Hickory County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1959 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
16
Tornado reports
132
Hail reports
96
Floods since 1996
477
All events
0
Deaths
$24.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Hickory County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 16 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.
A large tornado touched down over rural southwest Hickory County and tracked near the Pomme De Terre lake damn. The tornado eventually tore through an intersection known as Carsons Corner causing signficant structural damage along with 19 injuries.
A National Weather Service storm survey determined multiple swaths of straight line winds occurred across Hickory County. One swath that started as a downburst at the ball fields on the southwest side of Wheaton continued east damaging outbuildings and homes through Wheaton. Wind…
Flood Flood
County Road 363 was flooded due to the heavy rainfall.
Flood Flood
Route D was closed due to heavy rainfall.
Flood Flood
Both the northbound and southbound of Route BB was closed due to flooding.
Hail Hail
Hail up to half dollars in size were reported.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall began to push into the County during the late evening hours of January 23 as the first round of snow that would continue into January 25th. Moderate to heavy snowfall then occurred during through the day January 24 and into midday January 25th. Between 4-6 inches of snow…
Drought Drought
Drought improved for portions of the county during the month thanks to limited beneficial rainfall during the month drought. Portions of the County did remain impacted by Moderate (D1) to Abnormally Dry (D0) drought conditions at the end of the month. Impacts were noted in surfac…
Hail Hail
Hail to the size of quarters fell in Weaubleau.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought developed first across southeastern portions of the county on the 16th and expanded somewhat into portions of central Missouri by through the 23rd of the month when some rainfall allowed conditions to improve to Moderate (D1) Drought.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency management reported that a roof was blown off of a barn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds damaged large tree limbs at the Damsite Campground at Pomme de Terre Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree and damaged small tree limbs at Outlet Park at Pomme de Terre lake.
Flood Flood
State Highway D at Crane Creek was flooded and impassable.
A camper flipped over during a thunderstorm with three minor injuries reported.
Wildfire Wildfire
A 497 acre wild fire occurred in southern Hickory County near Preston, MO. Firefighters from multiple departments battled the fire and and ultimately contained it.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
An arctic airmass slid into the Ozarks during the overnight hours of February 19-20, bringing extreme cold and wind chills in the -10 to -30 degree range across most of the region.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Light snowfall began to push into Hickory County during the early morning hours of February 18 before more moderate to heavy snowfall occurred during the afternoon and evening. Between 3 to 3.8 inches of snow was reported across Hickory County with suspected higher amounts elsewh…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
An arctic airmass slid into the Ozarks during the overnight hours of January 20-21 bringing extreme cold and windchills in the -5 to -15 degree range across most of the region.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Precipitation started as a light snow during the evening of January 9 with the snow then continuing overnight into the afternoon hours of January 10. Snow amounts between 4 and 6 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 5 inches of snow was rece…
Drought Drought
A period of significant rains fell across the region early in the month with 3 to 5 inches of rainfall measured at some locations. This allowed for drought improvements to Moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month despite little or no rain fall through the last three weeks of…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought condition expanded back into the county after several weeks of little to no rainfall. Impacts across the region were primarily felt in larger scale agriculture. Farm and stock ponds saw continuing impacts with ground water levels and reservoirs showed modest …
Drought Drought
Limited periods of rainfall through the middle the month allowed Severe (D2) Drought to develop across the far northwestern portions of the county. Rainfall returned towards the end of the month allowing for some improvements with all but the far northwestern portion of the count…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State Highway D is closed due to flooding south of Preston.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
State Highway P closed due to flooding at Starks Creek.
Hail Hail
Quarter to half dollar size hail fell in Hickory County on Highway D.
Hail Hail
Hail to the size of ping pong balls fell in Nemo.
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail.
Hail Hail
Report of golf ball size hail.
Hail Hail
Report of ping pong ball size hail.
Hail Hail
Report of ping pong ball size hail.
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail.
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail.
Hail Hail
Report of half dollar size hail.
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail north of Cross Timers at Lucas Ranch Headquarters.
Flood Flood
Route P at Starks Creek was flooded and impassable.
Flood Flood
Route P at Starks Creek was flooded and impassable and closed by MoDOT.
Flood Flood
Route P was closed due to flooding at Starks Creek.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.50 inches fell in southern Hickory county.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A broad area of precipitation overspread a below freezing airmass over the Missouri Ozarks. The combination of cold temperatures and precipitation produced widespread reports of a glaze to a tenth of an inch of ice. Roads were impacted and schools closed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
An arctic airmass slid into the Ozarks during the overnight hours of January 13-14 bringing extreme cold and windchills in the -20 to -25 degree range across most of the region.
Drought Drought
Enough rain fell towards the middle to end of the month to improve conditions back to Moderate (D1) Drought conditions. Farm and stock ponds continued to see impacts along with ground water levels and reservoirs. Crop loss estimates notated are for limited loses this month though…
Drought Drought
No change to the Severe (D2) Drought conditions were noted in December. Farm and stock ponds continued to see impacts along with ground water levels and reservoirs. Monetary crop losses for 2023 beginning January first will be included in future reports when the drought ends and …
Drought Drought
No change to the Severe (D2) Drought conditions were noted in November. Farm and stock ponds saw continuing impacts with ground water levels and reservoirs showing limited drought condition improvement. Crop and vegetation growth was showing signs of stress due to limited moistur…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought condition contracted and was pull out of the county leaving Severe (D2) Drought across the county. Impacts across the region were primarily felt in larger scale agriculture. Farm and stock ponds saw continuing impacts with ground water levels and reservoirs s…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were reported down across County Road 270 west of Highway 83.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were reported down on County Road 143 south of County Road 270.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Minor roof damage was reported to an older model mobile home.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought condition expanded back into the western two thirds of the county with Severe (D2) Drought in the remainder of the county. Impacts across the region were primarily felt in larger scale agriculture. Farm and stock ponds saw continuing impacts with ground water…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 1 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 18 | 2 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 2 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 1 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
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