Red Flag Warnings in Missouri
396 red flag warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 396
- Busiest year
- 201438 red flag warnings
- Average year
- 20over 20 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jasper County127
- Barton County126
- Vernon County125
- Newton County114
- Cedar County107
- Dade County106
- St. Clair County106
- Lawrence County104
- McDonald County100
- Hickory County92
- Greene County91
- Polk County91
- Benton County88
- Barry County87
- Platte County84
- Dallas County83
- Camden County81
- Bates County80
- Cass County80
- Buchanan County80
- Clay County79
- Laclede County78
- Christian County77
- Stone County77
- Webster County77
- Jackson County77
- Morgan County75
- Henry County72
- Miller County69
- Clinton County69
- Johnson County69
- Holt County69
- Pulaski County67
- Andrew County66
- Atchison County65
- Pettis County63
- Nodaway County63
- Wright County62
- Lafayette County60
- Ray County59
75 more counties
- Phelps County57
- Maries County57
- DeKalb County57
- Taney County55
- Gentry County55
- Texas County53
- Caldwell County53
- Saline County52
- Douglas County51
- Worth County51
- Ozark County49
- Carroll County49
- Cooper County48
- Cole County47
- Daviess County47
- Moniteau County47
- Harrison County46
- Howard County45
- Osage County45
- Boone County44
- Howell County43
- Callaway County43
- Livingston County43
- Carter County41
- Oregon County41
- Shannon County41
- Wayne County41
- Chariton County41
- Ripley County40
- Gasconade County39
- Butler County38
- Crawford County38
- Madison County38
- Franklin County37
- Grundy County37
- Linn County37
- Randolph County37
- Dent County36
- Stoddard County36
- Mercer County36
- Bollinger County35
- Perry County35
- Saint Francois County35
- Washington County35
- Adair County35
- Audrain County35
- Macon County35
- Scott County34
- Putnam County34
- Sullivan County34
- Cape Girardeau County33
- Sainte Genevieve County33
- Warren County33
- Iron County32
- Mississippi County32
- New Madrid County32
- Reynolds County32
- Montgomery County32
- Schuyler County32
- Saint Charles County31
- Saint Louis County30
- Monroe County30
- Jefferson County29
- Lincoln County29
- City of Saint Louis29
- Pike County27
- Ralls County27
- Shelby County26
- Knox County24
- Lewis County22
- Marion County22
- Clark County21
- Scotland County21
- Dunklin County15
- Pemiscot County15
The latest red flag warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1:31 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott, Stoddard and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 5 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:59 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Clark, Scotland | 33 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:50 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 21 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Cass, Clay and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:09 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry and 4 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:35 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Clark, Scotland | 16 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:28 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LSX | Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade and 15 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:50 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:31 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | SGF | Barry, Barton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 19 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:16 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | EAX | Adair, Bates, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Cooper and 9 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.