Storm History: Barton County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Barton County, Missouri: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 730
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 24
- Damage
- $139 million
- Episodes
- 532
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 188 | 0 | 1 | $554,000 |
| Tornado | 173 | 5 | 20 | $55 million |
| Flash Flood | 155 | 0 | 0 | $576,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 66 | 0 | 1 | $576,000 |
| Drought | 43 | 0 | 0 | $64 million |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 0 | 2 | $935,000 |
| Flood | 27 | 1 | 0 | $501,000 |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $7.0 million |
| Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 15, 1982
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- High Wind, December 13, 2008
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2006
- Flood, May 7, 2002
- Tornado, March 24, 1954
- Tornado, November 17, 1958
- Tornado, December 1, 1982
- Tornado, February 14, 1992
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2022
- Flood, April 16, 2026
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Hail, July 5, 1959
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Hail, April 20, 1997
- Hail, April 11, 1992
- Hail, April 4, 1985
- Hail, November 1, 1982
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Hail, March 1, 2007
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2013
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, February 24, 1956
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, March 24, 1954
- Tornado, November 17, 1958
- Tornado, March 15, 1982
- Tornado, May 17, 1995
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 22, 1957
- Tornado, May 11, 1966
- Tornado, April 4, 1969
- Tornado, June 20, 1970
- Tornado, July 9, 1982
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 13, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, April 26, 2026
- Flood, April 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2026
- Tornado, March 6, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Hail, September 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Tornado, June 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Tornado, April 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 30, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 15, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2022
- Flood, March 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Tornado, October 11, 2021
- Hail, July 31, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 20, 2021
- Tornado, March 17, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2020
- Hail, July 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2020
- Flood, May 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2020
- Flood, March 13, 2020
- Flood, February 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2019
- Tornado, April 17, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 6, 2019
- Tornado, August 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2018
- Flood, March 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 30, 2017
- Tornado, May 26, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2017
- Tornado, March 9, 2017
- Hail, February 28, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 30, 2016
- Wildfire, February 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Flood, November 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Tornado, April 1, 2015
- Hail, March 24, 2015
- Tornado, March 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Hail, May 12, 2014
- Tornado, April 24, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Flood, April 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Heat, August 1, 2012
- Wildfire, July 17, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 27, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, February 28, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Hail, July 22, 2011
- Flood, July 2, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Tornado, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, May 11, 2011
- Hail, May 7, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Hail, March 19, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2010
- Tornado, July 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2010
- Flood, May 20, 2010
- Hail, May 10, 2010
- Hail, April 7, 2010
- Flood, March 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2010
- Hail, March 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2009
- Hail, June 30, 2009
- Hail, June 23, 2009
- Tornado, June 15, 2009
- Tornado, June 10, 2009
- Tornado, June 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- High Wind, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, December 13, 2008
- Tornado, November 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2008
- Tornado, June 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Tornado, May 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2008
- Flood, March 3, 2008
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Tornado, October 17, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2007
- Tornado, September 6, 2007
- Tornado, August 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2007
- Tornado, June 30, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2007
- Tornado, June 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Barton CountyEvery warning in Barton County since 1986Every county in Missouri
Sources
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 2026-09-24.