Henry storm history

Between 10 and 12 inches of snow fell across Henry 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. A double fatality vehicle accident occurred a…

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 on MO HWY 52, near County Road NE 251 in Henry County around 8:30 am, when a vehicle vehicle lost control and …

Along SE 1100 Road, 0.1 West of SE 141 Road a vehicle was eastbound and became immersed in swift flowing water on the roadway. Vehicle was swept from the north side of the roadway , overturned and traveled northbound in swift water before striking a large pile of debris. Vehicle …

Henry 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 Henry County by the Oct 14, 2025 issuance of the US Drought Monitor. This would continue through the end of October 2025.

Several reports of downed limbs and wires near Leesville, north of Tightwad.

Multiple reports of downed wires east of Route Y east of Calhoun.

Emergency manager relayed photo of quarter to half dollar sized hail in the unincorporated town of Germantown.

Emergency manager relayed photo of measured hail between 2 and 2.5 inches.

Emergency manager relayed pictures of large hail NW of Montrose.

Social media report of tennis ball sized hail southeast of Ballard.

Social media report of quarter sized hail near Deepwater.

Social media report of golf ball sized hail east of Ballard.

Survey suggests 85 mph straight line winds along Route ZZ in far SE Henry County caused widespread straight line wind damage, snapping large tree branches and even a few trunks.

Survey suggests 85 mph straight line winds along Route Z in far SE Henry County (east of Finey Church) caused widespread straight line wind damage, snapping large tree branches and even a few trunks.

Estimated 70 to 80 mph winds near Coal.

Social media report and photos of several trees down at a residence east of Deepwater.

Widespread straight line wind damage with significant tree damage along Route ZZ in far southeastern Henry County.

Quarter sized hail reported near Clinton.

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 Sedalia Airport reported wind chil…

Reports of widespread 5 inches of snow or more across Henry County. Deepwater in southern Henry County reported up to 9 of snow.

A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Henry County, major impacts occurred during the evening hours of Jan 4th, when freezing drizzle impacted the area, and also during the morning and afterno…

D2 drought carried over from October in Henry County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 19th issuance of the drought monitor.

Large hail up to golf ball size was reported in Clinton.

Baseball sized hail was reported along Highway 7 just east of Clinton (near Clinton Airport).

Two inch diameter hail was reported north of Tightwad on the south side of Truman Lake near Route PP.

Public report of several trees down.

Around 16:10 CST, Henry county emergency management reported several trees snapped and down around Gaines Drive and N. 2nd Street in Clinton, MO. NWS Damage survey confirmed this was from straight line winds.

Law enforcement reported several large tree limbs and power lines down.

Downed wires and power outages near Routes N and O.

Downed wires and power outages near Route 7.

Downed power lines and power outages in Brownington.

Downed power lines southwest of Urich.

Multiple six inch tree limbs downed between Urich and Creighton near 7 Highway.

Downed power lines north of Calhoun.

Downed power lines and outages reported near 1601 Road northwest of Montrose.

Downed power lines and outages reported near 1601 Road northwest of Montrose.

Ping pong ball sized hail reported on far west side of Clinton.

Quarter sized hail reported in downtown Clinton.

Quarter sized hail reported in downtown Clinton.

Quarter sized hail reported at Wilder RV in northeast Clinton.

Henry County began December 2023 in severe drought, but conditions improved to only moderate drought by the December 26th issuance of the Drought Monitor.