Livingston County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
12
Tornado reports
104
Hail reports
76
Floods since 1996
372
All events
1
Deaths
$3.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Livingston County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 12 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 tornado struck just south of Chillicothe where highway 65 crosses Shoal Creek, east-northeast to approximately 3 miles east of Chillicothe. Isolated areas of F1 magnitude tornado damage were observed, especially along CR255. Widespread straight-line wind damage also noted along…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Six inch tree limbs knocked down in Chula.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree damage reported near Chula.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail reported near Chula.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Portions of Livingston County received up to 5 of snow from this event. 5 of snow was reported in Utica and Chillicothe.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of downed tree limbs in the Utica area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Social media report of downed tree limbs near Utica.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at Chillicothe reported wind chills between -15 and -20 between 1 am and 11 am on Feb 18th, with temperatures between 0 and -1 degrees. Wind chills once again dropped to between -14 and -20 degrees between 11 pm on Feb 19 and 9 am on Feb 20th, with temperatures dropping …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Social media report of 60 mph wind gusts in Utica.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed trees in Wheeling.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of semi tipped over at Hwy 36 and Liv 255.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated gusts up to 60 mph in Chillicothe.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail in Utica.
Hail Hail
Half dollar sized hail near Utica.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in Chillicothe.
Heat Heat
Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.
Drought Drought
Severe drought (D2) to extreme drought (D3) improved to moderate drought (D1) by mid August.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree limbs downed across Chillicothe.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 60 mph winds near Chula.
Drought Drought
While some areas saw some average or above average rain through July, most of the area across eastern Kansas saw the severe drought conditions continue through the month of July. As of now, widespread drought impacts have not been reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Healthy crop was knocked over by the wind. Estimated winds around 60 mph.
Drought Drought
After 2 months of relatively dry conditions portions of Missouri were brought into severe 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 and maintenance of seve…
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 came in via social media.
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…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
On the storm survey of a larger tornado just downstream of this location a metal building was seen heavily damaged. It was determined to not be part of the path of the larger tornado downstream.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
On a survey of a large tornado a manufactured home was seen outside of the tornado path slide off its blocks. This damage was consistent with the location and behavior of strong RFD winds south of the track of the tornado off to the northeast.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A large and long-tracked tornado formed just northeast of Chillicothe and proceeded into Linn County. The tornado stayed over mainly rural areas of Livingston County, but still impacted a few residences and outbuildings in the east central part of the county. This is the first se…
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several large tree limbs around 4 to 6 inches in diameter broke. Power outages were also reported with this storm.
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 freezing rain formed early morning on New Year's Day. This freezing rain quickly accreted between around a quarter inch before sunrise. Shortly after sunrise the freezing rain switched to light snow, which persisted for the bulk of the remaining day time hours. …
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported 60 mph wind.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
ASOS measured 60 mph wind.
Flood Flood
Route DD closed in both directions near Ludlow.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
This stone measured and reported by the PSU field project.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Ice Storm Ice Storm
While light freezing drizzle occurred off and on February 5, the bulk of the freezing rain fell during the overnight period on February 6 into February 7. Over the course of the event Livingston County received approximately a quarter inch of ice accumulation. Numerous vehicle ac…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 10 and 12 inches of snow fell across Livingston 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 45 mph for nearly 4 hours, creating whiteout conditions, officially measured by the ASOS at KIRK as sub-quarter mile for that duration. Despite the …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple roads in the Ludlow area were closed due to flooding waters.
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 Livingston 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 a…
Drought Drought
Livingston County reached or maintained D4 drought status for the entire month. While rain did move into the area through the month, the ground was dry enough from the below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures through the month to warrant D4 status maintenance. The…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 1 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 0 |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 5 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 3 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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