Strong Wind in Missouri

Events

941

Deaths

3

Injuries

3

Damage

$1.3 million

• Tornado and Hail in Missouri, February 28, 20171 death · 12 injured · $8.0 million · EF4 · 6 eventsIsolated supercell thunderstorms developed across southeast Missouri during the evening hours. The storms developed ahead of a cold front in a destabilizing air mass characterized by dew points in the lower to mid 60's.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, September 12 to 14, 20084 deaths · $32,000 · 32 eventsA cold front moved through the region and interacted with the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Widespread heavy rain was reported across Missouri and Illinois causing major flooding across the region. Many small creeks in the St.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 1, 20233 deaths · $500,000 · 1.5 in hail · 18 eventsEven though an old outflow boundary was across southeast Missouri and the far southern portions of Illinois during the morning hours, the boundary dissipated, allowing 75+ dew points to surge north along the Mississippi River.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, November 17, 2013$1.0 million · EF3 · 10 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed along a pre-frontal low pressure trough over southeast Missouri. Very strong wind fields coupled with moderate amounts of instability resulted in a couple of supercell thunderstorms, both of which produced tornadoes.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 2020$838,000 · EF2 · 24 eventsAn unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, isolated damaging winds, a couple tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted southeast Missouri during this time.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Missouri, January 29, 2013$965,000 · EF2 · 20 eventsA line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved east across southeast Missouri. The storms increased as they moved into slightly more unstable air associated with a strengthening low level jet. The storms were aided by the approach of a strong upper level trough.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, May 17, 20171 death · 3 injured · $11,000 · 11 eventsStrong south to southwest winds occurred between a surface low pressure center over the central Plains and high pressure along the Southeast U.S. coast. Peak wind gusts were measured around 40 mph.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Missouri, March 14 to 16, 2025$15 million · 53 kt wind · 13 eventsA vigorous storm system over the central Plains, with a sub 980mb surface low over Kansas, induced a very strong pressure gradient across southeast Missouri. The result was strong south southeast winds through the afternoon and evening.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, April 15, 20031 death · 1 eventA tree trimmer was fatally electrocuted in South Kansas City around 3 pm. He was in a tree when a wind gust caused a power line to swing into the tree.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Missouri, February 20, 2014$200,000 · 56 kt wind · 19 eventsA strong area of low pressure developed near the area with an associated cold front which produced strong gusty winds and caused some minor damage.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, May 11, 2008$55,000 · 20 eventsA low pressure system over central Illinois intensified rapidly during the early morning hours of May 11. Winds gusts ranged from 45 to 55 mph across the region. There were widespread reports of tree and power line damage. About 50,000 households in the St.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, December 9, 2009$29,000 · 29 eventsAn intense low pressure moved across the region into the Great Lakes. On December 9, very strong winds developed across Central and Eastern Missouri. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common across the area.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, March 3 to 5, 2023$41,000 · 50 kt wind · 17 eventsA strong storm system led to significant impacts. Heavy rainfall amounts of 3 to 4.5 inches produced flash flooding of a few creeks and roads. Small rivers such as the Black, Current, and St. Francis experienced minor flooding.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, March 25, 2024$47,000 · 9 eventsStrong surface low pressure was moving through Kansas towards Iowa with a cold front stretching southward. Strong wind gusts of 40-55 mph were observed at several sites through the day in Southeast Missouri with the strongest measured gust 54 mph at the Cape Girardeau ASOS.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, June 9, 2020$40,000 · 11 eventsGusty southerly winds developed early in the morning as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal passed west of the region. The peak wind gust at the Cape Girardeau airport was 44 mph. A large oak tree was blown down in the city of Cape Girardeau, damaging two cars and a house.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, May 11, 2008$34,000 · 9 eventsA strong low pressure system tracked east-northeast across central Illinois during the morning. Strong west winds developed in the wake of a strong cold front that raced eastward across the Lower Ohio and Mid Mississippi Valleys.
• Winter Storm and Strong Wind in Missouri, February 23 to 24, 2016$34,000 · 8 eventsA combination of heavy wet snow and strong winds during the morning hours produced major impacts in parts of southeast Missouri. From 4 to 7 inches of heavy wet snow fell in the Perryville area, including most of Perry County.
• Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in Missouri, March 13 to 14, 2019$26,000 · 61 kt wind · 12 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the morning of the 14th, producing isolated wind damage.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Missouri, March 19, 2025$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 11 eventsA powerful 100-150kt upper-level jet early on the 19th led to deepening lee-side low pressure at the surface, and winds just off the surface increased to 50-60kts over the middle Mississippi Valley.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, December 13, 2015$23,000 · 4 eventsOver the Mississippi River delta counties from Cape Girardeau south, strong south winds ahead of a cold front gusted to around 50 mph. The cold front arced southeast from a low pressure center over the central Plains states.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Missouri, December 20, 2012$14,000 · 52 kt wind · 11 eventsA strong low pressure system tracked northeast across the St. Louis area into northern Illinois. Strong west winds developed behind a cold front that swept across southeast Missouri. West winds were sustained from 20 to 35 mph, with frequent gusts from 45 to 55 mph.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, November 26 to 27, 2019$14,000 · 11 eventsA vigorous low in the mid levels of the atmosphere raced out of the central Rockies and became even stronger as it moved into the upper Midwest. As a result, the surface pressure gradient increased across the region.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, February 11, 2009$20,000 · 2 eventsA strong low pressure system moved northeast from Southern Missouri during the day on February 11, 2009. As the low pressure system moved northeast, a trailing cold front pushed east across the area.
• Strong Wind in Missouri, March 5, 2004$15,000 · 6 eventsStrong south winds averaged around 25 MPH with gusts from 35 to 45 MPH for about two hours. The strong winds were immediately ahead of a cold front that was accompanied by showers and some thunderstorms. At Poplar Bluff's airport, the peak wind gust was clocked at 44 MPH.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, November 17 to 19, 2015$8,000 · 14 eventsSouth to southwesterly winds through a deep layer of the atmosphere brought copious amounts of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. A large low pressure system moved slowly north across the Plains.

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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.