High Wind in Missouri

Events

521

Deaths

0

Injuries

5

Damage

$84 million

• High Wind in Missouri, September 14, 20081 injured · $75 million · 65 kt wind · 11 eventsFrequent wind gusts from 60 to 75 mph caused widespread damage in parts of southeast Missouri. The low pressure center that was the remnant of Hurricane Ike raced northeast at 40 to 50 mph across Missouri and Illinois. The center passed between Carbondale and St.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Missouri, March 14 to 16, 2025$15 million · 53 kt wind · 13 eventsA vigorous storm system over the central Plains, with a sub 980mb surface low over Kansas, induced a very strong pressure gradient across southeast Missouri. The result was strong south southeast winds through the afternoon and evening.
• High Wind in Missouri, December 13, 2008$6.0 million · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsHigh winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph occurred across southeast Kansas into west central Missouri as a powerful low pressure system tracked from the central plains to the Great Lakes.
• High Wind in Missouri, January 29, 2008$1.7 million · 78 kt wind · 7 eventsA brief period of high winds followed in the wake of a cold front passage. Wind gusts were measured up to 61 mph at the Poplar Bluff airport, 60 mph at Doniphan in Ripley County, and 62 mph at the Cape Girardeau airport.
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in Missouri, September 12 to 14, 2008$165,000 · 52 kt wind · 41 eventsStorm total rainfall amounts ranged from one to six inches during the evening and overnight hours of 13 September into the morning of 14 September.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, March 31, 20231 injured · $100,000 · 3 in hail · 40 eventsA highly-anticipated regional severe weather outbreak was forecast and occurred during the afternoon and evening of March 31st. Convective initiation initially occurred relatively early (7-9 am) in southeast Kansas and evolved into east central Kansas into west central Missouri.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Missouri, February 20, 2014$200,000 · 56 kt wind · 19 eventsA strong area of low pressure developed near the area with an associated cold front which produced strong gusty winds and caused some minor damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, December 15, 2021$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 51 eventsOn December 15, 2021, a large-scale weather event rolled through the Central Plains and Upper Midwest bringing tornadoes, dust storms, wildfires, and snow across several central and northern states.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Missouri, March 14 to 18, 2025$153,000 · 56 kt wind · 18 eventsGusty winds of 40-60mph occurred during the afternoon of March 14th. Afternoon relative humidity fell into the 10-20 percent range which led to extreme fire conditions. This led to power outages and numerous tree limbs down.
• High Wind in Missouri, March 8, 2000$270,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsStrong southwest winds, associated with a low pressure system tracking across Nebraska and Iowa, buffeted northern and western Missouri on the afternoon of March 8.
• High Wind in Missouri, November 11, 2015$192,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 eventsStrong winds associated with a powerful storm system and pressure gradient caused minor damage and power outages.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Missouri, March 19 to 21, 20252 injured · $41,000 · 60 kt wind · 22 eventsGusty winds of 50 to 70 mph occurred across southwest Missouri on March 19th. The high winds and low relative humidity values around 25 percent led to extreme fire conditions with numerous wild fires. A Red Flag Warning and a High Wind Warning was in effect.
• High Wind in Missouri, February 25, 2001$125,000 · 14 eventsA powerful late winter storm intensified as it moved across the central United States. The increased pressure gradient allowed winds to increase rapidly in a short period of time.
• High Wind in Missouri, November 27, 2005$95,000 · 80 kt wind · 16 eventsHigh winds, measured as high as 67 mph at the Joplin ASOS and estimated up to 80 mph in Vernon County, downed trees and powerlines as well as causing some structural damage across several counties in southwest Missouri.
• High Wind in Missouri, March 31, 2008$120,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 eventsA complex of thunderstorms moves across southern Missouri, on the|morning of March 31, 2008. Light rain from these storms made it as far|north as the Missouri River. The light rain mostly evaporated before it|hit the ground, due to very dry low level air.
• High Wind in Missouri, April 11, 2001$150,000 · 1 eventStrong winds hit the area with over 100 trees blown down and a few homes damaged. Around the Fort Leonard Wood area, winds came through and destroyed half of the boat dock and damaged many of the pontoon and bass boats.
• High Wind in Missouri, March 14, 2025$92,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 eventsA strong storm system developing across the region led to strong southeasterly winds. While severe thunderstorms also developed during the evening, these strong winds occurred in advance of the thunderstorms during the afternoon.
• High Wind in Missouri, February 11, 2009$90,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA powerful low pressure system moved northeast across central Illinois. Damaging southwest winds occurred during the day as solar heating warmed the lower atmosphere. A peak wind gust of 58 mph was measured at a television station in Cape Girardeau.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, March 3 to 5, 2023$41,000 · 50 kt wind · 17 eventsA strong storm system led to significant impacts. Heavy rainfall amounts of 3 to 4.5 inches produced flash flooding of a few creeks and roads. Small rivers such as the Black, Current, and St. Francis experienced minor flooding.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 11, 2015$7,000 · EF0 · 43 eventsOn the afternoon of November a dry line pushed through the area, bringing very strong westerly winds to portions of western and northwestern Missouri. Several locations reported winds up to 60 to 70 mph, unrelated to thunderstorms.
• High Wind in Missouri, March 4 to 5, 2025$35,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 eventsGusty winds of 40 to 55 mph occurred behind a diminishing line of showers and thunderstorms on March 4th. During the evening of March 5th, non thunderstorm wind gusts of 45 to 60mph occurred across southeast Kansas and southern Missouri.
• High Wind in Missouri, February 25, 200129 eventsStrong gradient winds from a deep low pressure system over the upper Midwest produced winds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts from 45 to 50 mph across the region. Minor tree, power line, and roof damage was common across the area.
• High Wind in Missouri, March 13, 200129 eventsA strong low pressure system moving across the Great Lakes made for a windy day across the region. Winds were generally 20 to 40 mph with gusts from 40 to 50. Scattered reports of tree, roof shingle and sign damage were common across the area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Missouri, March 19, 2025$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 11 eventsA powerful 100-150kt upper-level jet early on the 19th led to deepening lee-side low pressure at the surface, and winds just off the surface increased to 50-60kts over the middle Mississippi Valley.
• Damaging Wind and High Wind in Missouri, May 10, 1999$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 eventsA line of storms moved across northwestern sections of Missouri. Other thunderstorms approached west-central Missouri, but dissipated, producing wind gusts to 50 mph in and south of the Kansas City area.

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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.