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Wind in Boone County, Missouri
336 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
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. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 336 wind events in Boone County, Missouri, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 66 years.
July is the busiest month, with 68 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 119 events against 119 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.5% of the 21,755 wind events recorded in Missouri; its 49.0 per 100 square miles compares with 31.6 statewide.
223 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 24 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Missouri
| Measure | Boone County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 336 | 21,755 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 49.0 | 31.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 18.1 | 35.3 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 49 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
2Mar
30Apr
38May
59Jun
65Jul
68Aug
43Sep
13Oct
7Nov
4Dec
5
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 183 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 336. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 3 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | 20 | County |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | $2K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 6 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 27 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $600 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | 10 | County |
| 16 Sep 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Dec 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1955 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Boone County had?
336 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Boone County?
1 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 70 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Boone County?
The thunderstorm wind of 25 Jun 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K.
How does Boone County compare with Missouri for wind?
49.0 events per 100 square miles against 31.6 statewide; the county holds 336 of the state's 21,755 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.