Storm History: Ray County, Missouri

Events

416

Deaths

3

Injuries

21

Damage

$7.9 million

Episodes

305

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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• Tornado, January 24, 19672 deaths · 18 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20011 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 4, 19771 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 24, 19672 deaths · 18 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 1993$500,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2006$401,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 30, 2002$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 1958$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 29, 1975$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 14, 2000$230,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 11, 2000$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 1998$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 4, 1960$50,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 19612 injured · $50,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2026$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2003$30,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 1951$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1963$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1968$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 1969$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 27, 2005$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here

• Hail, July 4, 19854.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20234.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2009$1,000 · 4.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 8, 19824 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 19893.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20163 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20113 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20152.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20072.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20042.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 11, 2000$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 17, 19702.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20042.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, January 24, 19672 deaths · 18 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 19612 injured · $50,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967$250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 19771 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2003F4 · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 1968$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 1969$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 1971F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 1951$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 1958$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 4, 1960$50,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 1965F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 1966$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 1969F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Ray County, with its track

• Tornado, May 18, 2026$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20261 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2025EF0 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 202561 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 30, 202466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20234.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 27, 20221 event here
• Hail, March 5, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20221 event here
• Hail, December 15, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 20, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20213 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 201870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20181 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20181 event here
• Hail, October 14, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 201770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20161 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 201670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20163 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20152.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 201552 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2015EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20152.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 6, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2014EF2 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Ice Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20120.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20113 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 201070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2010EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2010$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2010EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2009$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2009$1,000 · 4.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2009EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 28, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, December 27, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 2008$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20081.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20082.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 17, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20072.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2007$14,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 4, 20071 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 30, 20061 event here
• Ice Storm, November 29, 20061 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20061 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2006$15,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2006$401,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20051 event here
• Tornado, November 27, 2005$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 21, 20051 event here
• Flood, June 4, 20051 event here
• Flood, February 13, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 23, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20042.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20042.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2004$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Heat, July 4, 20031 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2003$30,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2003F4 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 14, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 20021 event here
• Flood, May 6, 20021 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 8, 20021.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 30, 2002$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2001F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 2001$3,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Flood, July 28, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20011 event here
• Hail, July 11, 200169 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 6, 20011 event here
• Flood, June 20, 20011 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 20013 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20011 death · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 31, 20011 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2001F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 20011 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20011 event here
• Flood, February 24, 20011 event here
• Flood, February 9, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20011 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20001 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 20001 event here
• Ice Storm, November 8, 20001 event here
• Hail, October 14, 2000$230,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 6, 20001 event here
• Hail, September 11, 2000$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20001 event here
• Heat, August 22, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 19, 200070 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2000$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20001.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2000F1 · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20001 event here
• Heat, July 18, 19991 event here
• Flood, June 27, 19991 event here
• Flood, June 23, 19991 event here
• Flood, May 16, 19991 event here
• Flood, May 4, 19991 event here
• Flood, April 26, 19991 event here
• Flood, April 22, 19991 event here
• Flood, April 20, 19991.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 14, 19991 event here
• Tornado, April 8, 1999$20,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 1, 19981 event here
• Flood, November 1, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 1998$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 28, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 199870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 22, 19981 event here
• Flood, June 20, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 18, 19981 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 23, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 4, 19981 event here
• Ice Storm, December 21, 19971 event here
• Hail, May 17, 1997$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 11, 19971 event here
• Hail, March 24, 19971.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 19971 event here
• Flood, February 21, 19971 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 19971 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 10, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 19961 event here
• Flood, June 17, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 199656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 27, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1996$7,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 25, 1995F0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 23, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 1995$1,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 1994$10,000 · F2 · 3 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1990
• 1989
• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1982
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• 1978
• 1977
• 1976
• 1975
• 1974
• 1973
• 1971
• 1970
• 1969
• 1968
• 1967
• 1966
• 1965
• 1964
• 1963
• 1962
• 1961
• 1960
• 1959
• 1958
• 1955
• 1951

Tornadoes in Ray CountyEvery warning in Ray County since 1986Every county in Missouri

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.