Storm History: Iron County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Iron 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
- 333
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $10 million
- Episodes
- 288
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 | 83 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Tornado | 65 | 1 | 16 | $3.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 45 | 1 | 1 | $51,000 |
| Heat | 27 | 0 | 7 | |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 0 | $98,000 |
| Flash Flood | 26 | 1 | 6 | $6.1 million |
| Excessive Heat | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, January 25, 1950
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 26, 1998
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2021
- Tornado, October 16, 1984
- Hail, October 1, 1993
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Hail, April 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Hail, March 27, 2020
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, November 5, 2017
- Hail, October 1, 1993
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, August 20, 2022
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Hail, April 29, 2003
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, April 30, 1970
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, January 25, 1950
- Tornado, May 26, 1965
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Tornado, May 12, 1978
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Tornado, November 9, 1984
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, June 18, 2011
Every episode, newest first
- Flood, May 18, 2026
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2025
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, May 20, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2024
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- Hail, April 5, 2023
- Hail, March 23, 2023
- Sleet, January 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Hail, August 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Sleet, February 24, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 14, 2020
- Hail, March 27, 2020
- Hail, October 21, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, April 30, 2019
- Tornado, March 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2018
- Hail, November 5, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Heat, June 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, May 22, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, April 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Flood, January 12, 2013
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Hail, July 7, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2011
- Heat, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Excessive Heat, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, April 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Sleet, February 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 7, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Flood, January 13, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, May 1, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, February 16, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Hail, August 21, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2003
- Hail, August 1, 2003
- Hail, May 14, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Hail, April 29, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2002
- Heat, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 26, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Hail, May 2, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, March 15, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 2001
- Hail, September 8, 2001
- Heat, August 21, 2001
- Heat, August 7, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2001
- Heat, July 21, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 7, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2001
- High Wind, March 13, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2000
- Lightning, July 15, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2000
- Tornado, May 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1999
- Heat, July 18, 1999
- Flash Flood, April 3, 1999
- Hail, April 3, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 13, 1999
- Ice Storm, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 21, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 26, 1998
- Heat, July 18, 1998
- Heat, June 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 1998
- Hail, May 21, 1998
- Hail, April 15, 1998
- Hail, April 13, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 22, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1997
- Ice Storm, November 25, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Iron CountyEvery warning in Iron 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.