Storm History: Madison County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Madison 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
- 285
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $7.6 million
- Episodes
- 253
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 | 54 | 0 | 0 | $216,000 |
| Tornado | 53 | 0 | 6 | $1.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 39 | 0 | 0 | $85,000 |
| Flash Flood | 31 | 1 | 0 | $6.2 million |
| Heat | 27 | 0 | 4 | |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 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, April 3, 1999
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Tornado, April 3, 1968
- Tornado, April 12, 1970
- Tornado, May 7, 1973
- Hail, October 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Tornado, April 25, 1957
- Tornado, August 12, 1963
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022
- Tornado, April 29, 1963
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, October 1, 1993
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Hail, April 5, 1985
- Hail, April 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2023
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, October 19, 2016
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Hail, August 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 7, 1973
- Tornado, April 29, 1984
- Tornado, May 17, 1995
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, April 29, 1963
- Tornado, May 26, 1965
- Tornado, April 3, 1968
- Tornado, April 12, 1970
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Tornado, April 24, 2002
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
Every episode, newest first
- Flood, May 31, 2026
- Hail, April 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2023
- Hail, July 12, 2023
- Sleet, January 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- Sleet, February 24, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, March 11, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Hail, March 2, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, March 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Hail, October 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Heat, June 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2015
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, August 19, 2014
- Hail, May 9, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Flood, January 12, 2013
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Heat, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Hail, July 18, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, April 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 21, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2009
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 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
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Hail, May 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2003
- Hail, April 29, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Heat, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 26, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Tornado, April 24, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 2001
- Hail, October 23, 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, May 18, 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
- Heat, August 28, 2000
- Hail, May 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Heat, July 18, 1999
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1999
- Flash Flood, April 3, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 13, 1999
- Hail, January 21, 1999
- Ice Storm, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 21, 1998
- Heat, August 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 26, 1998
- Hail, May 25, 1998
- Hail, April 15, 1998
- Tornado, April 15, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1997
- Flash Flood, April 22, 1996
- Flash Flood, April 19, 1996
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Tornado, July 8, 1995
- Tornado, May 17, 1995
- Hail, October 1, 1993
- Hail, May 10, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 1992
- Hail, August 3, 1991
- Hail, June 8, 1988
- Hail, July 14, 1986
- Hail, June 9, 1985
- Hail, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, April 29, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 1983
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 1981
- Hail, July 6, 1975
- Hail, April 18, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1973
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Tornado, May 7, 1973
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, April 12, 1970
- Tornado, April 3, 1968
- Tornado, May 26, 1965
- Tornado, August 12, 1963
- Tornado, April 29, 1963
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Madison CountyEvery warning in Madison 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.