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Wind in St. Charles County, Missouri
383 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.
St. Charles County, Missouri, has 383 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 56 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 74 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 179 events against 167 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 21,755 wind events recorded in Missouri; its 68.3 per 100 square miles compares with 31.6 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
314 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 25 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 | St. Charles County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 383 | 21,755 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 68.3 | 31.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 9.3 | 35.3 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 49 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
11Mar
23Apr
54May
64Jun
74Jul
64Aug
49Sep
16Oct
12Nov
9Dec
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 185 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 383. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $41K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $34K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 29 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
| 10 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Nov 2013 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $200K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 May 2008 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | $5K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | $1.8M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | 10 | County |
| 18 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 107 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | $500 | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 89 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | 1 | 2 | County |
| 13 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Dec 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Dec 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has St. Charles County had?
383 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 St. Charles County?
25 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in St. Charles County?
The thunderstorm wind of 7 May 2002, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.8M.
How does St. Charles County compare with Missouri for wind?
68.3 events per 100 square miles against 31.6 statewide; the county holds 383 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.