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Andrew County, Missouri

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 29003 · 18,002 residents (2021) · 433 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 114Tornado · 24Flood · 31Wind · 115Winter · 47

Andrew County within Missouri. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 29 Sep 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 378 storm events in Andrew County, Missouri, led by damaging wind.

That is 87.4 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Missouri figure of 106.7, and 210.0 per 10,000 residents against 118.9 statewide.

9 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 1 death and 21 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $7.6M and crop damage at $851K.

FEMA has designated the county in 32 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (major disaster, 3 Aug 2026).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 146 claims since 1978, of which 130 were paid, totalling $4.0M (about $31K per paid claim). FEMA counts 29 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Very Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($11M a year across 18 hazards).

9events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

378events since 19501 death, 21 injuries recorded

32disaster declarationslast 3 Aug 2026

146NFIP flood claims$4.0M paid

Compared with Missouri and the United States

Measure	Andrew County	Missouri	US
Recorded events since 1950	378	73,339	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	87.4	106.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	210.0	118.9	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	9	1,920	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	1	1,009	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$7.6M	$12B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	8.1	8.3	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$31K	$23K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	127.6	51.0	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Hail: 2Tornado: 4Wind: 3

Hail: 3Tornado: 6Wind: 3

Hail: 1Tornado: 1Wind: 3

Hail: 3Tornado: 2Wind: 6

Hail: 22Tornado: 5Wind: 19Winter: 4Heat: 1Cold: 1

Hail: 56Tornado: 5Flood: 18Wind: 32Winter: 19Heat: 12Cold: 3Drought: 1

Hail: 22Tornado: 1Flood: 10Wind: 22Winter: 18Heat: 1Cold: 1Drought: 15Fog: 1

Hail: 5Flood: 3Wind: 27Winter: 6Heat: 1Cold: 6Drought: 4

91950s121960s51970s111980s521990s1462000s912010s522020s

Recorded events in Andrew County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterHeatColdDroughtFog NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 176 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 159 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind115

Hail114

Winter47

Flood31

Tornado24

Drought20

Heat15

Cold11

Fog1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	115	—	0.5%	detail
■ Hail	114	—	0.6%	detail
■ Winter	47	—	0.7%	detail
■ Flood	31	—	0.3%	detail
■ Tornado	24	1	0.8%	detail
■ Drought	20	—	0.8%
■ Heat	15	—	0.4%
■ Cold	11	—	0.7%
■ Fog	1	—	0.1%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
25 Jun 1994	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$5.0M	—	1	2	County
30 Mar 2006	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$800K	—	—	8	County
26 Sep 1959	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$3K	—	—	3	County
8 Apr 1999	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$500K	$250K	—	2	County
15 Nov 2022	Winter Weather	Winter	—	$50K	—	—	2	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2017	Freezing Fog	Fog	—	—	—	—	2	Forecast zone
21 Jul 1962	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$25K	—	—	1	County
6 Mar 2022	Winter Weather	Winter	—	—	—	—	1	Forecast zone
25 Jun 1994	Hail	Hail	1.75 in	$50K	$500K	—	—	County
10 Dec 2007	Ice Storm	Winter	—	$500K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2019	Flood	Flood	—	$100K	$100K	—	—	County
10 Apr 1997	Heavy Snow	Winter	—	$100K	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
3 Aug 2026	DR-4929	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
1 Sep 2021	DR-4612	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
26 Mar 2020	DR-4490	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3482	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
9 Jul 2019	DR-4451	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
20 May 2019	DR-4435	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
7 Aug 2015	DR-4238	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
31 Oct 2014	DR-4200	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Public assistance
12 Aug 2011	DR-4012	Major disaster	Flood	Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
30 Jun 2011	EM-3325	Emergency	Flood	Flooding	Public assistance
23 Mar 2011	DR-1961	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm	Public assistance
3 Feb 2011	EM-3317	Emergency	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
17 Aug 2010	DR-1934	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes	Public assistance
30 Jan 2009	EM-3303	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
25 Jun 2008	DR-1773	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
27 Dec 2007	DR-1736	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
12 Dec 2007	EM-3281	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Public assistance
11 Jun 2007	DR-1708	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
5 Apr 2006	DR-1635	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
10 Sep 2005	EM-3232	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
11 Jun 2004	DR-1524	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance
20 Apr 1999	DR-1270	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance
14 Oct 1998	DR-1253	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes	Public assistance
2 Jun 1995	DR-1054	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
9 Jul 1993	DR-995	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
21 Jun 1984	DR-713	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Public assistance
12 Mar 1979	EM-3071	Emergency	Flood	Ice Jam & Flooding	Individual assistance
24 Sep 1976	EM-3017	Emergency	Drought	Drought	Public assistance
10 Jun 1974	DR-439	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
1 Nov 1973	DR-407	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
19 Apr 1973	DR-372	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
27 Jul 1965	DR-203	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Andrew County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 1978146

Paid claims130

Total paid$4.0M

Average paid claim$31K

Repetitive-loss properties235 severe

Residential policies in force290.3% of 9,101 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2021	5	5	$118,955	$23,791
2019	31	27	$1,117,243	$41,379
2018	1	1	$19,903	$19,903
2015	1	1	$44,901	$44,901
2013	1	1	$9,150	$9,150
2011	25	24	$1,385,702	$57,738
2010	18	16	$156,012	$9,751
2008	18	17	$210,573	$12,387
2007	35	30	$792,694	$26,423
2001	1	0	$0	—
1998	1	0	$0	—
1996	1	1	$4,135	$4,135
1993	7	6	$143,291	$23,882
1986	1	1	$276	$276

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskVery Lowscore 22.1 of 100

Expected annual loss$11MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityVery Low

Community resilienceRelatively High

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Very Low	$4,245,350
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$3,172,445
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$1,319,304
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$857,298
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$544,783
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$492,689
Hail	Relatively Low	$426,491
Lightning	Very Low	$110,136
Wildfire	Very Low	$69,748
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$64,362
Winter weather	Relatively Low	$38,605
Earthquake	Very Low	$26,350
Landslide	Relatively Low	$10,592

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

No HURDAT2 track at tropical-storm strength passes within 100 miles of the county's centre point (through the 2025 season).

ZIP codes with flood claims

64421 116
64483 24
64485 5

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Andrew County, MO?

NCEI records 114 hail events in Andrew County since 1950, in 33 different years; that is about 1.5 recorded events a year. 27 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Andrew County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 24 tornadoes in Andrew County since 1950, 2 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 1.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Andrew County?

3 Aug 2026: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, a major disaster declaration for severe storm. The county appears in 32 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Andrew County, and how much was paid?

146 NFIP claims since 1978, 130 of them paid, for $4.0M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Andrew County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Very Low" for overall risk, "Very Low" for expected annual loss, "Very Low" for social vulnerability and "Relatively High" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Andrew County compare with the rest of Missouri?

87.4 recorded events per 100 square miles against 106.7 statewide, and 8.1 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 8.3. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 29 Sep 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 30 Sep 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.