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 1, 2006
Worth · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2006
St. Louis · 2 killed · 276 injured ·
Winter StormDecember 8, 2005
St. Louis (C) · 2 killed ·
LightningOctober 17, 2005
Shelby · 2 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatJuly 21, 2005
Cape Girardeau · 2 killed · 10 injured ·
Flash FloodJanuary 4, 2005
Mcdonald · 2 killed ·
HeatAugust 17, 2003
Jackson · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2003
Randolph · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 3, 2003
St. Louis (C) · 2 killed · 25 injured ·
HeatMay 31, 2002
St. Louis (C) · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 25, 2001
St. Clair · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 17, 2001
Jackson · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2001
St. Louis (C) · 2 killed · 24 injured ·
HeatSeptember 1, 2000
Jackson · 2 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 1999
Ozark · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Boone · 2 killed · 19 injured ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Cass · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 8, 1999
Jackson · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 6, 1998
Douglas · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 26, 1997
Miller · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 26, 2022
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · $85.0M damage
Flash FloodJuly 26, 2022
St. Louis · 1 killed · $50.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 14, 2025
Butler · 1 killed · $15.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Greene · 1 killed · 12 injured · $14.7M damage
Tornado (F4)May 4, 2003
Barton · 1 killed · 10 injured · $13.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)May 10, 2008
Barry · 1 killed · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)February 28, 2017
Perry · 1 killed · 12 injured · $8.0M damage
Flash FloodApril 3, 1999
Madison · 1 killed · $6.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 20, 2007
Laclede · 1 killed · $5.5M damage
Flash FloodMay 12, 2002
Iron · 1 killed · $5.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Christian · 1 killed · 3 injured · $5.1M damage
Tornado (F3)March 12, 2006
Lawrence · 1 killed · 1 injured · $5.0M damage
FloodMarch 18, 2008
Bollinger · 1 killed · $4.8M damage
Tornado (F3)April 27, 2002
Bollinger · 1 killed · 16 injured · $4.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)December 10, 2021
St. Charles · 1 killed · 2 injured · $3.4M damage
Flash FloodApril 25, 2011
Howell · 1 killed · $3.0M damage
FloodMay 1, 2017
Butler · 1 killed · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F2)March 12, 2006
Pettis · 1 killed · 6 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (EF2)March 14, 2025
Wayne · 1 killed · 1 injured · $1.5M damage
Flash FloodDecember 26, 2015
Lawrence · 1 killed · $1.5M 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.