Storm History: Mississippi County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Mississippi 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
- 715
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 58
- Damage
- $272 million
- Episodes
- 680
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dense Fog | 103 | 5 | 14 | |
| Strong Wind | 70 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Tornado | 69 | 1 | 35 | $28 million |
| Hail | 60 | 0 | 0 | $322,000 |
| Heat | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 56 | 0 | 4 | $1.4 million |
| Drought | 43 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 41 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 38 | 0 | 2 | |
| Excessive Heat | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 34 | 0 | 0 | $260,000 |
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 1 | $21 million |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 2 | $207 million |
| Heavy Snow | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $8.9 million |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 22, 1981
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2006
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Tornado, January 18, 1996
- Tornado, November 24, 1973
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2010
- Tornado, March 20, 1955
- Tornado, March 15, 1971
- Tornado, May 18, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Tornado, June 7, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 1997
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Flood, June 1, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 7, 1971
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 23, 2000
- Hail, May 8, 1974
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2020
- Hail, September 8, 1968
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2009
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2005
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Hail, May 14, 2003
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 22, 1981
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, March 20, 1955
- Tornado, April 22, 1955
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, February 25, 1956
- Tornado, May 22, 1957
- Tornado, February 8, 1962
- Tornado, March 4, 1964
- Tornado, April 3, 1968
- Tornado, April 1, 1970
- Tornado, July 15, 1971
- Tornado, November 24, 1973
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, April 14, 2026
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 27, 2026
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 10, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 8, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2025
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 7, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 10, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 8, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 6, 2025
- Tornado, March 30, 2025
- High Wind, March 19, 2025
- Wildfire, March 14, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 4, 2025
- Flood, March 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Flood, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 29, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Heat, August 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Tornado, July 26, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2024
- Tornado, July 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2024
- Flood, May 9, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 4, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 23, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 8, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Freezing Fog, December 4, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2023
- Drought, October 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Heat, August 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Flood, February 8, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 6, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 5, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, August 16, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Heat, August 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 26, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Drought, July 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2022
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2022
- Strong Wind, April 10, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Dense Fog, March 17, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2021
- Hail, December 5, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Strong Wind, October 11, 2021
- Heat, August 23, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2021
- Strong Wind, May 9, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Strong Wind, April 10, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2020
- Strong Wind, December 23, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 14, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 5, 2020
- Dense Fog, September 12, 2020
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, June 9, 2020
- Tornado, May 3, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 25, 2020
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Heat, August 13, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 8, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Hail, June 16, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2019
- Dense Fog, April 9, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 10, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 5, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 2, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 30, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 27, 2018
- Heat, July 20, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Tornado, May 31, 2018
- Flood, May 17, 2018
- Lightning, April 13, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 12, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Dense Fog, January 27, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2018
- Dense Fog, January 9, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, December 13, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Dense Fog, November 4, 2017
- Heat, August 21, 2017
- Dense Fog, August 15, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2017
- Tornado, May 27, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 17, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Strong Wind, April 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 18, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Tornado, March 9, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Mississippi CountyEvery warning in Mississippi 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.