Missouri, 2013Drought in Missouri, October 1 to 31, 2013
October 1 to 31, 2013 · NWS EAX · 18 events in 18 counties and zones
Severe D2 drought conditions continued in the month of October across north central Missouri.
Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Severe D2 drought conditions continued in the month of October across north central Missouri.
Drought, Adair
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Adair forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions prevailed across the county. Kirksville reported 1.85 inches of rain.
Drought, Caldwell
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.656, -93.983 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Hamilton reported 3.27 inches of rain.
Drought, Carroll
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Carrollton received 3.01 inches of rain.
Drought, Chariton
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Salisbury received 3.72 inches of rain.
Drought, Daviess
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Pattonsburg received 4.63 inches of rain.
Drought, De Kalb
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- De Kalb forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Amity reported 3.99 inches of rain.
Drought, Gentry
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Gentry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.212, -94.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Albany reported 3.55 inches of rain.
Drought, Grundy
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.114, -93.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Trenton reported 3.15 inches of rain.
Drought, Harrison
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.355, -93.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Bethany reported 2.37 inches of rain.
Drought, Linn
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.870, -93.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Linneus reported 3.21 inches of rain.
Drought, Livingston
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Chillicothe received 2.23 inches of rain.
Drought, Macon
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.831, -92.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Long Branch received 3.55 inches of rain.
Drought, Mercer
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Princeton received 1.97 inches of rain.
Drought, Nodaway
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Nodaway forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions prevailed across the eastern portion of the county. Conception reported 3.44 inches of rain.
Drought, Putnam
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.479, -93.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Unionville reported 2.45 inches of rain.
Drought, Schuyler
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -92.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Downing received 2.61 inches of rain.
Drought, Sullivan
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.211, -93.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Milan received 2.52 inches of rain.
Drought, Worth
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Worth forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.479, -94.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe D2 drought conditions continued across the county. Grant City reported 2.30 inches of rain.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Drought in Kansas, October 1 to 31, 2013$30 million · 2 events
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2013$20 million · 7 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, October 1 to 31, 2013$8.0 million · 3 events
- Flooding in Nebraska, October 1 to 2, 2013$50,000 · 4 events
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2013$30,000 · 12 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, October 1 to 31, 201331 events
- Drought in New Mexico, October 1 to 31, 201330 events
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 201322 events
- Drought in Nebraska, October 1 to 31, 201322 events
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 201316 events
- Drought in Kansas, October 1 to 31, 201313 events
- Drought in Nebraska, October 1 to 31, 201311 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 476603, 476705, 476706, 476707, 476708, 476709, 476710, 476711, 476712, 476713, 476714, 476715, 476716, 476717, 476718, 476719, 476720, 476721.