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.
Thunderstorm WindApril 2, 2006
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 4, 2005
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 2005
Lincoln · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 6, 2005
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
FloodJanuary 12, 2005
Lawrence · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 9, 2004
St. Louis · 1 killed · 18 injured ·
Flash FloodJuly 8, 2004
Howell · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 12, 2004
Benton · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 15, 2003
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 18 injured ·
HeatAugust 15, 2003
St. Louis · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatJuly 26, 2003
Clay · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 9, 2003
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 4, 2003
Saline · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 3, 2003
Ste. Genevieve · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Heavy RainMay 9, 2003
Monroe · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 6, 2003
Jefferson · 1 killed ·
Strong WindApril 15, 2003
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 26, 2002
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2002
Boone · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
HeatJuly 25, 2002
Vernon · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 17, 2002
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 8, 2002
Washington · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 2, 2002
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 2002
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 29, 2002
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 29, 2002
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 25, 2002
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 24, 2002
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 8, 2002
Wright · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 29, 2001
St. Louis · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 9, 2001
Worth · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 7, 2001
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 10 injured ·
HeatAugust 1, 2001
Jasper · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2001
Christian · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 21, 2001
St. Louis · 1 killed · 33 injured ·
HeatJuly 21, 2001
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed · 38 injured ·
HeatJuly 21, 2001
Pike · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 17, 2001
Dade · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2001
St. Louis · 1 killed · 37 injured ·
HeatJuly 7, 2001
Pike · 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.