Storm History: Vernon County, Missouri

Events

760

Deaths

3

Injuries

28

Damage

$144 million

Episodes

531

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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• Heat, July 23, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 25, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 20151 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Drought, December 1, 2023$27 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2026$25 million · EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 1982$25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$19 million · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2023$12 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007$12 million · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2025$8.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 19959 injured · $7.0 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025$1.7 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 19581 injured · $1.0 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$1.0 million · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 2007$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 20062 injured · $700,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2013$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 14, 1992$275,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1958$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 1962$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 19824 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 30, 2002$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 20082 injured · $150,000 · EF0 · 8 events here

• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$1.0 million · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20103 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20232.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20202.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2020$35,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2009$30,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 2023$65,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20132 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2013$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20102 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 19872 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 1982F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 19581 injured · $1.0 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 1960F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 8, 1966F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1969F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 1982$25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 19959 injured · $7.0 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 1995F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008$20,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1954$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 1958$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Vernon County, with its track

• Tornado, April 26, 2026$25 million · EF0 · 7 events here
• Flood, April 18, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20261 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2025$8.5 million · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2025$10,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20252 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2025$20,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20250.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 2025$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025$1.7 million · EF2 · 2 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, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 17, 20241 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 13, 20241 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2024EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2024EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2024$40,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 21, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2023$27 million · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 30, 2023$120,000 · 1.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 9, 2023$65,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20232.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2023$75,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2023$12 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20231 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 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
• Flash Flood, May 4, 202250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2022$1.0 million · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, March 10, 20221 event here
• Hail, March 5, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20222 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 20, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20210.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20201 event here
• Hail, November 14, 2020$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2020$35,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2020$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20202.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20192 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2019$8,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2019$15,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019EF3 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2019$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 30, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 6, 20192 injured · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2018$30,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20181.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 6, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 21, 2017$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20171.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2017$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20171.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2017$50,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, February 28, 20171.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, October 7, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2016$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 23, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2016$2,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2016EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 20151 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, December 13, 20151 event here
• Flood, November 27, 20152 events here
• Flash Flood, November 17, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2015$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 201587 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20151 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2015$80,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 2014EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 2014$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2014$26,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 2014$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2013$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 20, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2013$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20132 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2013$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 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
• Flash Flood, September 25, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 2012$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2012$19 million · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 2012$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2012$5,000 · EF0 · 9 events here
• Flood, March 20, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 2012$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, October 12, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2011$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 2, 2011$14,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2011$25,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 2011$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 2010$30,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2010$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20103 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20102 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20101.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20101 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 8, 20091 event here
• Flood, August 10, 2009$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2009$30,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2009EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2009EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 20091.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, March 27, 20091 event here
• Hail, March 8, 20091 in hail · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 26, 20091 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 200852 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2008$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2008$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 200861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2008$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2008$15,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 20082 injured · $150,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20081.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 20080.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2008EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 20082 events here
• Ice Storm, February 21, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20081 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008$20,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 9, 2007$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 17, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 2, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2007$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2007EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 7, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2007$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20071 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2007$10,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007$12 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 20, 2007$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 9, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 2006$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 200650 kt wind · 1 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.