Storm History: Clay County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clay 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
- 1,119
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 38
- Damage
- $127 million
- Episodes
- 551
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 | 402 | 0 | 2 | $4.0 million |
| Tornado | 291 | 0 | 31 | $117 million |
| Flash Flood | 171 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 90 | 0 | 1 | $66,000 |
| Flood | 57 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 1 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 4, 1998
- Tornado, April 16, 1995
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Tornado, November 27, 2005
- Hail, August 19, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Hail, April 13, 1993
- Hail, April 14, 1994
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Heavy Snow, October 22, 1996
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Tornado, June 25, 1994
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Hail, July 1, 1994
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Hail, July 4, 1985
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 8, 1982
- Hail, September 13, 1965
- Hail, May 25, 1989
- Hail, April 15, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Hail, May 31, 1987
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flood, June 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 7, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 21, 1973
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Tornado, March 14, 1955
- Tornado, November 17, 1958
- Tornado, April 15, 1960
- Tornado, March 25, 1964
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Tornado, May 7, 1973
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, July 4, 1995
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Hail, April 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2025
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Tornado, July 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Tornado, June 3, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 2024
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Hail, August 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
- Hail, March 12, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, April 10, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022
- Tornado, June 11, 2022
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Flood, May 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2022
- Hail, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Hail, September 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2021
- Tornado, June 24, 2021
- Tornado, June 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 1, 2020
- Tornado, June 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Flood, May 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Hail, August 28, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 17, 2018
- Hail, May 8, 2018
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2018
- Hail, October 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2017
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2017
- Tornado, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Hail, November 2, 2016
- Tornado, August 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, November 27, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2015
- Tornado, July 6, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Tornado, June 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Tornado, May 10, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2013
- Heat, June 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, May 2, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- 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
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 30, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Hail, February 28, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Hail, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Hail, March 19, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Hail, August 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2010
- Tornado, May 12, 2010
- Hail, May 6, 2010
- Hail, May 2, 2010
- Hail, April 7, 2010
- Hail, April 6, 2010
- Tornado, April 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Hail, July 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, April 4, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2009
- Hail, March 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flood, June 2, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Tornado, May 1, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2008
- Hail, April 17, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Flood, March 17, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Hail, July 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Tornado, February 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Hail, June 10, 2006
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2005
- Tornado, November 27, 2005
- Flood, October 2, 2005
- Flood, October 2, 2005
- Hail, August 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2005
- Heat, July 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Clay CountyEvery warning in Clay 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.