Henry County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
154
Hail reports
179
Floods since 1996
582
All events
5
Deaths
$2.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Henry 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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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
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 …
Tornado crossed into Henry county at 2007 CST from Cass county. The tornado produced occasional F2 damage before dissipating 3 miles east southeast of Blairstown at 2025 CST. There was one fatality where a man died after the house was destroyed.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Portions of Henry County received up to 6 of snow between the 24th and 25th, with reports of around 6 in Clinton.
Drought Drought
Henry 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 Henry County by the Oct 14, 2025 issuance of the US Drought Monitor. This would continue through the end of October 2025.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several reports of downed limbs and wires near Leesville, north of Tightwad.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple reports of downed wires east of Route Y east of Calhoun.
Hail Hail
Emergency manager relayed photo of quarter to half dollar sized hail in the unincorporated town of Germantown.
Hail Hail
Emergency manager relayed photo of measured hail between 2 and 2.5 inches.
Hail Hail
Emergency manager relayed pictures of large hail NW of Montrose.
Hail Hail
Social media report of tennis ball sized hail southeast of Ballard.
Hail Hail
Social media report of quarter sized hail near Deepwater.
Hail Hail
Social media report of golf ball sized hail east of Ballard.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado began in far southeast Henry County near Highway Z, where it caused significant damage to a house and surrounding outbuildings and trees (peak winds at this location were 105 to 110 mph). It then caused significant tree damage along Highway Z and along SE 1051 Rd.…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 70 to 80 mph winds near Coal.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Social media report and photos of several trees down at a residence east of Deepwater.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread straight line wind damage with significant tree damage along Route ZZ in far southeastern Henry County.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported near Clinton.
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 Sedalia Airport reported wind chil…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Reports of widespread 5 inches of snow or more across Henry County. Deepwater in southern Henry County reported up to 9 of snow.
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 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…
Drought Drought
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.
Hail Hail
Large hail up to golf ball size was reported in Clinton.
Hail Hail
Baseball sized hail was reported along Highway 7 just east of Clinton (near Clinton Airport).
Hail Hail
Two inch diameter hail was reported north of Tightwad on the south side of Truman Lake near Route PP.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public report of several trees down.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
At 5:26 PM CDT a brief EF-0 Tornado occurred east of Calhoun, MO just north of MO Hwy OO. The tornado lifted the roof off of a metal outbuilding, tossing the metal sides and roof to the north and northwest as well as some of the lighter contents of the structure. The tornado cont…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Law enforcement reported several large tree limbs and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires and power outages near Routes N and O.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires and power outages near Route 7.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed power lines and power outages in Brownington.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
NWS Storm Survey confirmed a relatively long-track QLCS EF-1 tornado. This EF1 tornado began just south of Route 18 east of Passaic. Some of the worst damage of the tornado affected a farm property, where one outbuilding collapsed, another had a garage door blown off, and multipl…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed power lines southwest of Urich.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple six inch tree limbs downed between Urich and Creighton near 7 Highway.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed power lines north of Calhoun.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief EF0 tornado occurred north of Montrose from the same mesovortex that produced the tornado just southeast of Butler. The first signs of damage occurred just west of Route K, where a farm building had metal roofing damage, and small trees were downed. A larger tree was spli…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Storm survey found evidence of a brief, 0.3 mile long EF-0 tornado on the east side of Clinton.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Storm survey found evidence of a second brief, 0.75 mile long EF-0 tornado on the east side of Clinton near the airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed power lines and outages reported near 1601 Road northwest of Montrose.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed power lines and outages reported near 1601 Road northwest of Montrose.
Hail Hail
Ping pong ball sized hail reported on far west side of Clinton.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in downtown Clinton.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in downtown Clinton.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported at Wilder RV in northeast Clinton.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 |
| 2024 | 24 | 5 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 32 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 36 | 0 |
| 2007 | 37 | 0 |
| 2006 | 20 | 2 |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | 1 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 6 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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