Cass 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.
41
Tornado reports
382
Hail reports
72
Floods since 1996
898
All events
7
Deaths
$43.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cass County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 41 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
After 1 to 3 inches of snow fell across the region area roads became very icy, causing numerous vehicle accidents. One such accident that resulted in a fatality occurred along I-49 (Mile Marker 160.2) in Cass County near the town of Archie around 10:00 am, when a vehicle slid off…
Two mobile homes destroyed with two injuries. One of these injured died as a result of their injuries on September 3, 2003. One house had major damage with one injury. Numerous trees down or damaged along with outbuildings.
,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds (G52) Gunn City,16,0924CST,0,0,0,0,500K,200K,Hail (1.75) Very large hail caused significant damage along a four-mile-wide path across the county from Cleveland to Harrisonville to Gunn City. The hail, driven by winds up to 60 mph shattered windows and p…
Hail Hail
Half dollar sized hail reported near East Lynne.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in Strasburg.
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Downed wires near Foxwood Drive.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Cass County received widespread 5 to 6 of snow from this event.
Drought Drought
Cass 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 Cass 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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Tree down on south side of Pleasant Hill.
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Downed tree and wires near Route 291 north of Harrisonville.
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Social media report of a downed tree on 203rd Street between Routes J and 291.
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Downed tree limbs and wires near Route E north of Strasburg and east of Pleasant Hill.
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Downed wires near Dillon Road south of Strasburg.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief/weak tornado developed just west of Strasburg at 821 pm CDT on July 11 with minor tree damage observed near State Route 58. The tornado moved into the village of Strasburg, damaging several trees from the southwest to northeast side of town, where at least a dozen trees w…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several tree limbs, a road sign, and blown debris at a couple of residences were observed immediately south of a tornado track in Strasburg. This damage appears to be from straight line winds given the consistent east displacement of the damage.
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Downed wires and power outages near 203rd Street just east of the state line.
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Downed tree and wires near Merle Road in Pleasant Hill.
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Large tree downed at residence in Cleveland.
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Downed power line in Belton.
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Tree downed on house NW of Belton.
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Trees down on vehicles and homes near Belton.
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Multiple social media reports and photos of downed trees in the Meadowview Trailer Park area.
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Downed wires and power outages near Monroe Street in Raymore.
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Sporadic instances of wires down with attendant power outages between Harrisonville and Butler.
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Large tree downed at residence in Raymore.
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Multiple trees downed in Harrisonville.
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Emergency Management reported a downed power line in rural Pleasant Hill.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at Kansas City International Airport reported a minimum wind chill of 26 degrees below zero at 13z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 9). Wind chills of -18 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20. The ASOS at Lee's Summit Airport reported wind…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Cass County, major impacts began on the afternoon of the 4th, when freezing drizzle moved into the county. Roads immediately became icy, and Highway 7 was…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Cass County, major impacts occurred during the evening hours of Jan 4th, when freezing drizzle impacted the area, and also during the morning and afternoo…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Cass County, major impacts occurred during the evening hours of Jan 4th, when freezing drizzle impacted the area, and also during the morning and afternoo…
Drought Drought
D2 drought carried over from October in Cass County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 19th issuance of the drought monitor.
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Downed power lines and outages in the Freeman area.
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Downed power lines and power outages near Archie.
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Delayed social media report and photos of several trees down in the Belton area.
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Estimated 60 mph winds in Cleveland per the fire department.
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Power lines downed near West Line per the Cass County EM.
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Tree limbs downed south of Freeman per the Cass County EM.
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Tree limbs downed south of Freeman per the Cass County EM.
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Medium sized tree limbs downed in Harrisonville.
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Power lines downed near West Line just east of the Kansas/Missouri border.
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Medium sized tree limbs downed near Freeman.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 1 |
| 2024 | 34 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1 |
| 2017 | 38 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 2015 | 21 | 3 |
| 2014 | 25 | 1 |
| 2013 | 26 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 2 |
| 2011 | 43 | 1 |
| 2010 | 23 | 1 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 1 |
| 2007 | 34 | 1 |
| 2006 | 32 | 1 |
| 2005 | 22 | 1 |
| 2004 | 23 | 0 |
| 2003 | 47 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 1 |
| 2000 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 8 | 0 |
| 1972 | 7 | 0 |
| 1971 | 8 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 11 | 1 |
| 1968 | 8 | 1 |
| 1967 | 7 | 3 |
| 1966 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1964 | 8 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 |
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