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.
HeatJuly 7, 2001
St. Charles · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2001
Cape Girardeau · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 2001
Clay · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 2001
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 18, 2001
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 4, 2001
Ray · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 10, 2000
Lafayette · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 1, 2000
St. Louis · 1 killed · 23 injured ·
HeatSeptember 1, 2000
Livingston · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 28, 2000
St. Louis · 1 killed · 38 injured ·
HeatAugust 27, 2000
Lawrence · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 22, 2000
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2000
Chariton · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2000
Platte · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2000
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 2, 2000
St. Louis · 1 killed · 50 injured ·
HeatAugust 6, 1999
Jackson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 23, 1999
Vernon · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 23, 1999
Mcdonald · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 23, 1999
Greene · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Bates · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Harrison · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Buchanan · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 1999
Cape Girardeau · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 16, 1999
Callaway · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 28, 1999
Johnson · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 4, 1999
Camden · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 21, 1998
Greene · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 16, 1998
Jackson · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 4, 1998
Jefferson · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 17, 1997
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 1997
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 25, 1997
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
Heavy RainFebruary 26, 1997
St. Francois · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodFebruary 26, 1997
Howell · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 4, 1996
Franklin · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 30, 1996
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 22, 1996
St. Louis (C) · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 16, 1996
Jasper · 1 killed ·
HailApril 10, 2001
St. Louis · $400.0M 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.