Storm History: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Events

1,210

Deaths

7

Injuries

50

Damage

$62 million

Episodes

1,051

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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• Heat, July 21, 20052 deaths · 10 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 death · 1 injured · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 19631 death · 3 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 18, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 7, 20011 death · 1 event here
• Heat, August 15, 20071 death · 2 injured · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 6, 20032 injured · $12 million · F3 · 5 events here
• Flood, July 1, 2019$9.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2015$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 2008$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$3.0 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 1, 2016$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 2008$2.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1981$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2007$2.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 2008$2.0 million · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2011$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$754,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2017$600,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 18, 19571 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 14, 1993$500,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 2009$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2013$331,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 2025$325,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 10, 19733 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 19, 2014$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 19952.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 19932.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 2, 1993$55,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 4, 19822.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 2011$100,000 · 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 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20172 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 30, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2009$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, May 21, 1957$25,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 24, 1982$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017$1,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 19551 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 1967$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1973$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 1995$110,000 · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 20032 injured · $12 million · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$76,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 20121 injured · $250,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$1,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$25,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025$10,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$178,000 · EF3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Cape Girardeau County, with its track

• Flood, April 29, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2026$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 25, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 14, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 27, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, February 15, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, February 10, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, 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
• Dense Fog, November 23, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 22, 20251 event here
• Hail, November 18, 20250.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 7, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 23, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 19, 2025$21,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2025$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, July 10, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, July 8, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025$202,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$178,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, May 12, 20251 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 19, 2025$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 18, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 14, 2025$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025$10,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 4, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 4, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 15, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, January 30, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, January 17, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 2025$325,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 31, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 death · 1 injured · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 15, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 16, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, September 27, 2024$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 10, 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
• Tornado, July 8, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 4, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2024$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2024$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$25,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, May 18, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2024$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 4, 20241 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 29, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 23, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 22, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 8, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, April 3, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$120,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 2, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, February 27, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 22, 20241 in hail · 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
• 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
• Freezing Fog, December 4, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 5, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 5, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2023$8,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20232 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2023$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2023$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 2023$7,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023$2,000 · 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
• Hail, May 8, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 20, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 5, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2023$2,000 · EF2 · 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 3, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 2023$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023$6,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 22, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 14, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20231 event here
• Flood, January 18, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20223 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 6, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 5, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, November 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, November 12, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, November 5, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, August 16, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Heat, 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
• Hail, July 17, 2022$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, June 6, 20221 event here
• Flood, May 6, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, April 23, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, April 11, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 10, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, February 17, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 16, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, December 15, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 4, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, October 11, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, October 8, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 23, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Flood, July 17, 20211 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 28, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, May 9, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 27, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 25, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 21, 20211 event here
• Flood, April 13, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, April 10, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2021$20,000 · 1 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
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 23, 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
• Dense Fog, August 22, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, July 2, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2020$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2020$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, June 9, 2020$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 18, 2020$20,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2020$20,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 25, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 24, 20201 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 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 1, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 18, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 18, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 12, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 11, 20201 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$754,000 · EF2 · 4 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
• Flood, November 1, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 2, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2019$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, August 8, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Flood, July 17, 2019$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 10, 20191 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2019$9.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019$4,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2019$100,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 19, 2019$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2019$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 24, 2019$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, April 11, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2019$25,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20191 event here

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Tornadoes in Cape Girardeau CountyEvery warning in Cape Girardeau County since 1986Every county in Missouri

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.