Benton 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.
31
Tornado reports
181
Hail reports
135
Floods since 1996
672
All events
7
Deaths
$8.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Benton County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 31 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
Tornado F3 Tornado
Law enforcement reported a woman was swept off her feet while crossing a flooded driveway. The location is within headwaters of small unnamed basins leading to uncertainty of the precise location of the flood.
A person was struck by lightning and killed while standing on a courtesy dock helping pull a boat out of the water.
Flooding occurred along a few creeks in northwest Benton County. One fatality occurred when a rancher was checking on his cattle and was swept into a flooded creek.
A derecho swept across much of west central and central Missouri during the early morning hours of July 5th. Severe winds from this line of thunderstorms affected a campground near Truman Lake where 48 people were injured. One fatality occurred as a 47 year old man drove his boat…
Two men were fishing on Truman Lake near Warsaw while a squall line rapidly pushed across the lake and swamped their boat. Vance Wiles age 40, drowned as he tried to swim to shore without a life jacket. The other passenger Mark Johnson age 37, was wearing a life jacket and surviv…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State Highway V was closed due to flooding at Deer Creek.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State Highway DD was closed due to flooding at Knobby Creek.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines were reported down.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A National Weather Service survey concluded an EF0 tornado caused damage to a building on 83 and Highway MM southeast of Warsaw. This tornado is also damaged multiple trees in the area which was confirmed via Sentinel-2 satellite data analysis. The tornado had maximum winds of 80…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An National Weather Service survey concluded an EF1 tornado touched down southwest of Warsaw, crossing the lake, and tracking just east of Highway 65. The tornado flipped several mobile homes resting on blocks, damaged signs and roofing associated with stores along Highway 65, an…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State Highway F at Williams Creek was flooded and impassable.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The AWOS station KRAW in Warsaw, measured a 62mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A power line was reported down at the entrance Osage Bluff Camp.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was reported down on Poorboy Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was reported down on Skyview Street.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several power lines were reported down along Highway H.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in town with multiple power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell on a vehicle on Hawthorn Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell onto a power line.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several large trees were reported down on Rexschell Lane.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several power lines had large branches fall on them causing power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A National Weather Service Survey determined that damage was caused by straight line winds which uprooted or snapped multiple trees and caused damage to a metal building.
Flood Flood
Route DD was closed at Knobby Creek due to high waters.
Flood Flood
Route V was closed at Deer Creek due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An outbuilding was flipped upside down northeast of Harper.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous power poles and power lines are down at Highway 83 and Highway EE northeast of Harper.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was down over the roadway along Commercial street and Niangua street in Warsaw.
Flood Flood
Portions of State Highway 52 was closed due to flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed two trees and a powerline south of Lakeview Heights.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall began to push into the County during the late evening hours of January 23 as the first round of snow that would continue into January 25th. Moderate to heavy snowfall then occurred during through the day January 24 and into midday January 25th. Between 4-6 inches of snow…
One inch of snowfall was estimated in portions of Benton County. County dispatch reported multiple slide off accidents in the county due to the light snow.
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail.
Drought Drought
Drought improved for portions of the county during the month thanks to limited beneficial rainfall during the month drought. Portions of the County did remain impacted by Moderate (D1) to Abnormally Dry (D0) drought conditions at the end of the month. Impacts were noted in surfac…
Hail Hail
Hail to the size of quarters fell south of Cole Camp.
Flood Flood
Route V was closed due to flooding of Deer Creek.
Hail Hail
Hail to the size of quarters fell in the city of Warsaw.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree onto a car 10 miles north of Wheatland on the Benton and Hickory county line.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reports of tree damage in Lincoln on Highway 65. Electricity to the entire town was knocked out. Altogether, over 4000 homes and businesses lost power in Benton County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were down near the Thibaut boat ramp area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blocking the road, leading to its closure.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of uprooted trees and damage to outbuildings.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A NWS survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado pushed a mobile home off its block, damaged outbuildings and snapped trees along a track west of Racket just east of the Henry Benton County line. Maximum wind speeds were determined to be 105 mph.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph caused widespread uprooted and snapped trees along with power lines downed. Several barns suffered varying degrees of damage along with the roof of one home.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph had uprooted and snapped numerous trees. As the tornado curled near the end of its lifespan it damaged three barns and downed several power poles.
Wildfire Wildfire
A 450 acre wildfire burned for several days in southern Benton County near Fristoe in the Granny's Acres Conservation Area. Local fire departments and the Missouri Department of Conservation worked for several days to put out the fire.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 2 |
| 2025 | 21 | 3 |
| 2024 | 28 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 19 | 1 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | 1 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 36 | 2 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 1 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 5 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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