Monroe County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
65
Hail reports
29
Floods since 1996
333
All events
4
Deaths
$291K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Monroe County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Tornado F4 Tornado
As the first Monroe County tornado dissipated, another formed just to the southeast. The two tornadoes traveled parallel for about 100 yards. The second tornado damaged a home shortly after forming and then continued northeast causing tree, barn and farm outbuilding damage and as…
The tornado touched down and destroyed a mobile home just south of Highway F, about a third of a mile east of CR 419. The entire base frame of the mobile home was tossed a third of a mile to the north from it original location into a soybean field. Two occupants of the mobile hom…
A 17 year old man was killed when he tried to cross a flooded low-water crossing in a horse and buggy. The horse made it across safely.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief EF-1 tornado touched down in southwestern Monroe County near Route M and Highway 151. The primary damage caused by this tornado was a farm just south of Highway 151. Numerous large tree limbs were broken on the property with one tree limb pointed to the west. One farm bui…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
NWS storm survey found that just south of a tornado, rear inflow jet winds of up to 95 mph caused straight line wind damage in a swath extending from the Monroe/Randolph/Audrain county line northeast just beyond Monroe 931. Along this path, the survey team found multiple trees up…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A total of 6 to 8 inches of snow fell primarily during the morning hours. The snowfall rate reached 1 inch per hour at times.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds gusted near 58 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The storm began early in the morning on the 5th with snow falling through midday. After a brief break in the afternoon, more snow fell in the evening accompanied by wind gusts as high as 35 mph leading to areas of blowing snow. A total of 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across the cou…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew shingles off of a house, knocked large tree limbs down, and damaged a new machine shed. The observed thunderstorm wind gust was measured with a Davis weather station.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-0 tornado formed shortly before 11pm CDT off of County Rd 274, initially producing minor tree damage. The tornado moved quickly northeastward and peaked in intensity, impacting a farm off of Highway MM, destroying an outbuilding. From there, the tornado continued east-north…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet station measured a 52 kt wind gust 1 SSE of Monroe City.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous tree limbs were reported to be down across town in Madison. A power pole was also snapped here. A carport was blown out along Route A, but the exact location was unknown. Locations within the path of this storm include Madison and Holliday.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Shingles were blown off at least one house and 1 inch diameter tree limbs were broken.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped to as low as 39 below zero with the coldest values during the nighttime hours.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A total of 5 to 7 inches of heavy, wet snow fell across the county.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A period of very hot and extremely humid weather began on Sunday, August 20 and lasted through Friday, August 25. The combination of heat and humidity led to heat index values of 110 to 120 as observed at numerous reporting sites in the region.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency management shared photos of damage to RVs, a camper rolled on its side, damage to the roof of an outbuilding, and damage to multiple large vehicle ports.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several large tree limbs were blown down.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
The golf ball sized hail resulted in several broken windows on a house.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 1 and 2 inches of snow fell. The snow combined with gusty northwest winds (35-45 mph gusts) created extremely hazardous travel with sporadic near-blizzard conditions during the heaviest snowfall. Road conditions deteriorated rapidly during this event.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town and uprooted a large tree.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across the county with storm total snowfall up to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Eight to twelve inches of snow fell across Monroe County.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across the county with up to 6 inches reported in portions of Monroe County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines around the county, especially between Monroe City and Paris. Also, several power poles were blown down along Highway W.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi truck at a business on the west side of town. Also, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down around town.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread freezing rain moved into Monroe County after 130 am and persisted through 7 am, then a bit of a break before light snow developed and moved in around 2 pm. Overall between a quarter to half of an inch of ice accumulation.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to five inches of rain fell in about a 3 hour period causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 15 south of Paris.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and large tree limbs around town.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Up to a quarter of an inch of ice was reported over western portions of Monroe County with some power lines and tree limbs knocked down due to the wait of the ice.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Monroe County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The CoCoRaHS observer reported 10.0 inches of snowfall 1.4 miles west northwest of Santa Fe.
Blizzard Blizzard
Between 3 and 4 inches of snow fell across Monroe County with winds gusting up to 40 mph at times. This caused reduced visibilities of less than a quarter of a mile at times and hazardous driving conditions.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over Monroe County. Several roads were flooded including Route W near the intersection with U.S. Highway 24.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees onto Highway U east of Paris.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and tree limbs across Monroe County, from Madison northeastward through Holliday, Paris, then onto Stoutsville.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several low water crossings were flooded throughout the county.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds snapped a pole off and lifted a shed into a home in town. Also, several power lines were blown down around town.
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 3 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 15 | 2 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 2 |
| 2008 | 18 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | 7 |
| 2006 | 20 | 3 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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