Gentry storm history
Storm events recorded in Gentry, Missouri between 1950 and 2025.
325
Total events
21
Tornadoes
113
Hail
21
Floods
0
Deaths
$16.5M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Windshield damage to cars. Roofs on many houses and businesses had shingle damage...along with broken windows
This F2 tornado was consistently on the ground from one mile south of Stanberry east-northeastthrough Albany. Muliple vortices were noticed on chaser video. Extensive damage was observed in Albany. Three homes were destroyed. There were 34 buildings with major damage and 70 build…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding across portions of Gentry County due to widespread 6 plus inches of rain.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Cocorahs report north of Stanberry of 4.25 inches of rain through 7 am June 24th.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Personal weather station NW of Albany. 8.54 inches over the last 28 hours.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Two day Cocorahs rainfall report near Albany of 8.72 inches of rain.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Personal weather station from Stanberry reports 5.87 inches of rain over the course of about 36 hours.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail was reported near Albany.
Hail Hail
Social media report of hail slightly larger than golf balls east of Albany.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in Albany.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at St. Joseph airport reported a minimum wind chill of 23 degrees below zero at 8z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 7). Wind chills of -17 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Northern portions of Gentry County received five inches of snow or more. 5.5 of snow was reported in Albany and 5 was reported in Gentry.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees down on top of powerlines and transformer blown in Albany. Estimated wind gusts of 65 mph.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This EF1 tornado began near or just west of U.S. Highway 169 south of Gentry, where a tractor trailer was blown over. Little damage was observed as the tornado moved northeast to 558 Road. A residence at this location featured roof damage to the home, damage to multiple grain bin…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The high and low temperatures at Lamoni airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 21 Low: 4 Jan 13: High: 4 Low: -16 Jan 14: High: -9 Low: -18 Jan 15: High: 0 Low: -16 Jan 16: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 17: High: 23 Low: 0 Jan 18: High: 25 Low: 6 Jan 19: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 20: High: 9 Low…
Drought Drought
Gentry County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
The Nov 14th installment of the Drought Monitor introduced severe drought (D2) for much of Gentry County. Severe drought continued through the end of November 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.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail was reported west of Gentry.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 to 65 mph winds between Stanberry and Darlington.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph winds in McFall.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 80 mph winds. Multiple trees and power lines downed across Albany.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 80 mph winds. Multiple trees and power lines downed across Stanberry.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail was reported in Albany.
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.
Hail Hail
This report was received via social media.
Hail Hail
Report was relayed via Sheriff's office.
Hail Hail
This report was received via social media.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of aroun…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few tree limbs of 4 to 5 inches were down in McFall.
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 snow moved into far northwest Missouri on the morning of January 25, by mid day roughly 6 inches of snow fell, and by the end of the event roughly 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
During the day on December 29, a potent winter storm moved into the area. The precipitation started as primarily snow during the morning hours producing a couple inches of accumulation, but switched to freezing rain just before 10 am as warm air aloft moved over the area. Moderat…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Highway 169 just south of King City was closed due to water over the road.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Light snow fell off and on through the day on Thursday, accumulating about an inch; however, by mid to late afternoon the snow picked up intensity. One to two inch per hour snow rates were reported across the area for periods. Numerous reports of very low visibility due to very h…
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.
Flood Flood
Route H was closed in both directions due to high water over the roadways.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
After several hours of heavy rain significant flooding occurred in Albany, which cut off the city in all four directions.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reports of several trees uprooted and snapped in Stanberry. Estimated wind speeds were between 60 and 70 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A combination of trained spotters and area automated weather observations indicated 60 to 65 mph winds occurred across Gentry County.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 8 and 10 inches of snow fell across Gentry 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.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions started after a few hours of lightly to moderately falling snow. Once the heavy snow arrived winds gusted up to 46 mph for nearly 4 hours, creating whiteout conditions , officially measured by the ASOS at nearby KLWD as sub-quarter mile for that duration. Desp…
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 Gentry County, however an influx of some moisture brought some minor relief to the county. Conditions improved from D4 to D3 during the month of September, but the impacts and losses of several crops were already felt across the region. The amoun…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A power pole was blown over and there was some shingle damage to a roof near Albany.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 23 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | 3 |
| 2004 | 22 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 3 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |