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Missouri, 2021

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

1,646events recorded1,542 in 2020
10deaths recorded50 injuries
$17Mproperty damage (estimates)$3.5M crop damage
1disaster declarations147 NFIP claims, $4.6M paid
← 20202022 →

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

Wind489
Flood344
Winter271
Cold229
Hail167
Tornado61
Heat52
Fog17
Other11
Lightning5

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2021 was 1,646 against 1,542 in 2020.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2021
Douglas County57
Barry County45
Newton County40
Polk County38
Greene County37
Howell County35
Webster County35
McDonald County34
Ozark County32
Stoddard County32
Cape Girardeau County30
Butler County29
Carter County29
Jackson County29
Lawrence County28
Taney County27
Bollinger County26
Christian County26
Clay County26
Perry County26
Scott County26
Stone County26
Wayne County25
New Madrid County23
Ripley County23

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
10 Dec 2021PemiscotTornadoEF4$1,250,000311
25 Jan 2021AdairWinter Weather——2—
26 Jun 2021ClintonFlood—$10,00013
10 Dec 2021St. CharlesTornadoEF3$3,400,00012
14 Sep 2021IronThunderstorm Wind49 mph$30,00011
17 Dec 2021HowellFlash Flood——11
20 Apr 2021PlatteWinter Weather—$200,0001—
10 Aug 2021Forecast zoneExcessive Heat———10
10 Aug 2021Forecast zoneExcessive Heat———9
17 May 2021LawrenceFlash Flood—$200,000—3
8 Feb 2021GreeneWinter Weather———3
7 Feb 2021JasperWinter Weather———2
31 Jul 2021CarterLightning———2
20 Jun 2021BooneThunderstorm Wind70 mph——1
24 Oct 2021MadisonTornadoEF3——1
24 Oct 2021Ste. GenevieveTornadoEF3——1
10 Jul 2021StoddardTornadoEF2$2,000,000——
10 Dec 2021DunklinTornadoEF3$1,500,000——
9 Jul 2021RallsThunderstorm Wind90 mph$1,300,000——
10 Dec 2021StoneTornadoEF1$500,000——
24 Oct 2021BollingerTornadoEF1$400,000——
27 May 2021PolkTornadoEF1$300,000——
24 Oct 2021LinnTornadoEF2$250,000——
28 Apr 2021DouglasTornadoEF0$250,000——
10 Dec 2021WebsterTornadoEF1$250,000——
24 Oct 2021DentTornadoEF1$225,000——
24 Oct 2021PerryTornadoEF2$200,000——
27 May 2021PolkThunderstorm Wind60 mph$150,000——
26 Jun 2021NewtonFlash Flood—$150,000——
5 Dec 2021ChristianTornadoEF1$150,000——
28 Apr 2021TaneyTornadoEF0$125,000——
10 Dec 2021TaneyTornadoEF1$120,000——
4 May 2021RipleyThunderstorm Wind64 mph$100,000——
27 May 2021BarryFlash Flood—$100,000——
10 Dec 2021WrightTornadoEF1$100,000——
4 May 2021MississippiTornadoEF1$85,000——
11 Oct 2021JasperTornadoEF0$80,000——
24 Oct 2021CamdenTornadoEF1$80,000——
28 Apr 2021DouglasThunderstorm Wind60 mph$75,000——
27 May 2021LacledeThunderstorm Wind60 mph$75,000——

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 2021

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
1 Sep 2021DR-4612Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding21

Flood insurance claims with a 2021 date of loss

147 NFIP claims, 110 of them paid, for $4,638,927.

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.