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Henry 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 29083 · 22,206 residents (2021) · 697 sq mi · dominant hazard Flood

Hail · 154Tornado · 19Flood · 179Wind · 130Winter · 51

Henry 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 1 Oct 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 582 storm events in Henry County, Missouri, led by floods and flash floods.

That is 83.5 events per 100 square miles, below the Missouri figure of 106.7, and 262.1 per 10,000 residents against 118.9 statewide.

5 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 5 deaths and 26 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $2.3M and crop damage at $501M.

FEMA has designated the county in 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (major disaster, 21 Sep 2023).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 1 claim since 1978, of which 1 were paid, totalling $8K (about $8K per paid claim). FEMA counts 17 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Relatively Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($14M a year across 18 hazards).

1 tropical storm or hurricane track in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 0 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

5events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

582events since 19505 deaths, 26 injuries recorded

20disaster declarationslast 21 Sep 2023

1NFIP flood claims$8K paid

Compared with Missouri and the United States

Measure	Henry County	Missouri	US
Recorded events since 1950	582	73,339	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	83.5	106.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	262.1	118.9	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	5	1,920	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	5	1,009	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$2.3M	$12B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.0	8.3	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$8K	$23K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	0.0	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: 2Wind: 5

Hail: 1Wind: 6

Hail: 5Tornado: 2Wind: 7

Hail: 4Tornado: 3Wind: 8

Hail: 16Tornado: 1Flood: 60Wind: 15Winter: 2Heat: 1Cold: 1

Hail: 62Tornado: 3Flood: 102Wind: 39Winter: 23Heat: 13Cold: 3Drought: 1Other: 1

Hail: 42Tornado: 2Flood: 14Wind: 23Winter: 20Heat: 1Cold: 1Drought: 7Other: 2

Hail: 22Tornado: 6Flood: 3Wind: 27Winter: 6Heat: 1Cold: 5Drought: 12

91950s71960s141970s151980s961990s2472000s1122010s822020s

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

Trend: 302 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 239 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

Flood179

Hail154

Wind130

Winter51

Drought20

Tornado19

Heat16

Cold10

Other3

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Flood	179	1	1.7%	detail
■ Hail	154	—	0.8%	detail
■ Wind	130	—	0.6%	detail
■ Winter	51	3	0.8%	detail
■ Drought	20	—	0.8%
■ Tornado	19	1	0.6%	detail
■ Heat	16	—	0.4%
■ Cold	10	—	0.6%
■ Other	3	—	0.2%

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
11 Jan 2019	Winter Storm	Winter	—	—	—	2	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2006	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$500K	—	1	13	County
12 Nov 2018	Winter Weather	Winter	—	$50K	—	1	2	Forecast zone
16 Jun 2015	Flash Flood	Flood	—	—	—	1	—	County
1 Jul 2007	Flood	Flood	—	$5K	$500M	—	—	County
19 Apr 1973	Tornado	Tornado	F4	$25K	—	—	5	County
21 Aug 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	70 mph	$5K	—	—	3	County
4 Dec 1956	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$25K	—	—	2	County
5 Jul 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	75 mph	$25K	—	—	1	County
15 Apr 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	$500K	—	—	—	County
15 Apr 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	$500K	—	—	—	County
6 May 2007	Flood	Flood	—	—	$500K	—	—	County
6 May 2007	Flood	Flood	—	—	$500K	—	—	County
1 Jul 2007	Flood	Flood	—	$45K	$300K	—	—	County
28 May 1982	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
30 Jan 2002	Ice Storm	Winter	—	$200K	—	—	—	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
21 Sep 2023	DR-4741	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
9 Jul 2020	DR-4552	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, 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	Public assistance
7 Aug 2015	DR-4238	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And 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
30 Jan 2009	EM-3303	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
12 Dec 2007	EM-3281	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	—
16 Mar 2006	DR-1631	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
6 May 2003	DR-1463	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance
6 Feb 2002	DR-1403	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm	Individual assistance, 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
14 Oct 1986	DR-779	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Public assistance
24 Sep 1976	EM-3017	Emergency	Drought	Drought	Public assistance
19 Apr 1973	DR-372	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & 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 Henry County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 19781

Paid claims1

Total paid$8K

Average paid claim$8K

Repetitive-loss properties0

Residential policies in force170.1% of 11,746 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
1981	1	1	$8,414	$8,414

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 riskRelatively Lowscore 52.8 of 100

Expected annual loss$14MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively High

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$7,380,541
Tornado	Relatively Low	$1,515,189
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$1,091,322
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	$812,594
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$725,504
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$677,289
Hail	Relatively Low	$427,153
Earthquake	Very Low	$334,067
Ice storm	Relatively Moderate	$306,596
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$241,308
Winter weather	Relatively Moderate	$79,226
Wildfire	Very Low	$25,177
Hurricane	Very Low	$9,217
Landslide	Very Low	$1,566

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

Tracks within 100 miles1

Tracks within 50 miles0

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1902	98 mi	40 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Henry County, MO?

NCEI records 154 hail events in Henry County since 1950, in 41 different years; that is about 2.0 recorded events a year. 29 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Henry County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 19 tornadoes in Henry County since 1950, 3 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 1.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Henry County?

21 Sep 2023: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, a major disaster declaration for severe storm. The county appears in 20 declarations since 1953.

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

1 NFIP claim since 1978, 1 of them paid, for $8K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

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

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

How does Henry County compare with the rest of Missouri?

83.5 recorded events per 100 square miles against 106.7 statewide, and 0.0 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 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.