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Wind in Stone County, Missouri
232 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.
NCEI records 232 wind events in Stone County, Missouri, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 50 years.
July is the busiest month, with 50 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 158 events against 57 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.1% of the 21,755 wind events recorded in Missouri; its 50.0 per 100 square miles compares with 31.6 statewide.
NCEI attributes 18 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
170 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 14 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 | Stone County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 232 | 21,755 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 50.0 | 31.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 73.5 | 35.3 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 18 | 49 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
8Mar
9Apr
33May
31Jun
34Jul
50Aug
33Sep
11Oct
3Nov
9Dec
7
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 150 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 232. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 99 mph | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $150K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | 17 | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Feb 2014 | High Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 15 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $550K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Stone County had?
232 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 Stone County?
16 Sep 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Stone County?
The thunderstorm wind of 15 Apr 2001, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Stone County compare with Missouri for wind?
50.0 events per 100 square miles against 31.6 statewide; the county holds 232 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.