Storm History: Buchanan County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Buchanan 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
- 673
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 32
- Damage
- $7.0 million
- Episodes
- 447
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 | 181 | 0 | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Tornado | 143 | 0 | 21 | $4.4 million |
| Flood | 93 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 89 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Flash Flood | 75 | 1 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 7 | |
| Drought | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 16, 1973
- Hail, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Flash Flood, October 4, 1998
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Tornado, April 10, 1965
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, July 26, 1969
- Flood, March 9, 2019
- Tornado, July 4, 1995
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Tornado, May 18, 1971
- Hail, June 29, 1998
- Hail, May 6, 2002
- Tornado, June 29, 1960
- Tornado, June 22, 1964
- Tornado, November 29, 1975
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 21, 1993
- Hail, September 10, 1984
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Hail, May 8, 1988
- Hail, September 16, 1978
- Hail, May 14, 2019
- Hail, June 10, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Tornado, March 14, 1955
- Tornado, November 17, 1958
- Tornado, April 12, 1964
- Tornado, April 10, 1965
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, July 4, 1995
- Tornado, May 10, 1959
- Tornado, June 29, 1960
- Tornado, May 26, 1965
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 2024
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Hail, April 29, 2022
- Hail, April 23, 2022
- Tornado, March 29, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Tornado, June 24, 2021
- Tornado, June 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2020
- Hail, July 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Tornado, June 3, 2020
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Hail, May 14, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Hail, April 17, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 9, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Hail, August 6, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Hail, June 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 26, 2018
- Tornado, June 15, 2017
- High Wind, May 17, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2015
- Hail, September 15, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Tornado, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Tornado, May 10, 2014
- Hail, April 13, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Hail, November 16, 2013
- Hail, October 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Hail, January 29, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Winter Weather, November 9, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Hail, July 14, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Hail, May 6, 2010
- Hail, April 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Hail, July 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flood, May 30, 2008
- Tornado, May 1, 2008
- Flood, April 24, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Flood, March 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Flood, October 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2007
- Tornado, August 8, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flood, May 24, 2007
- Flood, May 11, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Flood, April 25, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Flood, February 24, 2007
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Flood, August 29, 2006
- Hail, August 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2006
- Hail, April 22, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2006
- Hail, November 27, 2005
- Hail, October 2, 2005
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2005
- Heat, July 21, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Flood, April 12, 2005
- Flood, February 13, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2005
- Hail, September 17, 2004
- Flood, August 28, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2004
- Flood, July 16, 2004
- Tornado, July 16, 2004
- Hail, July 11, 2004
- Flood, June 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Flood, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Flood, May 25, 2004
- Flood, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- Flood, May 19, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Heat, July 14, 2003
- Heat, July 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, April 30, 2003
- Hail, April 28, 2003
- Flood, May 11, 2002
- Tornado, May 8, 2002
- Hail, May 6, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Hail, September 7, 2001
- Heat, August 9, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Flood, July 28, 2001
- Hail, July 18, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Hail, July 11, 2001
- Heat, July 6, 2001
- Flood, June 20, 2001
- Flood, June 14, 2001
- Flood, June 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2001
- Flood, May 11, 2001
- Flood, May 4, 2001
- Hail, May 3, 2001
- Tornado, April 11, 2001
- Flood, March 13, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2001
- Flood, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 6, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Buchanan CountyEvery warning in Buchanan 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.