Storm History: Polk County, Missouri

Events

987

Deaths

1

Injuries

17

Damage

$84 million

Episodes

600

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, December 26, 20151 death · $500,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here

• Drought, August 1, 2012$18 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2024$10 million · EF1 · 16 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 2007$9.0 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 20091 injured · $9.0 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$5.8 million · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007$5.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2003$4.7 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2023$3.0 million · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, December 14, 1971$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2024$2.2 million · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, November 1, 2022$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2021$620,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Drought, December 1, 2025$585,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2026$550,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flood, May 12, 2002$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 18, 20021 injured · $500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2013$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 20151 death · $500,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here

• Flash Flood, February 4, 20084.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$5.8 million · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 19893.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2023$250,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2020$135,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 30, 2002$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 19912.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 19752.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20242.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20182.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 17, 20022.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 19852.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 10, 2008EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 14, 1966F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1973$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 1995F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008$50,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 20091 injured · $9.0 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 30, 2010$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019$10,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 27, 19591 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 14, 1971$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1978$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 30, 1979F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Tornado, June 25, 2026$10,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2026EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2026$550,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 20261 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2026$8,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2025$585,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 14, 2025$9,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 20251.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, January 4, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2024$120,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 30, 2024$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 17, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2024$31,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2024$500 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2024$2.2 million · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20243 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20242.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2024$10 million · EF1 · 16 events here
• Flood, March 7, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, January 21, 20242 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2024$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 23, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 4, 2023$10,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2023$250,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 2023$242,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2023$3.0 million · EF2 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 20231 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2023$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20231 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20231 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 injured · 2 events here
• Drought, November 1, 2022$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Hail, October 12, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2022$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 202250 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$5.8 million · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021$45,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 11, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2021$60,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2021$35,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2021$620,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20212 events here
• Flood, May 9, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 20, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20210.75 in hail · 3 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, January 27, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2020$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2020$135,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, April 25, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20201 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$500,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, December 28, 2019$55,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20192 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20192 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019$10,000 · EF3 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 18, 2019$52,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2019$300,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2019$14,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 20196 events here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, December 31, 20181 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20181.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2018$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2018$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2018$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$7,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2018$40,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20182.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20182 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20171.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2017EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2017$9,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20174 events here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 2017$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 9, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$9,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2016$2,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2016$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2016$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 23, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 20151 death · $500,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, November 17, 20153 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 201587 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 201561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 14, 2015$8,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 2015$105,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2015$100,000 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2015$41,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flood, April 17, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20151.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 2014$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 1, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2014$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 24, 2014$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 13, 201458 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 20141.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 27, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20131 event here
• Strong Wind, September 18, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20131.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2013$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20132 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013$11,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2013$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20131.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 18, 2013$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 2012$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 7, 2012$30,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 5, 2012$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, August 23, 2012$25,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 2012$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$18 million · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2012$50,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2012$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 1, 20121 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2012$65,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2011$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2011EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011$80,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, May 20, 20110.88 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20116 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2011$5,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2011$250,000 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2011EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, March 14, 20111 event here
• Hail, February 27, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, February 24, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, December 30, 2010$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2010$150,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010$1,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20103 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 20, 20100.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2010EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20101.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 26, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, March 25, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20101 event here
• Flood, January 23, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, November 15, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, October 29, 200952 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$2,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, August 10, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2009EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2009$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 8, 200970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 20091 injured · $9.0 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 20091 event here

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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.