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Missouri, 1990

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

190events recorded179 in 1989
0deaths recorded45 injuries
$84Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations999 NFIP claims, $13M paid
← 19891991 →

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.

Events by hazard

Hail85
Wind72
Tornado33

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1990 was 190 against 179 in 1989.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1990
Boone County11
St. Charles County11
St. Louis County10
Franklin County9
Benton County8
Moniteau County8
Clay County7
Greene County7
Lincoln County5
St. Louis city5
Christian County4
Jefferson County4
Miller County4
Morgan County4
Newton County4
Platte County4
Webster County4
Camden County3
Cape Girardeau County3
Crawford County3
Lawrence County3
Marion County3
New Madrid County3
Pettis County3
Pike County3

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Nov 1990St. CharlesTornadoF2$25,000,000—30
20 May 1990WebsterTornadoF2——9
27 Nov 1990BooneTornadoF3$25,000,000—3
20 May 1990WebsterTornadoF0$250,000—3
7 Jun 1990MoniteauTornadoF2$25,000,000——
13 Mar 1990PolkTornadoF2$2,500,000——
12 May 1990DouglasTornadoF2$2,500,000——
12 May 1990WrightTornadoF2$2,500,000——
3 Aug 1990WarrenTornadoF1$250,000——
17 May 1990ButlerTornadoF2$250,000——
16 May 1990CamdenTornadoF1$250,000——
7 Jun 1990MillerTornadoF1$250,000——
27 Nov 1990BooneTornadoF3$250,000——
27 Nov 1990BentonTornadoF1$250,000——
16 May 1990BentonTornadoF0$25,000——
7 Jun 1990MoniteauTornadoF1$25,000——
14 Mar 1990JasperTornadoF1$25,000——
14 Mar 1990ChristianTornadoF1$25,000——
27 Nov 1990MoniteauTornadoF1$25,000——
15 Feb 1990New MadridTornadoF1$2,500——
14 Mar 1990LacledeTornadoF1$2,500——
7 Jun 1990CrawfordTornadoF1$250——
8 Jun 1990HenryTornadoF1———
20 May 1990GreeneTornadoF2———
15 Feb 1990New MadridTornadoF1———
20 May 1990ChristianTornadoF0———
7 Jun 1990MoniteauTornadoF1———
7 Jun 1990MoniteauTornadoF1———
7 Jun 1990MillerTornadoF1———
25 May 1990BentonTornadoF0———
9 May 1990RipleyTornadoF0———
7 Jun 1990MillerTornadoF1———
15 May 1990CallawayTornadoF0———

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1990

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
24 May 1990DR-867Major disasterFloodSevere Storms & Flooding10

Flood insurance claims with a 1990 date of loss

999 NFIP claims, 815 of them paid, for $12,721,669.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.