Storm History: Butler County, Missouri

Events

1,035

Deaths

16

Injuries

97

Damage

$117 million

Episodes

884

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.

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• Flood, October 30, 20093 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 20092 deaths · $45,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 20251 death · $16 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20171 death · $2.6 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 19761 death · 13 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20161 death · $220,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20151 death · $20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 20171 death · $20,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 19, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 24, 20091 death · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20161 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 24, 200214 injured · $30 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 2009$20 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 20251 death · $16 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 14, 20081 injured · $14 million · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 19934 injured · $5.0 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 24, 2011$4.5 million · 3 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20171 death · $2.6 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 19754 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 19761 death · 13 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2007$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 2008$2.0 million · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2011$800,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$755,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2017$525,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 1997$500,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2011$500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 20112 injured · $455,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$400,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 30, 20093 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 5, 19963 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 19733 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 19643 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 19563 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 20262.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 6, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 2026$44,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 20, 20072.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 1997$500,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 1, 19742.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 20202.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 19712 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, April 24, 200214 injured · $30 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 19761 death · 13 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 20251 death · $16 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 19681 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 19701 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 19737 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$40,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 2012EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$1,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$330,000 · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$3,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 1967F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 1971F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 1971F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Butler County, with its track

• Hail, April 28, 2026$44,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 202661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 20262.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, February 27, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, February 10, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 21, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, January 14, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 8, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, January 8, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, November 23, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 20, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 24, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 19, 2025$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20251 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 15, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, July 8, 20251 event here
• Flood, July 7, 20251 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$3,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, May 15, 2025$4,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 12, 20251 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025$40,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 28, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 19, 2025$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 18, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 14, 2025$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 20251 death · $16 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, March 4, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 15, 2025$50,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 30, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, December 31, 2024$2,000 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20242 events here
• Dense Fog, November 9, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, September 27, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 15, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$330,000 · EF3 · 6 events here
• Dense Fog, April 29, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, April 3, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 4, 2024$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 2, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, February 27, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, January 12, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 9, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20231 event here
• Strong Wind, October 26, 2023$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 5, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023$40,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20231 event here
• Heat, June 25, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2023$8,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2023$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 20, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2023$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 5, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 1, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 31, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 24, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 22, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20231 event here
• Flood, January 3, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 6, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, November 12, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, November 5, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 24, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 26, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 11, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 22, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, June 6, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, April 10, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2022$130,000 · 78 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 17, 2022$10,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 17, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 4, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, October 11, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 2, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 23, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 2021$60,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, May 9, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 27, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 21, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, April 10, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2021$18,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, March 10, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 14, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 5, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, September 12, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2020$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, August 22, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20201 event here
• Strong Wind, June 9, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20203 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2020$255,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2020$63,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Strong Wind, April 25, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20201 event here
• Strong Wind, April 13, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 20202.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 18, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 12, 20201 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 2020$11,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2020$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$11,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, December 13, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, November 26, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 26, 2019$10,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, August 13, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, August 8, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019$100,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 22, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2019$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 19, 2019$100,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 6, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2019$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2019$12,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2019$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, April 11, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2019$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 9, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 9, 2019$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 24, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, February 5, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, February 2, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, November 30, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, November 25, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 21, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, September 27, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20182 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20182 events here
• Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2018$13,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2018$7,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2018$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 12, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, April 3, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2018$30,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 16, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 6, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2018$25,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flood, February 21, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, February 20, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, February 15, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, January 27, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, January 22, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here

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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.