Storm History: Cooper County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cooper 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
- 544
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $2.8 million
- Episodes
- 402
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 | 147 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Flood | 115 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 107 | 0 | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 53 | 1 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Drought | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 1 | $200,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, September 7, 1992
- Wildfire, October 22, 2022
- Tornado, April 1, 2025
- Tornado, May 14, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 1993
- Tornado, June 25, 1994
- Tornado, August 13, 2005
- Hail, June 25, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 1973
- Tornado, April 9, 2001
- Tornado, March 30, 1993
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 1993
- Hail, May 23, 2000
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2010
- Hail, August 7, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, May 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 1982
- Hail, May 25, 1989
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Hail, November 1, 1982
- Hail, April 17, 1981
- Hail, September 16, 1980
- Hail, May 20, 1975
- Hail, February 28, 2017
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Hail, June 10, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 20, 1973
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, December 24, 1982
- Tornado, April 29, 1984
- Tornado, October 18, 1984
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, May 9, 1970
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, June 21, 1981
- Tornado, July 20, 1981
- Tornado, May 14, 1982
- Tornado, March 24, 1988
- Tornado, September 7, 1992
- Tornado, April 19, 1993
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Hail, September 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 3, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Tornado, August 4, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Drought, May 2, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Wildfire, October 22, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 19, 2022
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 19, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Tornado, June 9, 2020
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2017
- Tornado, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 26, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Hail, February 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2016
- Flood, December 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2014
- Hail, July 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Tornado, March 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, May 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 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
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 13, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2010
- Hail, May 11, 2010
- Tornado, April 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Tornado, May 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Flood, May 8, 2008
- Flood, April 24, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Hail, April 3, 2008
- High Wind, March 31, 2008
- Flood, March 17, 2008
- Flood, March 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2008
- Flood, February 5, 2008
- Flood, January 8, 2008
- Hail, January 7, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Tornado, October 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flood, July 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Flood, April 14, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Flood, February 24, 2007
- Flood, February 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 10, 2006
- Flood, April 30, 2006
- Hail, April 18, 2006
- Hail, April 5, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Hail, September 23, 2005
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Flood, August 26, 2005
- Flood, August 26, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2005
- Flood, August 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2005
- Tornado, August 13, 2005
- Heat, July 21, 2005
- Flood, June 13, 2005
- Flood, June 13, 2005
- Hail, June 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2005
- Flood, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Flood, February 13, 2005
- Flood, January 13, 2005
- Flood, January 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2005
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flood, January 3, 2005
- Flood, November 27, 2004
- Flood, November 24, 2004
- Flood, November 1, 2004
- Flood, August 25, 2004
- Flood, August 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2004
- Flood, July 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2004
- Flood, May 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2004
- Flood, May 19, 2004
- Flood, March 26, 2004
- Flood, March 26, 2004
- Flood, March 4, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flood, January 18, 2004
- Flood, December 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2003
- Flood, September 1, 2003
- Hail, August 21, 2003
- Heat, July 4, 2003
- Flood, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 8, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2002
- Flood, June 12, 2002
- Hail, May 12, 2002
- Flood, May 11, 2002
- Flood, May 8, 2002
- Tornado, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flood, May 6, 2002
- Hail, May 6, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2002
- Flood, February 1, 2002
- Flood, January 31, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Hail, August 29, 2001
- Heat, August 9, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 6, 2001
- Flood, June 20, 2001
- Hail, June 14, 2001
- Flood, June 14, 2001
- Flood, June 3, 2001
- Flood, May 4, 2001
- Flood, April 10, 2001
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- Tornado, April 9, 2001
- Flood, April 3, 2001
- Flood, March 13, 2001
- Flood, February 24, 2001
- Flood, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2001
- Flood, January 29, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 6, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Heat, August 28, 2000
- Flood, August 8, 2000
- Hail, August 7, 2000
- Hail, August 7, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Cooper CountyEvery warning in Cooper 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.