Storm History: Mercer County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Mercer 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
- 287
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $1.0 million
- Episodes
- 211
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 | $16,000 |
| Tornado | 59 | 0 | 1 | $454,000 |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Drought | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 1997
- Tornado, April 21, 1973
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, April 16, 1960
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2010
- Tornado, June 15, 1958
- Tornado, May 20, 1959
- Tornado, June 4, 1960
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Hail, September 2, 1993
- Tornado, July 21, 1957
- Hail, July 3, 2001
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, July 19, 2010
- Tornado, April 26, 1955
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Hail, September 2, 1993
- Hail, May 8, 1988
- Hail, June 4, 1969
- Hail, August 3, 1962
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Hail, April 19, 2000
- Hail, May 24, 1994
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Hail, September 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2025
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Tornado, August 4, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022
- Hail, May 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 19, 2021
- Hail, March 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Hail, August 6, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 28, 2018
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Tornado, June 15, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Hail, October 6, 2016
- Hail, September 19, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Tornado, June 11, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2015
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Tornado, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 27, 2013
- Hail, July 2, 2013
- Hail, June 20, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, May 2, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- 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
- Hail, May 24, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2012
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Tornado, May 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2010
- Tornado, July 19, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, April 25, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, August 12, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 10, 2006
- Hail, April 18, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Hail, March 7, 2006
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2006
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Heat, July 21, 2005
- Hail, June 4, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2005
- Hail, May 12, 2005
- Hail, March 30, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2005
- Tornado, October 29, 2004
- Hail, August 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Hail, June 25, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, April 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Hail, July 28, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, March 8, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Heat, August 9, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Hail, July 24, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 6, 2001
- Hail, July 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 5, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 6, 2000
- Hail, October 3, 2000
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Heat, August 28, 2000
- Hail, June 25, 2000
- Tornado, May 21, 2000
- Hail, April 19, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 1999
- Heat, July 18, 1999
- Hail, June 28, 1998
- Ice Storm, January 4, 1998
- Hail, May 2, 1997
- Hail, April 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 21, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 10, 1997
- Hail, June 23, 1996
- Hail, May 24, 1994
- Hail, April 14, 1994
- Hail, September 2, 1993
- Hail, June 16, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 1989
- Hail, May 8, 1988
- Hail, May 26, 1979
- Hail, April 23, 1976
- Tornado, November 29, 1975
- Tornado, June 16, 1973
- Tornado, April 21, 1973
- Tornado, May 5, 1971
- Hail, June 28, 1969
- Hail, June 4, 1969
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 1969
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1964
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 1963
- Hail, August 3, 1962
- Tornado, June 30, 1960
- Tornado, June 4, 1960
- Tornado, April 16, 1960
- Tornado, March 29, 1960
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, May 20, 1959
- Tornado, June 15, 1958
- Tornado, July 21, 1957
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1956
- Tornado, April 26, 1955
More
Tornadoes in Mercer CountyEvery warning in Mercer 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.