Caldwell 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.
11
Tornado reports
102
Hail reports
22
Floods since 1996
308
All events
1
Deaths
$3.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Caldwell County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 11 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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
Early in the morning of December 13, 2013 light rain began falling across the area while surface temperatures were sub freezing. Slick roads resulted from the icy conditions, causing several vehicles to slide off the roads. In one particular incident a school bus slid off the roa…
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported just south of Hamilton.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported north of Hamilton.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported east of Hamilton.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires and power outages in the Hamilton area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Social media report of downed tree on County Road 465.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires and power outages near Route 116 west of Polo.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Damaged out buildings and roof blown off machine shed.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed tree and wires near Holstein Road.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at Chillicothe reported wind chills between -15 and -20 between 1 am and 11 am on Feb 18th, with temperatures between 0 and -1 degrees. Wind chills once again dropped to between -14 and -20 degrees between 11 pm on Feb 19 and 9 am on Feb 20th, with temperatures dropping …
Hail Hail
Mping report of quarter size hail north of Elmira.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph wind gusts in the Liberty area.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail just southeast of Cowgill.
Drought Drought
Severe drought impacted portions of Caldwell County in September 2023.
Heat Heat
Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power line downed in Braymer.
Drought Drought
Severe drought (D2) improved to moderate drought (D1) by mid August.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph winds with trees and power lines downed in Cowgill.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Breckenridge.
Drought Drought
While some areas saw some average or above average rain through July, most of the area across eastern Kansas saw the severe drought conditions continue through the month of July. As of now, widespread drought impacts have not been reported.
Drought Drought
After 2 months of relatively dry conditions portions of Missouri were brought into severe drought conditions. According to the Advanced Hydrologic Precipitation Service page there was a deficit of 2-5 inches across May and June which led to the declaration and maintenance of seve…
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail was reported in Polo.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency management reported 60 mph wind gust.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of aroun…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado developed just east of Interstate 35 in Clinton County, MO. It quickly crossed into Caldwell County, MO where it damaged several trees and a few buildings. The tornado dissipated just east of Goose Creek and State Route D.
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The sewage treatment plant in Polo was flooded.
Flood Flood
Several roads in and around Polo were flooded, and a few vehicles stalled under the railroad viaduct in Polo.
Flood Flood
There was a social media report of some flooding over Highway F near Cowgill.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Property owner near Cowgill reported a few 1 to 2 foot diameter trees down, along with some shingle damage to the roof of the home and a metal roof peeled back on the barn.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
In the third night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
In the second night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Monday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
In the first night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Light to moderate freezing rain formed early morning on New Year's Day. This freezing rain quickly accreted between around a quarter inch before sunrise. Shortly after sunrise the freezing rain switched to light snow, which persisted for the bulk of the remaining day time hours. …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was down in the city of Polo with several other large limbs down across the town.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Freezing rain occurred through much of the night going into January 11, and caused around a quarter to one-third inch accumulation. This occurred prior to about 2 to 3 inches of snow falling. This resulted in several auto accidents.
Hail Hail
Flood Flood
Route N was closed in both directions.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
While light freezing drizzle occurred off and on February 5, the bulk of the freezing rain fell during the overnight period on February 6 into February 7. Over the course of the event Caldwell County received approximately a quarter inch of ice accumulation. Numerous vehicle acci…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 8 and 12 inches of snow fell across Caldwell County, with most of it falling over the course of the first 12 hours. Light snow continued into the next day (January 12), but was fairly light, and only accounted for 1 to 2 inches.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions started after a few hours of lightly to moderately falling snow. Once the heavy snow arrived winds gusted up to 41 mph for nearly 4 hours, creating whiteout conditions, officially measured by the ASOS at nearby KGPH and KMKC as sub-quarter mile for that durati…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This is a continuation of a tornado that formed in northern Ray County and crossed Price Road into Caldwell County. The tornado did some minor tree damage along its path.
Drought Drought
Due to widespread dry conditions through the summer and early fall of 2018 most counties experienced extreme to exceptional drought (D3-D4). While some counties saw marked improvement through the late summer and early fall the drought continued into the second week of October. Th…
Drought Drought
The drought of 2018 continued for Caldwell County, however an influx of some moisture brought some minor relief to the county. Conditions improved from D4 to D2 during the month of September, but the impacts and losses of several crops were already felt across the region. The amo…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 1 |
| 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 3 | 2 |
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