Storm History: Lafayette County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lafayette 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
- 563
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $7.2 million
- Episodes
- 393
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 | 155 | 0 | 0 | $395,000 |
| Tornado | 149 | 1 | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Flood | 76 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 48 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | $36,000 |
| Drought | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 2 | 2 | $400,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 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, 1977
- Flood, April 22, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2002
- Flood, June 27, 1999
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, June 13, 1958
- Tornado, June 29, 1960
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 23, 1998
- Tornado, May 21, 2000
- Tornado, June 24, 1958
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, May 15, 1968
- Hail, May 16, 1999
- Flood, August 7, 1999
- Tornado, May 26, 2000
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, September 10, 1984
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Hail, May 25, 1989
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2011
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2004
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Hail, May 16, 1995
- Hail, September 2, 1993
- Hail, April 11, 1992
- Hail, October 3, 1973
- Hail, July 9, 1969
- Hail, September 23, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, April 21, 1967
- Tornado, April 21, 1973
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, May 1, 1973
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, June 13, 1958
- Tornado, June 29, 1960
- Tornado, September 20, 1965
- Tornado, June 10, 1967
- Tornado, March 24, 1988
- Tornado, September 7, 1992
- Tornado, September 22, 1993
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Hail, September 18, 2025
- Hail, September 16, 2025
- Tornado, July 11, 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
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Hail, March 12, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Tornado, August 4, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Drought, May 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 19, 2022
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Hail, August 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2020
- Hail, July 1, 2020
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Hail, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Flood, May 21, 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
- Hail, August 16, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Tornado, December 4, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2017
- Hail, July 22, 2017
- Tornado, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Hail, February 28, 2017
- Hail, October 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2016
- Hail, June 26, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Tornado, April 7, 2015
- Hail, March 24, 2015
- Tornado, May 10, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Tornado, July 26, 2013
- Winter Weather, May 2, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Hail, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 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
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Hail, May 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Tornado, June 7, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2009
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2008
- Flood, April 22, 2008
- High Wind, March 31, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Tornado, October 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2007
- Flood, June 1, 2007
- Flood, May 31, 2007
- Flood, May 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Tornado, February 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2006
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, April 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 8, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2005
- Flood, October 3, 2005
- Heat, July 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2005
- Flood, June 12, 2005
- Flood, June 12, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2005
- Flood, June 4, 2005
- Flood, June 4, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2005
- Flood, May 14, 2005
- Flood, May 14, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 2004
- Hail, July 10, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Flood, May 31, 2004
- Flood, May 26, 2004
- Flood, May 25, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2004
- Flood, March 4, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2003
- Hail, September 26, 2003
- Heat, July 14, 2003
- Heat, July 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Tornado, May 8, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Hail, April 28, 2003
- Hail, April 24, 2003
- Hail, December 18, 2002
- Hail, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2002
- Tornado, May 8, 2002
- Hail, May 6, 2002
- Hail, April 19, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Hail, September 7, 2001
- Hail, August 9, 2001
- Heat, August 9, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Hail, July 11, 2001
- Heat, July 6, 2001
- Flood, June 20, 2001
- Hail, June 14, 2001
- Flood, June 14, 2001
- Flood, June 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2001
- Tornado, May 30, 2001
- Hail, May 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2001
- Flood, May 4, 2001
- Hail, May 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2001
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- Tornado, April 9, 2001
- Flood, March 13, 2001
- Flood, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2001
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2000
- Ice Storm, November 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 15, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 6, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lafayette CountyEvery warning in Lafayette 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.