Storm History: McDonald County, Missouri

Events

779

Deaths

6

Injuries

31

Damage

$64 million

Episodes

472

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.

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• Flash Flood, January 4, 20052 deaths · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20191 death · $800,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20131 death · $500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 20071 death · $10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 23, 19991 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 27, 2026$23 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2011$12 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 2015$10 million · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007$4.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008$1.3 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 20112 injured · $1.1 million · EF5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2017$1.0 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2011$1.0 million · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20191 death · $800,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 2017$750,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2001$700,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2024$640,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$610,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 1993$505,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 7, 2002$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 2008$500,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20131 death · $500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Drought, December 1, 2022$400,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1959$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 14, 19713 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here

• Hail, March 27, 2020$45,000 · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20084.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$5,000 · 4 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, October 1, 1993$50,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20202.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2014$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20072.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19702.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2026$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 9, 20211.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 22, 20112 injured · $1.1 million · EF5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 19561 injured · $25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1957F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 19541 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008$1.3 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019$1,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1955F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1959$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 1967$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 14, 19713 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in McDonald County, with its track

• Tornado, June 21, 2026$5,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2026$4,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2026$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2026$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026$23 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 2026$40,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2025$26,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2025EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 20251.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 14, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF3 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2024$640,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 17, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2024$58,000 · 69 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, January 21, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 8, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 2023$40,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2023$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2023EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 23, 20231.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20232 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20223 events here
• Drought, December 1, 2022$400,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 202250 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$5,000 · 4 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, December 17, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 20, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 9, 20211.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2021EF0 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 20, 20211 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 2021$110,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20210.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20201 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2020$20,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 202052 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20202.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 27, 2020$45,000 · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 202050 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, March 11, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20201 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, November 6, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2019$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20191 death · $800,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 201952 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019$1,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2019$50,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$2,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, March 26, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 2018$10,000 · 6 events here
• Tornado, December 4, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 21, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2017$150,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 2017$750,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2017$20,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 20174 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 20171 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2017$1.0 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2017EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 19, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 201652 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201652 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2016$5,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 2015$10 million · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, December 13, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, November 17, 20152 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 2015$200,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2015$25,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2015$90,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 2015$110,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 2015EF0 · 8 events here
• Flood, March 13, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20143 injured · $5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2014$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20131 death · $500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 9, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 10, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20121.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$610,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, June 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2012$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 8, 201165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2011$12 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 20112 injured · $1.1 million · EF5 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2011$250,000 · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2011$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2011$1.0 million · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20111.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$60,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 1, 201052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 201056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2010EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 20, 20100.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2010$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 26, 20102 events here
• Flash Flood, March 25, 20103 events here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20101 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2009$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2009$5,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2009$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 2009$65,000 · 1.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 2009$60,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20091 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 20091 event here
• Tornado, December 27, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, December 9, 200852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 5, 2008EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 20082 injured · $25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20081.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008EF4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2008$10,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2008$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 2008EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 2008$500,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 3, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20084.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20081 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008$1.3 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 2007$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 17, 2007EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 6, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 20071 death · $10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007$4.8 million · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20072.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, September 23, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 23, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2006$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in McDonald CountyEvery warning in McDonald County since 1986Every county in Missouri

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.