Storm History: Howell County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Howell 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
- 1,070
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 84
- Damage
- $137 million
- Episodes
- 667
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 304 | 6 | 3 | $64 million |
| Tornado | 266 | 4 | 74 | $58 million |
| Hail | 222 | 0 | 0 | $838,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 113 | 0 | 0 | $597,000 |
| Flood | 61 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 35 | 0 | 7 | $255,000 |
| Drought | 23 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | $39,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | $8.8 million |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Tornado, February 21, 1976
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Flood, May 7, 2002
- Tornado, April 27, 2002
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 30, 2010
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 1, 2015
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 12, 1961
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Hail, March 29, 1985
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2008
- Hail, August 15, 2024
- Flood, April 16, 2026
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2022
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2018
- Hail, April 22, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Hail, April 28, 2003
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, December 8, 1966
- Tornado, April 30, 1970
- Tornado, May 7, 1973
- Tornado, February 21, 1976
- Tornado, April 11, 1979
- Tornado, January 7, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 7, 2026
- Flood, May 28, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, April 23, 2026
- Flood, April 16, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flood, May 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Tornado, April 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Wildfire, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2024
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2024
- Hail, August 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2024
- Flood, July 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 21, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2023
- Flood, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- Tornado, April 15, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- Flood, February 8, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Hail, July 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2022
- Flood, May 3, 2022
- Flood, May 2, 2022
- Hail, April 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2022
- Hail, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2021
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2021
- Tornado, May 26, 2021
- Flood, May 3, 2021
- Tornado, April 28, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 20, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2020
- Hail, November 14, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2020
- Flood, May 12, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2020
- Hail, April 20, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2020
- Flood, March 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2020
- Flood, February 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Tornado, December 28, 2019
- Flood, November 29, 2019
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Hail, May 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2019
- Tornado, April 30, 2019
- Tornado, April 17, 2019
- Flood, February 11, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 6, 2019
- Flood, January 23, 2019
- Ice Storm, January 11, 2019
- Flood, January 4, 2019
- Flood, December 31, 2018
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Tornado, August 19, 2018
- Hail, August 16, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Hail, June 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Tornado, April 13, 2018
- Hail, April 1, 2018
- Flood, March 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2017
- Tornado, May 26, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2017
- Tornado, April 4, 2017
- Tornado, March 25, 2017
- Tornado, March 9, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Hail, December 21, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2015
- Heavy Rain, November 5, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2015
- Hail, July 14, 2015
- Tornado, July 5, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2015
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Tornado, April 1, 2015
- Tornado, March 24, 2015
- Flood, March 13, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Tornado, October 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014
- Flood, June 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Hail, May 15, 2014
- Tornado, April 24, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Flood, January 10, 2014
- Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2013
- Tornado, July 20, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Flood, April 26, 2013
- Lightning, April 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Heat, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 7, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 11, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Heat, June 1, 2012
- Flood, March 20, 2012
- Tornado, February 28, 2012
- Flood, February 4, 2012
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, May 27, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Flood, May 20, 2011
- Tornado, May 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Hail, April 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Wildfire, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Tornado, September 15, 2010
- Tornado, July 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2010
- Flood, May 20, 2010
- Tornado, April 30, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Hail, March 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Howell CountyEvery warning in Howell 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.