Carter County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
22
Tornado reports
95
Hail reports
62
Floods since 1996
744
All events
10
Deaths
$53.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Carter County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 22 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.
The tornado damage path began on the west side of Van Buren, right along the Current River, and crossed U.S. Route 60 very close to the Current River bridge. Two businesses in Van Buren, a lodge and a restaurant, were heavily damaged by F-2 intensity winds. The tornado travelled …
An EF-3 tornado tore a path of destruction across western and northern parts of Carter County. This tornado started just northeast of Brandsville in Oregon County, then moved northeast clipping the southeast corner of Shannon County and then into Carter County southwest of Fremon…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
The tornado reached its peak intensity about a mile east of Ellsinore, where an unanchored modular home with a conventionally-built addition was almost entirely blown away and carried an unknown distance. Several large oak trees were nubbed out. Several homes east of Ellsinore re…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, a tree fell on a boat on the Current River. The boat was traveling downstream in the vicinity of the Waymeyer Shute river access point. The 22-year-old male driver of the boat was killed, and two passengers in their 20's were moderately…
Flash flooding of Ten Mile Creek caused the death of a 57-year-old man. The man drowned when the flat bed truck he was driving was swept off the road as he was attempting to cross the creek. The incident occurred on a private gravel road off Highway B. The truck was swept downstr…
The Turley 2 wildfire, located about 2 miles east northeast of Fremont in the Mark Twain National Forest, was reported by U.S. Forest Service personnel. Fanned by south southeast winds gusting 35-50mph through the evening, the fire burnt 94.5 acres before being completely extingu…
A catastrophic flood on the Current River inflicted very heavy damage to Van Buren and the surrounding riverbank areas. The river crested over 8 feet above the record crest. Several hours before midnight on May 1, the river crested at 37.20 feet on the Van Buren river gage. The o…
Hail Hail
Hailstones photographed in Grandin were around an inch to an inch and a half, with one particularly elongated and irregularly shaped hailstone measuring to two and a half inches. No damages were reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was snapped by straight-line winds as thunderstorms moved eastward through Ellsinore.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Dozens of trees were downed and a power line was snapped along/near MO-21 south of US-60 as a thunderstorm line moved eastward through Carter County. Report submitted via social media.
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Flood Flood
Flooding issues developed in Southeastern Carter County between Ellsinore and Grandin as early and late morning rounds of heavy rainfall combined to result in a radar estimated 2.5-5 inches of rainfall over the area.
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Hail Hail
Along with quarter size hail (measured), the storm also produced wind gusts estimated at 50-55 mph.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and some power lines near the intersection of Hwy C and Hwy 60 southwest of Van Buren.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down three trees near the intersection of Highway D and Jason Avenue just north of Van Buren.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme heat continued from mid-July.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme heat continued into late July.
Hail Hail
Very large hail associated with an eastward moving supercell in Carter County produced 2.5 inch hail on Hwy M northwest of Van Buren and 2 inch hail near the intersection of Hwy U and US-60.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A funnel cloud was spotted near Van Buren.
Hail Hail
EM relayed a fire department report of hail measured to nickel size 3 miles west of Fremont.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Hail Hail
Hail to the size of nickels and quarters fell in Fremont.
Hail Hail
Hail up to the size of quarters fell in Van Buren.
Hail Hail
Hail slightly larger than golf ball size fell west of Fremont near the Shannon County line.
Hail Hail
Hail to the size of quarters fell along Highway M four miles north of Van Buren.
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Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado snapped and uprooted hundreds of trees as it moved northeast from just north of Eastwood to just west and north of Chilton to near Jackson and on to the Wayne County line southwest of Leeper. The roof structure was largely removed from two houses at the end of Cou…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 2 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 |
| 2022 | 42 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0 |
| 2020 | 35 | 2 |
| 2019 | 29 | 0 |
| 2018 | 38 | 0 |
| 2017 | 34 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 1 |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 |
| 2013 | 20 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011 | 41 | 2 |
| 2010 | 31 | 1 |
| 2009 | 22 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | 1 |
| 2007 | 27 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 1 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 1 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 4 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
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