Storm History: Platte County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Platte 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
- 847
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $49 million
- Episodes
- 480
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 | 287 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Tornado | 171 | 0 | 18 | $36 million |
| Flash Flood | 128 | 0 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 84 | 0 | 0 | $32,000 |
| Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 1 | 3 | $5.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 1 | 1 | $20,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 4, 1998
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Tornado, April 10, 1965
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Heavy Snow, October 22, 1996
- Hail, November 27, 2005
- Flood, March 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- Hail, October 14, 2000
- Hail, June 11, 2002
- Tornado, July 16, 2004
- Lightning, May 11, 2005
- Hail, July 1, 1994
- Flash Flood, June 23, 1999
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
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, September 13, 1965
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2011
- Hail, April 30, 2010
- Hail, May 29, 1974
- Hail, May 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Hail, May 8, 1988
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 7, 1961
- Tornado, June 22, 1969
- Tornado, April 23, 1975
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Tornado, April 12, 1964
- Tornado, April 10, 1965
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Tornado, May 12, 1980
- Tornado, April 29, 1984
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, June 22, 1957
- Tornado, May 18, 1971
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 14, 2025
- Hail, September 16, 2025
- Hail, July 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 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, August 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Hail, September 23, 2023
- Heat, August 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 27, 2022
- Tornado, June 7, 2022
- Hail, April 29, 2022
- Hail, April 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Hail, December 15, 2021
- Hail, August 12, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, April 20, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Hail, August 31, 2020
- Hail, July 1, 2020
- Tornado, June 3, 2020
- Hail, May 24, 2020
- Hail, April 11, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Flood, May 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019
- Hail, May 14, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 9, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Hail, June 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 28, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2017
- Tornado, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 18, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Freezing Fog, January 17, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Hail, November 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2016
- Hail, May 13, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Hail, September 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2015
- Tornado, July 6, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Hail, April 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Heat, June 26, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Hail, January 29, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 8, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 24, 2012
- Hail, March 28, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Hail, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 8, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Hail, September 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2010
- Hail, May 12, 2010
- Tornado, May 12, 2010
- Hail, May 2, 2010
- Hail, April 30, 2010
- Hail, April 24, 2010
- Hail, April 7, 2010
- Hail, April 6, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, April 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 28, 2009
- Hail, March 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Tornado, May 1, 2008
- Tornado, April 9, 2008
- Flood, March 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 9, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2007
- Flood, August 27, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2007
- Hail, July 14, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, November 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 16, 2006
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2005
- Hail, November 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2005
- Flood, October 2, 2005
- Heat, July 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2005
- Hail, June 12, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2005
- Flood, June 5, 2005
- Tornado, June 4, 2005
- Flood, May 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2005
- Lightning, May 11, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Hail, April 11, 2005
- Flood, February 14, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2004
- Hail, September 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2004
- Flood, July 16, 2004
- Tornado, July 16, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Flood, June 15, 2004
- Flood, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2004
- Flood, May 31, 2004
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Tornado, May 27, 2004
- Flood, May 26, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2004
- Flood, May 19, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Platte CountyEvery warning in Platte 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.