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.
Excessive HeatJuly 16, 2012
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 19 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 16, 2012
Warren · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 16, 2012
St. Louis · 1 killed · 34 injured ·
HeatJuly 10, 2012
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 7, 2012
Crawford · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 1, 2012
St. Charles · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 24, 2012
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 28, 2012
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 100 injured ·
HeatSeptember 1, 2011
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 7, 2011
Shannon · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 5, 2011
Benton · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 30, 2011
Pulaski · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 19, 2011
Ripley · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 18, 2011
Howell · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 10, 2011
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 16 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 10, 2011
Butler · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 4, 2011
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 13 injured ·
LightningMay 23, 2011
Jasper · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodApril 23, 2011
Ozark · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 8, 2010
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 8, 2010
St. Louis · 1 killed · 85 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 2, 2010
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 20, 2010
Pike · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 15, 2010
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
FloodMay 15, 2010
Lewis · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 12, 2010
Schuyler · 1 killed ·
FloodDecember 24, 2009
Stoddard · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 17, 2009
Boone · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodApril 27, 2009
Benton · 1 killed ·
FloodSeptember 13, 2008
Boone · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodApril 10, 2008
Shannon · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 15, 2007
Cape Girardeau · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 6, 2007
Macon · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 9, 2007
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 24, 2007
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
FloodJanuary 13, 2007
St. Francois · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 7, 2006
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 29, 2006
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 14 injured ·
HeatJuly 19, 2006
Butler · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2006
Jefferson · 1 killed ·
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.