Osage County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
11
Tornado reports
95
Hail reports
41
Floods since 1996
346
All events
1
Deaths
$4.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Osage County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 11 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.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in Copper Hill.
Hail Hail
A HAM radio operator reported quarter sized hail at Cooper Hill.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Hot and extremely humid conditions led to heat index values over 105 degrees for several days. The heat index values peaked around 110 degrees.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The storm began with some light freezing rain late on the 4th, with a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow falling through the morning of the 5th. 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 b…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees fell on power lines near Mokane and Mount Sterling. A tree was also reported down over a roadway in Chamois. Additional cities impacted include Aud and Mint Hill.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Up to 1 inch hail was reported in Bonnots Mill and Linn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of trees uprooted in Westphalia. No information on tree size or health.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped to as low as 29 below zero with the coldest values during the nighttime hours.
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 115 to 120 as observed at numerous reporting sites in the region.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees which fell across Bank Road in Loose Creek.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Highway U just of Linn and County Road 731 near Cooper Hill.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs onto County Road 303 just northeast of Linn. Also, the roof of a chicken coop was blown off in this area.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to seven inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads across the northeastern portions of Osage County were flooded including Highway 100 near Frankenstein. Baileys Creek was well out of it's banks about 6 miles south southwest of Morris…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees onto Highway 133 about a mile north northeast of Meta.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to 8 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding across the northeastern portions of Osage County. Numerous roads were flooded. U.S. Highway 50 just southeast of Linn was flooded. Deer creek rose well above it's banks flooding County Roads 323 and 321 …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees as well as power lines along Highway J about 5 miles northeast of Linn. Also, more trees were blown down about 5 miles east of Linn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees onto the railroad tracks along Osage and Missouri Rivers.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds snapped off a power pole on the east side of town. About two miles south of Linn a large tree was blown down onto Highway 89.
Hail Hail
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.
Hail Hail
Large hail up to 1.25 inches fell between Loose Creek and Linn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, numerous tree limbs, and power lines. One tree was uprooted along County Road 602 just south of U.S. Highway 50. Also, the roof of a partially open sided machine shed was heavily damaged.
Sleet Sleet
Up to an inch of sleet was reported in Osage County.
Sleet Sleet
Precipitation started out as sleet with up to an inch of sleet then around an inch of snow on top.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
There were two rounds of snow with this system. Up to 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Osage County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread wind damage across Osage County. A roof was blown off of a storage building at the intersection of Highway 133 and County Road 503. Also, there were numerous trees blown down along Highway 133. A roof was blown off of a business on U.S. Highway 63 about two miles north…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto a house causing minor roof damage.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Widespread freezing rain moved into Osage County after midnight and persisted through 530 am, then a bit of a break before light snow developed and moved in around Noon. Overall three tenths of an inch of ice accumulation with up to half an inch of snow on top.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Baileys Creek was out of its banks about 3 miles southwest of Morrison, flooding sections of County Road 275.
Hail Hail
Large hail up to baseball size was reported in far northern portions of Osage County in the Chamois area.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Up to 6 inches of snow fell across Osage County. Numerous roads were snow covered and slick.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto County Road 310.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Betwen 2 and 4 inches of rain, with isolated amounts up to 6 inches, fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding across Osage County. Numerous roads were flooded including Highways E, W, and 133.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to three inches of rain caused flash flooding across Osage County. Numerous roads were flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds blew down at least 8 large trees across the county as well as numerous large tree limbs,in several towns including Loose Creek and Rich Fountain.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Osage County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The co-op observer in Freedom reported a storm total of 9.5 inches with this event. A CoCoRaHS observer 0.8 miles southeast …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded and numerous creeks were out of their banks in the southeastern portions of Osage County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees and caused damage to several outbuildings including a metal roof on one of the buildings.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trained spotter estimated 50 to 60 mph winds just west of Loose Creek near intersection of US 50 and US 63.
Hail Hail
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A line of severe storms moved eastward across Osage County. The strongest storm tracked across the southern portions of the county, knocking down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. Several trees were blown down onto Highway P just northeast of Meta. Also, a large tree wa…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Osage County. A metal outbuilding was destroyed in Freeburg. In the Linn area, several trees were either uprooted or snapped off. One large tree fell blocking U.S. Highway 50 west of Linn. One tree in Linn fell onto a house and a nearb…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 1 |
| 2010 | 14 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 22 | 2 |
| 2005 | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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