornado (F3)June 1, 1999
Phelps · $3.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Bollinger · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 13, 2006
Lincoln · 6 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Carter · $2.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 26, 2024
Howell · 5 injured · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)December 10, 2021
Dunklin · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 2006
Dunklin · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)November 17, 2013
Scott · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 22, 2011
Mcdonald · 2 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)January 7, 2008
Pulaski · 3 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 12, 2006
Hickory · 19 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Oregon · $800K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Iron · 2 injured · $800K damage
Tornado (F3)March 13, 2006
Montgomery · 1 injured · $800K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 2, 2025
Washington · $685K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2011
Wayne · 2 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 8, 2009
Howell · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)March 12, 2006
Howard · $450K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Oregon · $400K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 26, 2024
New Madrid · $350K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2011
Carter · $300K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 22, 2019
Jasper · $275K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 19, 2006
St. Louis (C) · 30 injured · $259K damage
Tornado (EF3)January 7, 2008
Phelps · $110K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Shannon · $100K damage
Tornado (F3)March 12, 2006
Saline · $75K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 26, 2024
Shannon · $50K damage
Tornado (F4)May 4, 2003
Clay · $50K damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 1999
St. Clair · 1 injured · $50K damage
Tornado (F3)May 29, 2004
Platte · $30K damage
Excessive HeatAugust 16, 2025
St. Louis · 30 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 26, 2025
St. Louis · 90 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 26, 2025
St. Louis (C) · 25 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 20, 2023
St. Louis · 44 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 20, 2023
St. Louis (C) · 43 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 27, 2023
St. Louis · 25 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 27, 2023
St. Louis (C) · 25 injured ·
DroughtNovember 1, 2022
Douglas · 350 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)October 24, 2021
Ste. Genevieve · 1 injured ·
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.