Buchanan County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
26
Tornado reports
178
Hail reports
121
Floods since 1996
673
All events
3
Deaths
$6.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Buchanan County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 26 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
Large tornado entered Buchanan county just northwest of Dearborn or 7 miles southeast of Dekalb. It stayed over rural areas.
After several inches of snow fell across the area roads remained snow packed and icy. A vehicle slid off an icy curve and slammed head-on into a snow plow treating and clearing roads from the earlier snow fall. Two occupants of the vehicle were injured in the incident, and a youn…
Five to six inches of snow was reported across the county. An accident near Savannah due to snow covered roads, moderately injured 3 people. An accident on I-29 near St. Joseph, resulted in 4 minor injuries.
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St. Joseph Rosecrans Airport ASOS recorde a 61 mph wind gust.
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Social media relayed photos of large tree branches down on north side of St. Joseph.
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Social media relayed a report of a downed tree damaging a vehicle in St. Joseph.
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Downed tree at a residence near Hall Street.
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Several reports of downed tree limbs and wires in St. Joseph.
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Measured from handheld anemometer on far east side of St. Joseph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Buchanan County received widespread 5 to 6 of snow from this event, including 6 of snow in the St. Joseph area.
Drought Drought
Buchanan County was highlighted within D2 (Severe) Drought from Nov 1 through Nov 25, 2025.
Drought Drought
Precipitation deficits over the past few months created drought (D2) conditions in much of Buchanan County by the Oct 14, 2025 issuance of the US Drought Monitor. This would continue through the end of October 2025.
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Downed tree limbs and wires near Route JJ north of De Kalb.
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Several reports of downed wires in the St. Joseph area.
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Downed tree limbs and wires near Hillyard Road southwest of Easton.
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Measured gust of 59 mph at St. Joseph Airport.
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Measured gust of 54 knots/62 mph at the ASOS at KSTJ St. Joseph.
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Downed tree and wires near 120th Road.
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Downed tree and wires near 82nd Road.
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Downed tree near Whitson Road and 80th Road.
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Downed tree near U.S. Highway 169 and 75th Road.
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Several reports of downed power poles and wires in northeastern Buchanan, southwestern DeKalb, and northwestern Clinton counties.
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Social media report of several downed trees and limbs north of Agency.
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Downed tree and wires near Kemmer Road.
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Downed tree and wires near 120th Road.
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Dispatch reports multiple trees downed near Agency.
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Downed tree and wires near Tucker Street in south St. Joseph. Time estimated from radar.
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Multiple reports of downed trees and wires between Green Street and Highland Avenue.
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Multiple reports of downed tree limbs and wires near Karnes Road.
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Downed trees and wires near Route 31.
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Downed tree across County Line Road.
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Several reports of downed wires and power outages south of St. Joseph.
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Downed trees in the Easton area.
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Social media video of a downed tree on power lines in southeast Saint Joseph.
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Side of industrial building damaged with wall collapse.
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Downed wires and power outages near King Hill Road.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Storm survey found evidence of a 4 mile long EF-0 tornado in northern Buchanan County, with only minor tree damage found along the path. This was associated with a QLCS mesovortex.
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Downed wires and numerous power outages between Rushville and De Kalb.
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Fence blown over and minor property damage at a residence in Agency.
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St. Joseph ASOS measured a 58 mph wind gust.
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St. Joseph ASOS measured another 58 mph wind gust.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at St. Joseph airport reported a minimum wind chill of 23 degrees below zero at 8z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 7). Wind chills of -17 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.
Blizzard Blizzard
The ASOS at St. Joseph Rosecrans Airport began reporting quarter mile or worse visibility with wind gusts up to 35 mph and snow/blowing snow at the 7:53 am observation on Jan 5th. This continued through 5:30 pm on January 5th. This means blizzard criteria was met for over 9 hours…
Drought Drought
D2 drought carried over from October in Buchanan County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 5th issuance of the drought monitor.
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Downed power lines and power outages near Gene Field Road.
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Downed power lines and power outages near 36th Street.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 1 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 21 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | 21 | 1 |
| 2004 | 36 | 2 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 4 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 2 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 9 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 5 | 1 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 5 | 1 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | 4 | 1 |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | 5 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 4 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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