Audrain County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
123
Hail reports
39
Floods since 1996
467
All events
1
Deaths
$976K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Audrain County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
One direct fatality occurred 5 miles north of Martinsburg when an old, dilapidated barn on Highway 54 collapsed on an individual seeking shelter from the thunderstorm. Large trees and tree limbs were blown down in Vandalia, Laddonia, and Mexico. Siding was also blown off a church…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed large trees and limbs on the north side of Vandalia.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A picture of a hailstone compared with a quarter was received.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in a forest on Heckemeyer Road. Additional tree damage was reported on Dawson Road. The storm continued northeast where it downed several large trees near Falcon Lane and Route M in Wardsville.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A total of 5 to 7 inches of snow fell primarily during the morning hours. The snowfall rate reached 1 inch per hour at times.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed many tree limbs which took down powerlines. Winds caused roof damage to two buildings.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
High temperatures in the upper 90s combined with high humidity to produce heat index values over 105 degrees for several days. The heat index peaked near 110 degrees.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused numerous roads to become impassable in Audrain County. These include Highway 54 in Farber, two unnamed roads north of Laddonia, many roads in Laddonia proper, Highway BB just west of Highway W near Middletown, and Highway J at Highway B north of Rush Hill. A wat…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines across Franklin County. Several vehicle accidents along I-44 were reported at this time as well.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Vandalia Agricultural Site measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief tornado tracked south to north just west of Highway MM in north-central Audrain County, destroying a couple of outbuildings and rolling two smaller grain bins. Debris was generally thrown northward and strewn widely, likely due to a downburst immediately following the tor…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
In Madison County, the tornado mostly caused tree damage. The only structural damage was to a residence and an outbuilding on Highway C. From there, the tornado continued northeast before dissipating between the St. Francois River and Madison 418 at approximately 10:57 PM. In Mad…
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail fell about halfway between Auxvasse and Mexico.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The storm began early in the morning on the 5th with a combination of snow and sleet falling through midday. After a brief break in the afternoon, more snow fell in the evening accompanied by wind gusts as high as 35 mph leading to areas of blowing snow. A total of 5 to 9 inches …
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped to as low as 39 below zero with the coldest values during the nighttime hours.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A period of very hot and extremely humid weather began on Sunday, August 20 and lasted through Friday, August 25. The combination of heat and humidity led to heat index values at the Mexico AWOS reaching as high as 115.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The AWOS at Mexico Memorial Airport measured a gust of 61 mph along the leading edge of a bowing segment independent from the primary line of storms.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous large maple trees sustained damage with one tree blown over and another split in half. This occurred as a bowing segment largely independent of the primary line of storms passed over the location.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage across Mexico and Vandiver. Several trees were blown down as well a power lines and numerous tree limbs.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs and power lines around town. One large tree limb landed on a house causing minor roof damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
Hail Hail
A wide swath of large hail fell across Audrain County from just west of Mexico northeastward to Vandalia. Large hail was also reported in Laddonia and Farber.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A long swath of large hail up to golfball size fell across Audrain County between Mexico and Vandalia. Large hail was also reported in Laddonia, Vandiver, Rush Hill, Benton City, and Farber.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 1 and 2 inches of snow fell. The snow combined with gusty northwest winds (35-45 mph gusts) created extremely hazardous travel with sporadic near-blizzard conditions during the heaviest snowfall. Road conditions deteriorated rapidly during this event.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to 7 inches of rain fell in a 6 to 10 hour period with the heaviest rain across the southern half of Audrain County. Numerous roads were flooded including U.S. Business 54, East Liberty Road at Reading Farms, South Morris Street, Lakeview Road at Elmwood Road, Fairground Road …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread wind damage between Mexico and Laddonia with numerous trees, tree limbs, as well as power lines blown down. In Mexico, a house sustained moderate roof damage from a fallen tree. Just southwest of Laddonia, a large tree was blown down onto Highway KK, blocking both lane…
Hail Hail
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Precipitation started out as sleet with up to three quarters of an inch of sleet then around 3 to 6 inches of snow on top.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Eight to twelve inches of snow fell across Audrain County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto Highway J near the intersection with Highway B.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs around Mexico and areas to the south and southeast of town.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread wind damage between Laddonia, Rush Hill and Mexico. One tree was blown down onto Route KK just west of Highway 19. Another tree was blown down onto Route B at 6th Street in Rush Hill. A two foot diameter tree was blown over onto Central Street in Mexico. Also, numerous…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded across the southern half of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs. Also, in Farber some shingles were blown off of the roof of a house on west side of town.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 1 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 22 | 2 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 37 | 5 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 1 |
| 1970 | 7 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 |
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