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.
HeatAugust 7, 2000
Jackson · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 2, 2000
St. Louis (C) · 3 killed · 53 injured ·
HeatJuly 23, 1999
Jasper · 3 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 1998
St. Louis · 3 killed · 52 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 4, 1996
Franklin · 3 killed · 6 injured ·
Flash FloodMay 7, 2000
Franklin · 2 killed · $100.0M damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 2006
Pemiscot · 2 killed · 130 injured · $60.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Jasper · 2 killed · 15 injured · $21.2M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 16, 2025
Scott · 2 killed · 10 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)January 7, 2008
Webster · 2 killed · 6 injured · $10.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 6, 2013
Pulaski · 2 killed · $5.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)May 13, 2009
Adair · 2 killed · 6 injured · $5.0M damage
Flash FloodJuly 1, 2015
Jefferson · 2 killed · $4.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Dallas · 2 killed · 10 injured · $3.8M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Wayne · 2 killed · $3.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)December 10, 2021
Pemiscot · 2 killed · 9 injured · $1.3M damage
Tornado (EF3)December 31, 2010
Phelps · 2 killed · 6 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 11, 2006
Perry · 2 killed · 10 injured · $1.0M damage
Flash FloodApril 4, 2025
Howell · 2 killed · $500K damage
Tornado (F2)December 17, 2002
Lawrence · 2 killed · 17 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (EF1)December 31, 2010
Dent · 2 killed · $450K damage
Flash FloodNovember 4, 2024
St. Louis · 2 killed · $200K damage
Tornado (EF2)October 17, 2007
Monroe · 2 killed · $50K damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 8, 2009
Butler · 2 killed · $45K damage
FloodNovember 8, 2024
Pulaski · 2 killed · $25K damage
FloodNovember 5, 2024
Wright · 2 killed · $25K damage
Flash FloodMay 5, 1996
Ste. Genevieve (C) · 2 killed · 2 injured · $20K damage
Flash FloodJuly 21, 1996
Benton · 2 killed · $10K damage
Flash FloodMarch 23, 2023
Wright · 2 killed · 2 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 4, 2022
New Madrid · 2 killed ·
FloodMay 3, 2019
St. Charles · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 1, 2019
Taney · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodDecember 26, 2015
Pulaski · 2 killed ·
FloodNovember 17, 2015
Reynolds · 2 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 1, 2012
St. Louis · 2 killed · 88 injured ·
Excessive HeatJune 27, 2012
St. Louis (C) · 2 killed · 43 injured ·
HeatAugust 2, 2010
Jackson · 2 killed ·
HeatJune 16, 2010
New Madrid · 2 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 17, 2009
St. Louis · 2 killed · 80 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2007
St. Louis · 2 killed · 519 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.