Storm History: Pettis County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pettis 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
- 595
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 101
- Damage
- $88 million
- Episodes
- 374
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 | 203 | 0 | 0 | $119,000 |
| Tornado | 161 | 3 | 97 | $88 million |
| Flash Flood | 72 | 0 | 1 | $4,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 46 | 0 | 3 | $191,000 |
| Drought | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Heat | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, August 21, 1952
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, May 12, 1980
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 20, 1973
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, October 29, 2004
- Tornado, July 22, 1961
- Tornado, June 15, 1981
- High Wind, March 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 22, 1999
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, June 25, 1994
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, September 22, 1993
- Tornado, April 9, 2001
- Tornado, April 16, 1995
- Hail, May 8, 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, May 26, 2017
- Hail, May 11, 1978
- Hail, August 17, 2004
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2004
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Hail, May 16, 1995
- Hail, October 3, 1973
- Hail, July 9, 1969
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, February 28, 2017
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 12, 1970
- Tornado, April 20, 1973
- Tornado, April 24, 1975
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, December 24, 1982
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 1, 1973
- Tornado, May 12, 1980
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, October 18, 1984
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, July 4, 1995
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, August 21, 1952
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Hail, September 18, 2025
- Hail, September 17, 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
- Blizzard, January 4, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Hail, October 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Hail, April 18, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Hail, August 2, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Drought, May 2, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Wildfire, October 14, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 19, 2022
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Hail, April 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2022
- Hail, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Tornado, June 11, 2021
- Tornado, March 15, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2020
- Tornado, June 3, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Hail, March 26, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Hail, October 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2017
- Tornado, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 26, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Hail, February 28, 2017
- Hail, August 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Hail, June 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Hail, April 10, 2016
- Flood, December 28, 2015
- Flood, August 1, 2015
- Tornado, July 1, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Hail, March 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2014
- Hail, July 14, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2014
- Tornado, March 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2013
- Hail, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Hail, January 29, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2012
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2010
- Tornado, May 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2009
- Hail, February 26, 2009
- Tornado, September 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2008
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Tornado, October 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2006
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Hail, June 10, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Tornado, March 9, 2006
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Hail, July 21, 2005
- Heat, July 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2005
- Hail, June 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Hail, January 12, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 4, 2005
- Tornado, October 29, 2004
- Hail, August 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2003
- Hail, August 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2003
- Heat, July 14, 2003
- Heat, July 4, 2003
- Hail, June 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 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, March 12, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2003
- Hail, December 17, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 2002
- Hail, July 19, 2002
- Tornado, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Hail, March 29, 2002
- Hail, March 8, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, September 20, 2001
- Hail, August 29, 2001
- Heat, August 9, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 6, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2001
- High Wind, June 3, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2001
- Tornado, May 30, 2001
- Hail, May 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2001
- Hail, April 9, 2001
- Tornado, April 9, 2001
- Hail, April 3, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 6, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Heat, August 22, 2000
- Hail, August 7, 2000
- Flood, July 11, 2000
- Hail, June 25, 2000
- Tornado, May 26, 2000
- Hail, May 8, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Hail, March 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2000
- High Wind, March 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 22, 1999
- Flood, August 7, 1999
- Heat, July 18, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pettis CountyEvery warning in Pettis 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.