Storm History: Shelby County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Shelby 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
- 313
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $3.0 million
- Episodes
- 260
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 | 62 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Tornado | 59 | 0 | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 38 | 0 | 2 | $103,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 19 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 2 | 1 | $55,000 |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 23, 1975
- Tornado, August 9, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Lightning, June 4, 2001
- Tornado, June 3, 1962
- Tornado, March 4, 1963
- Tornado, June 12, 1970
- Tornado, April 13, 1974
- Tornado, August 5, 1986
- Hail, May 16, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1996
- Lightning, August 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Tornado, June 15, 1950
- Tornado, June 15, 1957
- Tornado, April 17, 1963
- Strong Wind, May 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Tornado, June 25, 1994
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 4, 1985
- Hail, September 10, 1984
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Hail, May 16, 1995
- Hail, May 20, 1975
- Hail, May 6, 2023
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Hail, June 14, 1968
- Hail, April 16, 2024
- Hail, April 20, 2023
- Hail, June 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Tornado, August 9, 2025
- High Wind, March 5, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2025
- Tornado, October 30, 2024
- Hail, June 13, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Hail, April 16, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 24, 2023
- Hail, May 6, 2023
- Hail, April 20, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2022
- Tornado, June 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2021
- Hail, April 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Tornado, July 7, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Heat, June 22, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2015
- Hail, July 16, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2014
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Hail, May 12, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Tornado, April 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Hail, October 22, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Tornado, July 18, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 22, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Tornado, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, December 27, 2008
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Strong Wind, May 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Tornado, March 31, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Hail, February 28, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 29, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Lightning, October 17, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2005
- Hail, June 4, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2004
- Hail, May 24, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2003
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, April 14, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2002
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Heat, August 21, 2001
- Heat, August 7, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 29, 2001
- Heat, July 21, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 7, 2001
- Lightning, June 4, 2001
- Flood, May 14, 2001
- High Wind, March 13, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2000
- Hail, March 26, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Heat, July 18, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 21, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 5, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 29, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 12, 1998
- Winter Storm, December 24, 1997
- Winter Storm, December 9, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Winter Storm, April 10, 1997
- High Wind, April 5, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1997
- Lightning, August 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 7, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 3, 1996
- Hail, May 16, 1995
- Tornado, June 25, 1994
- Hail, September 9, 1992
- Tornado, May 24, 1989
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Hail, August 20, 1987
- Tornado, August 5, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1986
- Hail, May 6, 1986
- Hail, July 4, 1985
- Hail, September 10, 1984
- Hail, May 10, 1980
- Tornado, May 12, 1978
- Hail, March 4, 1976
- Hail, May 20, 1975
- Tornado, April 23, 1975
- Tornado, April 13, 1974
- Hail, March 4, 1974
- Tornado, December 4, 1973
- Tornado, June 16, 1973
- Tornado, June 12, 1970
- Tornado, July 7, 1969
- Hail, June 14, 1968
- Tornado, June 12, 1966
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Shelby CountyEvery warning in Shelby 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.