Cooper County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
148
Hail reports
158
Floods since 1996
544
All events
1
Deaths
$2.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cooper County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 19 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.
Female victim was camping along Moniteau Creek near Prairie Home, Missouri. Authorities believe she was swept away by flash flood waters. Her body was discovered along Red Bud Road in Moniteau County Missouri.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Portions of Cooper County received up to 5 of snow between the 24th and 25th, with a report in Boonville of 5.
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Power pole knocked down east of Bunceton.
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Power pole downed north of Blackwater.
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Emergency Manager reports large trees down in Pilot Grove.
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Downed tree limbs and wires in the Blackwater area.
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Social media video of a downed tree at a residence in Boonville.
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Downed wires and power outages near Billingsville Road south of Boonville.
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Downed tree and wires near Sportsman Road in Boonville.
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Downed tree and wires near Sycamore Street in Boonville.
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Downed wires in Bunceton.
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Downed wires and power outages on the southeast side of Boonville.
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Downed wires southwest of Boonville near I-70.
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Multiple reports of downed trees and wires near Katy Trail State Park.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
A tornado with an estimated peak wind of 115 mph (EF-2) traveled for around 6.3 miles across portions of western Cooper County, Missouri, impacting the town of Pilot Grove and surrounding areas. The tornado damage path began just southwest of downtown Pilot Grove, where it caused…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at Sedalia Airport reported wind chills in the -15 to -18 range the morning of Feb 18th. The coldest period was the morning of Feb 20, with a minimum wind chill of -22 at 13z and 14z, with temperatures at -6 degrees.
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 Cooper County, major impacts occurred during the evening hours of Jan 4th, when freezing drizzle impacted the area, and especially during the morning and …
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Large tree branches across roadway entering into Wooldridge.
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Large tree branches across roadway entering into Wooldridge.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported south of Boonville.
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Large tree uprooted.
Drought Drought
Cooper County began January 2024 within severe drought (D2). Widespread snowfall helped Cooper County improve to moderate drought (D1) by the January 16th issuance of the US Drought Monitor, with additional precipitation improving Cooper County to D0 (abnormally dry) by the end o…
Drought Drought
Severe drought continued through all of December 2023 for Cooper County.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought continued through the entire month of November for Cooper County.
Drought Drought
Cooper County experienced extreme drought for the vast majority of October, with conditions improving slightly to severe drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought impacted all of Cooper 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
Estimated 60 mph winds in Clifton City.
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Estimated 60 mph winds south of Bunceton.
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Tree down and shingles blown off roof.
Drought Drought
Extreme Drought (D3) persisted through the month of August in Cooper County.
Drought Drought
While July did provide some increase in moisture across the area the exceptionally dry conditions leading up to the month pushed the area into extreme drought. By the middle of the month exceptional (D4) drought was declared in these counties. Some marginal improvement was made d…
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail was reported at Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville.
Drought Drought
After 2 months of relatively dry conditions portions of Missouri were brought into extreme 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 of and maintenance of …
Drought Drought
By early May conditions had become much drier from the wet early start to early spring. By mid to late spring the area became deficit of normal rainfall by several inches, resulting in a declaration of severe (D2) drought. By May 9, extreme (D3) was declared due to the ongoing dr…
Hail Hail
A supercell produced 1.25 hail in Blackwater in northwestern Cooper County.
Hail Hail
A supercell produced 1 hail in just east of Nelson in northwestern Cooper County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A squall line produced a measured wind gusts of 70 mph just west of Bunceton.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Boonville AWOS (KVER) reported a minimum wind chill of -26 degrees at 6:35 AM on 12/23. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees.
Drought Drought
Significant precipitation deficits yielded D2 drought conditions continuing into November before improving to D1 or better by November 29th.
Around 330 pm CDT on October 22nd, a harvesting combine in a crop field started a wildland fire in the small community of Wooldridge, MO (population: 29) in far eastern Cooper County, about 2 miles west of the Missouri River and about 4 miles south of Interstate 70. Weather condi…
Drought Drought
Significant precipitation deficits continued into October with severe to extreme drought persisting through the month. Cooper County was one of the most impacted counties, as it began the month with about half the county in extreme drought (D3) with almost all of the county withi…
Drought Drought
September saw little relief within a narrow strip of land just east of the Kansas City metro and just south of the Missouri River. Severe drought was declared in July by the UNL drought monitor, and given minimal rain through September there was no improvement. By September 27, t…
Drought Drought
August saw little relief within a narrow strip of land just east of the Kansas City metro and just south of the Missouri River. Severe drought was declared in July by the UNL drought monitor, and given only a couple inches of rain for the month there was no improvement. The droug…
Drought Drought
A severe lack of rain along a narrow corridor, generally tracing the Missouri River east of Kansas City caused a declaration of severe drought (D2) for Cooper County. While the effects and impacts of this drought have not been felt as of yet, the severe drought conditions continu…
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Numerous tall trees, around 50 feet high were destroyed, with some roof and shingle damage in the area.
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Powerlines were reported down in front of KWRT radio station in Boonville. There were also several trees down across the area.
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Nearby a ham radio operator reported 70 to 80 mph wind gusts, just before power lines were blown across Highway 135 at this location.
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Ham radio operator reported 70 to 80 mph winds at this location.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 18 | 0 |
| 2006 | 22 | 2 |
| 2005 | 41 | 1 |
| 2004 | 23 | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 1 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 1 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 2 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 2 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 6 | 1 |
| 1973 | 5 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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