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Wind in New Madrid County, Missouri
188 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.
New Madrid County, Missouri, has 188 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 48 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 33 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 117 events against 47 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 21,755 wind events recorded in Missouri; its 27.9 per 100 square miles compares with 31.6 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
66 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 15 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 | New Madrid County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 188 | 21,755 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 27.9 | 31.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 117.2 | 35.3 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 49 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
18Feb
20Mar
25Apr
26May
33Jun
13Jul
14Aug
5Sep
3Oct
9Nov
9Dec
13
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
All 188 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 May 2025 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2024 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2022 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2021 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 May 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $5.0M | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Nov 2019 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2019 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2018 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2018 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2018 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2018 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jan 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2017 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 May 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2016 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2016 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Feb 2016 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2014 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2011 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2009 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2009 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 64 mph | $5.8M | $5.0M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Strong Wind | 32 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $200K | — | — | 4 | County |
| 16 Feb 2006 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jan 2006 | Strong Wind | 32 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2006 | Strong Wind | 36 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Sep 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Nov 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Feb 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has New Madrid County had?
188 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 New Madrid County?
2 Apr 2026 (Strong Wind, 43 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in New Madrid County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.8M and crop damage at $5.0M.
How does New Madrid County compare with Missouri for wind?
27.9 events per 100 square miles against 31.6 statewide; the county holds 188 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.