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)December 31, 2010
St. Louis · 1 killed · 6 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF1)May 10, 2008
Jasper · 1 killed · 10 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)January 7, 2008
Greene · 1 killed · $1.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 23, 2019
Mcdonald · 1 killed · $800K damage
Tornado (F2)March 12, 2006
Cedar · 1 killed · 5 injured · $800K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 1, 2007
Howell · 1 killed · $750K damage
Tornado (EF2)February 28, 2012
Dallas · 1 killed · 12 injured · $650K damage
Tornado (EF2)February 29, 2012
Barry · 1 killed · 4 injured · $575K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 1, 2023
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · $500K damage
FloodDecember 28, 2015
Crawford · 1 killed · $500K damage
Flash FloodDecember 26, 2015
Polk · 1 killed · $500K damage
Flash FloodAugust 8, 2013
Mcdonald · 1 killed · $500K damage
Tornado (F2)March 12, 2006
Henry · 1 killed · 13 injured · $500K damage
Flash FloodMay 12, 2002
Bollinger · 1 killed · $500K damage
Flash FloodOctober 4, 1998
Buchanan · 1 killed · $500K damage
Tornado (F1)March 30, 2006
Pettis · 1 killed · $450K damage
Flash FloodMarch 18, 2008
Reynolds · 1 killed · $400K damage
Thunderstorm WindApril 2, 2006
Stoddard · 1 killed · 1 injured · $400K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 5, 2004
Benton · 1 killed · 48 injured · $350K damage
Tornado (EF1)December 1, 2018
Lawrence · 1 killed · $250K damage
Flash FloodFebruary 16, 2008
Webster · 1 killed · $250K damage
Tornado (F2)November 27, 2005
Ripley · 1 killed · $250K damage
FloodAugust 14, 2016
Butler · 1 killed · $150K damage
Tornado (EF3)February 29, 2012
Stoddard · 1 killed · $150K damage
Thunderstorm WindAugust 21, 2003
Cass · 1 killed · 2 injured · $150K damage
FloodMarch 1, 1997
Perry · 1 killed · $150K damage
Tornado (F1)December 18, 2002
Barton · 1 killed · 7 injured · $138K damage
Flash FloodMarch 18, 2008
Lawrence · 1 killed · $100K damage
Tornado (F1)May 30, 2004
St. Louis · 1 killed · $100K damage
Tornado (F1)April 10, 2001
Callaway · 1 killed · 2 injured · $75K damage
Flash FloodAugust 23, 1996
St. Louis · 1 killed · $65K damage
Flash FloodNovember 4, 2024
Iron · 1 killed · $60K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 25, 2024
Audrain · 1 killed · $50K damage
Flash FloodJune 23, 1999
Jackson · 1 killed · $50K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 14, 2023
Stone · 1 killed · $40K damage
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 14, 2021
Iron · 1 killed · 1 injured · $30K damage
Flash FloodSeptember 7, 2018
Dallas · 1 killed · $30K damage
FloodMarch 25, 2023
Bollinger · 1 killed · $25K damage
BlizzardFebruary 1, 2011
Newton · 1 killed · $25K damage
Tornado (EF1)May 13, 2009
Sullivan · 1 killed · $25K 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.