Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri
29,255 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 29,255
- Busiest year
- 20111,396 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Average year
- 714over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with 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.
- Jackson County884
- Greene County866
- Christian County846
- Texas County830
- Franklin County812
- Saint Charles County805
- Saint Louis County805
- Lawrence County802
- Cass County786
- Barry County782
- Newton County778
- Douglas County777
- Platte County776
- Jasper County773
- Clay County725
- Vernon County709
- Barton County708
- Polk County704
- Webster County702
- Camden County691
- Johnson County691
- Laclede County681
- Stone County666
- Callaway County661
- Howell County659
- Taney County658
- Dade County652
- Wright County652
- Jefferson County651
- Ozark County637
- Dallas County634
- Lafayette County624
- Cedar County614
- Lincoln County606
- Dunklin County601
- Ray County600
- Pulaski County588
- Buchanan County584
- Warren County584
- Boone County580
75 more counties
- Shannon County576
- Miller County558
- Phelps County552
- St. Clair County551
- Cape Girardeau County548
- Pike County544
- Benton County538
- Clinton County537
- Washington County536
- Bates County532
- McDonald County530
- Nodaway County529
- Audrain County521
- Pemiscot County518
- Stoddard County518
- Pettis County516
- Montgomery County508
- Daviess County507
- Henry County505
- Dent County504
- Saline County497
- Gasconade County494
- Morgan County491
- Andrew County485
- DeKalb County482
- Bollinger County478
- Carroll County474
- Holt County464
- Scott County464
- Hickory County457
- Wayne County453
- Osage County453
- Oregon County446
- Grundy County446
- Caldwell County444
- Butler County441
- Chariton County439
- Mississippi County437
- Livingston County430
- Crawford County428
- Sullivan County428
- Harrison County425
- Linn County417
- Marion County412
- Macon County411
- Gentry County411
- Ripley County410
- Maries County409
- Saint Francois County408
- City of Saint Louis406
- Ralls County404
- Sainte Genevieve County401
- Atchison County392
- Iron County391
- New Madrid County390
- Cooper County374
- Monroe County372
- Cole County369
- Lewis County365
- Mercer County363
- Adair County361
- Putnam County354
- Howard County348
- Perry County346
- Clark County345
- Reynolds County343
- Carter County342
- Moniteau County332
- Shelby County329
- Knox County299
- Madison County290
- Randolph County283
- Worth County259
- Scotland County247
- Schuyler County229
The latest severe thunderstorm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Sep 20, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Webster | 46 min |
| Sep 20, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Laclede | 44 min |
| Sep 20, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Dade | 26 min |
| Sep 20, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Christian, Greene, Lawrence | 41 min |
| Sep 20, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Cass, Jackson | 12 min |
| Sep 19, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Nodaway | 31 min |
| Sep 19, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Buchanan, Platte | 50 min |
| Sep 19, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt | 44 min |
| Sep 19, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Mercer, Putnam | 45 min |
| Sep 19, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EAX | Andrew, Buchanan, Holt | 48 min |
| Sep 18, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LSX | Pike | 48 min |
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.