Clinton storm history

Well after rain had ended, Castille Creek was high enough to cover the road at County Line road. The vehicle entered the flooded waters and was swept off the road into a nearby field, where one occupant drowned. Three others were able to get out of the vehicle or be rescued. The …

Clinton County was highlighted within D2 (Severe) Drought from Nov 1 through Nov 25, 2025.

Precipitation deficits over the past few months created drought (D2) conditions in much of Clinton County by the Oct 14, 2025 issuance of the US Drought Monitor. This would continue through the end of October 2025.

Downed wires near County Line Road north of Lawson.

Downed tree and wires near Burnside Avenue near Plattsburg.

Downed tree and wires near Burnside Avenue near Plattsburg.

Downed tree and wires from thunderstorm outflow near West Concord Drive near Plattsburg.

Downed wires near Prairie View Road east of Gower.

Downed tree limb and wires near Valleyview Lane near Lake Arrowhead.

Report of trees downed across Stewartsville.

Downed limbs and wires near Kirk Road east of Gower.

Downed wires near Route H.

AWOS sensor KEZZ in Cameron recorded a 57 knot wind gust.

Multiple reports of downed limbs and wires near Stewartsville.

Downed wires near 312th Street.

Social media report of quarter sized hail in Lathrop.

Quarter sized hail in Cameron.

Ping pong ball sized hail east of Lake Arrowhead.

Private weather sensor measured a 60 knot wind gust.

Tree limbs and wires down east of Easton.

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.

D2 drought carried over from October in Pettis County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 5th issuance of the drought monitor.

Spotter reported quarter sized hail between 620-624 pm.

Delayed social media report and photo of hail up to half dollar size near Smithville Reservoir. Time estimated from radar.

Tree limbs downed in Cameron.

Cameron AWOS measured a gust of 60 mph.

Trees downed across southern Cameron.

Trees downed across southern Cameron.

Downed tree limbs and wires near Plattsburg.

Downed trees and wires near Maple Street.

Three inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken.

Three inch diameter tree limbs broken; Power poles broken and minor damage to roof coverings. Tree uprooted near Howard Road.

Downed wires and power outages near 223rd Street.

Three inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken.

Private weather station reported a 60 mph gust at 1119 pm.

Downed trees and wires near Plotsky Avenue. Several social media reports confirming widespread tree and minor property damage in the town of Plattsburg.

Social media report and photos of tree damage (including one tree uprooted) near Route BB.

Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.

Estimated 60 mph winds on the southeast side of Cameron.

Golf ball sized hail was reported along Interstate 35 east of Lathrop.

Wind gust of 63 mph was measured at Cameron Municipal Airport.

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.

Significant precipitation deficits over the previous several months yielding D2 drought conditions continuing into early November before improving to D1 on November 8th.

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Clinton County and continuing through the end of the month.

A trained spotter reported 61 mph wind near Cameron.

Emergency management reported 60 mph wind.

Two barns were destroyed, one of which was leveled with the other one having a wall blown out. This report was received via social media.