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Missouri, 2006

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

2,854events recorded2,116 in 2005

35deaths recorded1,309 injuries

$490Mproperty damage (estimates)$23M crop damage

5disaster declarations88 NFIP claims, $1.4M paid

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

Hail1,280

Wind675

Heat228

Winter217

Flood154

Tornado143

Drought89

Fog22

Other17

Lightning12

Cold11

Wildfire6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2006 was 2,854 against 2,116 in 2005.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2006
St. Louis County	73
Boone County	68
Howell County	63
Greene County	54
Jackson County	52
Douglas County	47
Barry County	45
Jefferson County	45
Ozark County	45
St. Charles County	45
Washington County	44
Callaway County	42
Shannon County	42
Clay County	41
Cape Girardeau County	40
Franklin County	40
Scott County	39
Christian County	38
Johnson County	38
Audrain County	37
Stoddard County	37
Newton County	36
Butler County	35
Crawford County	33
Laclede County	33

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
13 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	4	437
14 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	2	276
12 Mar 2006	Randolph	Tornado	F3	$5,000,000	4	26
16 Jul 2006	Jackson	Heat	—	—	4	—
2 Apr 2006	Pemiscot	Tornado	F3	$60,000,000	2	130
11 Mar 2006	Perry	Tornado	F3	$1,000,000	2	10
1 Aug 2006	Worth	Heat	—	—	2	—
29 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	14
12 Mar 2006	Henry	Tornado	F2	$500,000	1	13
12 Mar 2006	Pettis	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	1	6
12 Mar 2006	Cedar	Tornado	F2	$800,000	1	5
30 Nov 2006	St. Francois	Winter Storm	—	$300,000	1	3
3 May 2006	Laclede	Flash Flood	—	$10,000	1	2
12 Mar 2006	Lawrence	Tornado	F3	$5,000,000	1	1
2 Apr 2006	Stoddard	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$400,000	1	1
30 Mar 2006	Pettis	Tornado	F1	$450,000	1	—
9 Mar 2006	Carter	Flash Flood	—	$25,000	1	—
2 Apr 2006	St. Louis	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	—	1	—
19 Jul 2006	Butler	Heat	—	—	1	—
7 Aug 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
14 Jul 2006	Jefferson	Heat	—	—	1	—
29 Nov 2006	Monroe	Winter Storm	—	—	1	—
30 Nov 2006	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$50,000,000	—	64
30 Nov 2006	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$40,000,000	—	54
1 Aug 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	31
19 Jul 2006	St. Louis city	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$259,000	—	30
14 Jul 2006	Franklin	Heat	—	—	—	30
29 Jul 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	21
12 Mar 2006	Hickory	Tornado	F3	$1,000,000	—	19
1 Aug 2006	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	15
12 Mar 2006	Webster	Tornado	F2	$700,000	—	13
1 Aug 2006	Franklin	Heat	—	—	—	13
30 Nov 2006	Camden	Winter Storm	—	$120,000,000	—	—
30 Mar 2006	Andrew	Tornado	F2	$800,000	—	8
12 Mar 2006	Christian	Tornado	F3	$50,000,000	—	3
17 Jul 2006	Ste. Genevieve	Heat	—	—	—	8
30 Nov 2006	Washington	Winter Storm	—	$100,000	—	7
30 Jul 2006	St. Francois	Heat	—	—	—	7
30 Nov 2006	Miller	Winter Storm	—	$63,800,000	—	—
12 Mar 2006	Saline	Tornado	F2	$3,000,000	—	6

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 2006

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
29 Dec 2006	DR-1673	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms	14
2 Nov 2006	DR-1667	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms	1
21 Jul 2006	EM-3267	Emergency	Severe Storm	Severe Storms	8
5 Apr 2006	DR-1635	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	7
16 Mar 2006	DR-1631	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding	41

Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss

88 NFIP claims, 72 of them paid, for $1,415,582.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.