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Schuyler 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 29197 · 4,025 residents (2021) · 307 sq mi · dominant hazard Winter

Hail · 38Tornado · 9Flood · 14Wind · 37Winter · 52

Schuyler 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 197 storm events in Schuyler County, Missouri, led by winter storms and snow.

That is 64.1 events per 100 square miles, below the Missouri figure of 106.7, and 489.4 per 10,000 residents against 118.9 statewide.

1 event fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 1 death and 4 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $5.0M.

FEMA has designated the county in 18 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Covid-19 Pandemic (major disaster, 26 Mar 2020).

OpenFEMA lists no National Flood Insurance Program claims in the county.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Very Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($2.0M 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.

1events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

197events since 19501 death, 4 injuries recorded

18disaster declarationslast 26 Mar 2020

0NFIP flood claims$0 paid

Compared with Missouri and the United States

Measure	Schuyler County	Missouri	US
Recorded events since 1950	197	73,339	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	64.1	106.7	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	489.4	118.9	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	1	1,920	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	1	1,009	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$5.0M	$12B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.0	8.3	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	—	$23K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	—	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

Tornado: 1

Hail: 1Tornado: 4Wind: 2

Hail: 3Wind: 5

Hail: 8Wind: 5Winter: 2Heat: 1Cold: 1

Hail: 12Tornado: 2Flood: 5Wind: 12Winter: 21Heat: 11Cold: 3Drought: 1

Hail: 11Tornado: 1Flood: 9Wind: 8Winter: 23Heat: 1Cold: 2Drought: 11

Hail: 3Wind: 5Winter: 6Heat: 1Cold: 6Drought: 9

11950s11960s71970s81980s171990s672000s662010s302020s

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

Trend: 130 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 52 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

Winter52

Hail38

Wind37

Drought21

Flood14

Heat14

Cold12

Tornado9

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Winter	52	—	0.8%	detail
■ Hail	38	—	0.2%	detail
■ Wind	37	—	0.2%	detail
■ Drought	21	—	0.8%
■ Flood	14	1	0.1%	detail
■ Heat	14	—	0.4%
■ Cold	12	—	0.7%
■ Tornado	9	—	0.3%

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
12 May 2010	Flash Flood	Flood	—	—	—	1	—	County
24 Jan 1967	Tornado	Tornado	F4	$2.5M	—	—	2	County
26 May 1955	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$25K	—	—	2	County
10 Apr 1997	Heavy Snow	Winter	—	$2.3M	—	—	—	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
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
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
13 Nov 2008	DR-1809	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And A Tornado	Individual assistance, Public assistance
25 Jun 2008	DR-1773	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	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
10 Sep 2005	EM-3232	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
6 May 2002	DR-1412	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding	Public assistance
9 Jul 1993	DR-995	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
24 Sep 1976	EM-3017	Emergency	Drought	Drought	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

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

OpenFEMA lists no NFIP claims with this county's code.

National Risk Index

Overall riskVery Lowscore 3.6 of 100

Expected annual loss$2.0MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Very Low	$687,763
Tornado	Relatively Low	$615,957
Drought	Relatively Low	$163,452
Heat wave	Very Low	$145,670
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$135,594
Cold wave	Very Low	$98,475
Hail	Very Low	$85,188
Lightning	Very Low	$37,241
Earthquake	Very Low	$24,089
Wildfire	Very Low	$21,960
Winter weather	Very Low	$6,566
Landslide	Relatively Low	$5,293
Ice storm	Very Low	$3,897
Hurricane	Very Low	$855

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	1900	71 mi	46 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 Schuyler County, MO?

NCEI records 38 hail events in Schuyler County since 1950, in 23 different years; that is about 0.5 recorded events a year. 7 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Schuyler County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 9 tornadoes in Schuyler County since 1950, 2 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 0.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Schuyler County?

26 Mar 2020: Covid-19 Pandemic, a major disaster declaration for biological. The county appears in 18 declarations since 1953.

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

OpenFEMA lists no NFIP claims in the county.

Is Schuyler 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, "Relatively High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Schuyler County compare with the rest of Missouri?

64.1 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.