Storm History: Washington County, Missouri
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 474
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 165
- Damage
- $58 million
- Episodes
- 373
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 | 154 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Tornado | 97 | 6 | 100 | $58 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 60 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Winter Storm | 30 | 0 | 7 | $315,000 |
| Heat | 28 | 1 | 14 | |
| Excessive Heat | 24 | 0 | 43 | |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 21, 1957
- Tornado, November 9, 1984
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, June 22, 1969
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Tornado, December 8, 1966
- Tornado, April 24, 1993
- Tornado, May 24, 1971
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Tornado, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, May 22, 1957
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, April 16, 1995
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, April 2, 2015
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Hail, May 8, 1988
- Hail, April 5, 1985
- Hail, October 4, 1983
- Hail, May 20, 1975
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2023
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2015
- Hail, September 22, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, June 22, 1969
- Tornado, May 21, 1957
- Tornado, November 29, 1991
- Tornado, December 8, 1966
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, May 17, 1995
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, November 9, 1984
- Tornado, May 22, 1957
- Tornado, May 26, 1965
- Tornado, June 20, 1970
- Tornado, March 14, 1971
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 6, 2026
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2025
- Tornado, November 4, 2024
- Hail, May 20, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2024
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023
- Hail, July 12, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Sleet, February 24, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2021
- Hail, April 7, 2021
- Hail, March 11, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 14, 2020
- Hail, August 31, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Hail, October 21, 2019
- Hail, August 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, March 24, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 15, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Heat, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, May 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Tornado, July 8, 2015
- Flood, June 16, 2015
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Tornado, April 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2015
- Hail, April 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2014
- Hail, September 5, 2014
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, May 9, 2014
- Tornado, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Heat, September 1, 2013
- Heat, August 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, April 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Hail, September 25, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Hail, September 6, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2012
- Hail, January 17, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2011
- Heat, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2011
- Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, April 30, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, July 16, 2009
- Hail, July 11, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Hail, June 7, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Hail, March 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Hail, September 29, 2008
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Hail, May 10, 2008
- Hail, March 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2007
- Flood, January 13, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2006
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Hail, May 1, 2006
- Hail, April 23, 2006
- Hail, April 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Tornado, October 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2004
- Hail, August 17, 2004
- Hail, August 17, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Hail, June 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Hail, May 26, 2004
- Hail, May 26, 2004
- Hail, May 26, 2004
- Hail, May 25, 2004
- Hail, April 22, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2003
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Hail, April 29, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.