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Wind in Camden County, Missouri

215 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

215 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month July · county share of state 1.0%

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Wind event locations in and around Camden County. Dots: Wind 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. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

Camden County, Missouri, has 215 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 48 different years.

July is the busiest month, with 41 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 109 events against 84 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1% of the 21,755 wind events recorded in Missouri; its 32.8 per 100 square miles compares with 31.6 statewide.

126 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 10 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

MeasureCamden CountyMissouriUS
Wind events since 195021521,755701,953
Per 100 square miles32.831.619.9
Per 10,000 residents49.535.321.1
Deaths recorded0492,166
Busiest monthJulyJuneJune

By year

195019882026
Wind events recorded in Camden County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
1
Feb
4
Mar
19
Apr
27
May
35
Jun
38
Jul
41
Aug
25
Sep
17
Oct
3
Nov
3
Dec
2
Wind events in Camden County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph63
58–73 mph116
74–95 mph10
96 mph and over0
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 153 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 215. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
17 Apr 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
17 Apr 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
15 Apr 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
15 Apr 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$20K———County
6 Mar 2026Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$25K———County
18 Sep 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
18 Sep 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$25K———County
3 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind61 mph————County
20 Apr 2025Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$30K———County
19 Mar 2025High Wind60 mph————Forecast zone
16 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
13 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
13 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
13 Jun 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
13 Jun 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$2K———County
1 Apr 2024Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Aug 2023Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Aug 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Aug 2023Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Aug 2023Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$75K———County
8 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
8 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
8 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind60 mph———2County
10 Dec 2021Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$2K———County
11 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
11 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$25K———County
14 Nov 2020Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$200K———County
31 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
20 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
1 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
4 May 2020Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
13 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Jul 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
20 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
18 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
18 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
18 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$25K———County
18 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
1 Dec 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$8K———County
20 Jul 2018Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$5K———County
20 Jul 2018Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$35K———County
20 Jul 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$12K———County
20 Jul 2018Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$30K———County
19 Jul 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Jul 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$2K———County
20 May 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
19 May 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
19 May 2018Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$20K———County
19 May 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
19 May 2018Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
15 Jun 2017Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
27 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind72 mph————County
27 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
19 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$50K———County
19 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
29 Mar 2017Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
1 Mar 2017Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
13 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
13 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
7 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
30 Jun 2016Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
4 Aug 2015Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
1 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
26 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
17 May 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
5 Sep 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
7 Jul 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
13 Apr 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
13 Apr 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
3 Apr 2014Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
1 Sep 2013Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
1 Sep 2013Thunderstorm Wind67 mph————County
1 Sep 2013Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$100K———County
28 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind70 mph————County
28 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
6 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
6 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
29 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$100K———County
7 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
20 Aug 2011Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
4 Aug 2011Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
18 Jun 2011Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
31 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
22 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind75 mph————County
26 Oct 2010Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1K———County
21 Jul 2010Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Mar 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
24 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
16 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
10 Jun 2009Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
8 Mar 2009Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$20K———County
8 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
8 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
8 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
8 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
8 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind86 mph$50K———County
15 Jun 2008Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$25K———County
15 Jun 2008Thunderstorm Wind60 mph————County
15 Jun 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
3 Jun 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
3 Jun 2008Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$75K———County
30 May 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
17 Oct 2007Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
17 Aug 2007Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
22 Sep 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
26 Aug 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
6 Aug 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
27 Jun 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
30 Mar 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
30 Mar 2006Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
30 Mar 2006Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K——1County
28 Sep 2005Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Sep 2005Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Sep 2005Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Sep 2005Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
23 Jul 2005Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$10K———County
30 May 2004Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
7 May 2002Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
9 Mar 2002Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$5K———County
29 Aug 2001Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$15K———County
12 Jul 2001Thunderstorm Wind67 mph$15K———County
1 Jun 2001Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
9 Apr 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
25 Feb 2001High Wind—$5K———Forecast zone
9 Feb 2001Thunderstorm Wind—$40K———County
11 Sep 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
7 Aug 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$520K———County
8 May 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$3K———County
20 Apr 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
26 Mar 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
27 Jun 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
1 Jun 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
23 May 1998Thunderstorm Wind—$2K———County
8 Jul 1996Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
8 Jul 1996Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
4 May 1996Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
30 Sep 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
9 Jun 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$25K——3County
25 Jun 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
26 Apr 1994Thunderstorm Wind85 mph$50K———County
26 Apr 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K$5K——County
26 Apr 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County
15 Apr 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
16 Aug 1987Thunderstorm Wind0 mph———4County
14 Apr 1972Thunderstorm Wind0 mph————County
28 Jul 1967Thunderstorm Wind0 mph————County
5 May 1961Thunderstorm Wind71 mph————County
25 Apr 1961Thunderstorm Wind0 mph————County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Camden County had?

215 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 Camden County?

17 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Camden County?

The thunderstorm wind of 7 Aug 2000, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $520K.

How does Camden County compare with Missouri for wind?

32.8 events per 100 square miles against 31.6 statewide; the county holds 215 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.