Carroll 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.
16
Tornado reports
113
Hail reports
76
Floods since 1996
366
All events
1
Deaths
$3.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Carroll County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 16 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.
Between 8 and 12 inches of snow fell across Carroll 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. One fatality accident occurred as a result o…
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in Bogard.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Private weather sensor measured a 57 knot wind gust in De Witt, with heavy rain and near zero visibility.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed tree limbs and wires near Missouri Avenue in Bosworth.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires near County Road 190 north of Carrollton.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires near County Road 190 north of Carrollton.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires and power outages reported in the Norborne area.
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 …
Drought Drought
Severe drought impacted most of Carroll 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 Carrollton and power is out.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph winds at the Casey's General Store in Norborne.
Drought Drought
Severe drought (D2) improved to moderate drought (D1) by mid August.
Drought Drought
After another relatively dry month across the area central and northern Missouri saw generally deteriorating drought conditions. By the middle to end of the month almost the entire area was covered in D3 extreme drought conditions.
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…
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.
Drought Drought
Significant precipitation deficits yielded D2 drought conditions continuing into November before improving to D1 or better by November 29th.
Drought Drought
Significant precipitation deficits continued into October with severe to extreme drought persisting through the month. Carroll County spent all of October almost entirely within D2 drought with a small sliver of D3 drought taking hold across far southwestern Carroll County near t…
Drought Drought
Due to ongoing lack of rain across the area the severe (D2) drought has expanded into Carroll County. So far there have been little to no reports of impacts, but the drought continued into October.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Periods of moderate to heavy snow moved through the area during the morning hours on February 17. The highest totals were generally in the 5 to 7 inch range.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Roughly 5 to 7 inches of snow fell predominantly in the southeastern portion of Carrol County overnight on the 1st, going into the early morning hours on the 2nd of February. More snow moved in a few hours later, but did not appear to contribute significantly to the totals.
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Numerous roads in Carroll County, including in Carrollton were impassible due to running water.
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. …
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.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Light to moderate snow fell across the area on December 15, accumulating six to 8 inches across the county by the end of the day.
Flood Flood
Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
There were trees down on Route J, just west of Hale.
Flood Flood
Route UU was closed in both directions near Bosworth.
Hail Hail
Flood Flood
Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Flood Flood
Ongoing flooding along the Missouri River continued through the month of April and into May. Several roads were closed near the banks of the Missouri River. This flooding began in mid March and due to upstream releases and continued periods of heavy rain the flooding continued in…
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 Carroll County received approximately a quarter inch of ice accumulation. Numerous vehicle accid…
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 KMKC and KMCI as sub-quarter mile for that durati…
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 Carroll 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 amou…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Route E near Stet was closed due to running water over the road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Route UU near Bosworth was closed due to running water over the road.
Drought Drought
Carroll County reached or maintained D4 drought status for the entire month. While rain did move into the area through the month, the ground was dry enough from the below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures through the month to warrant D4 status maintenance. The di…
Drought Drought
The abnormally dry summer continued into and through July for Carroll County. The Drought Monitor put the county in D3 and maintained it into August. As of yet, the breadth and magnitude of the impacts are unknown.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Main power line was downed by strong winds.
Drought Drought
Starting at the very end of May and going into June the US Drought Monitor at the University of Nebraska declared portions of Carroll County in a D2 or worse drought. While impacts from this drought would be felt through the summer, it's unclear if any drought impacts were felt t…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A squall line with embedded supercells and mesovortices moved through western Missouri and eastern Missouri on the evening of March 6. The storm took out a center point irrigation system just southwest of Carrolton; however, in the city of Carrolton several structures on the sout…
Flood Flood
Route N was closed along Shoal Creek due to flooding. While the damage was largely minimal the amount of damage was unknown.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | 21 | 1 |
| 2006 | 14 | 1 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 2 |
| 1999 | 13 | 1 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 7 | 3 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 3 | 1 |
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