Pettis storm history
Storm events recorded in Pettis, Missouri between 1950 and 2025.
593
Total events
41
Tornadoes
201
Hail
35
Floods
3
Deaths
$88.3M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado touched down at 2028 CST 2 miles northwest of green Ridge producing damage to trees. The tornado traveled northeast and crossed Highway 50 just west of Sedalia. It produced high end F0 damage to a Morton Building and to a farmstead. Low end F1 damage was noted to a home 3…
F2 tornado touched down 6.5 miles east of Green Ridge at 1612 CST and moved northeast. The tornado caused the death of one woman...when the trailer she was fleeing was blown on top of her. Another 6 people were injured as well. Numerous homes suffered varying degrees of damage. T…
At 1122CST an EF2 tornado touched down 2.7 miles south southeast of Sedalia. The tornado traveled north, and lifted 0.7 miles southeast of Sedalia at 1128CST. Heavy damage to several businesses, was observed along highway 65, with 70 mobile homes in two different mobile home park…
Extensive hail damage noted in Sedalia, where golfball hail piled up into 2 feet drifts. Many roofs in town had to be replaced.
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Social media reports of a downed tree at a local business in Sedalia. Another posted video of very strong winds at a residence with small limbs downed.
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Social media drone photos showing a flattened corn field from straight-line winds as well as a downed power line near U.S. Highway 65 and Manila Road. Several downed tree limbs in the area as well.
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Several reports of downed limbs and wires south of Smithton.
Hail Hail
EM reports quarter sized hail near Windsor.
Hail Hail
Social media video of quarter size hail on Clover Drive southwest of Sedalia.
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Social media report of downed tree limbs southwest of Sedalia.
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Personal Weather Station recorded a 56 knot wind gust along US Highway 50 just west of Sedalia.
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Personal Weather Station measured a 52 knot wind gust in Green Ridge.
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Multiple reports of wires down and power outages in Sedalia. Sedalia Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 50 mph.
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Private weather sensor measured a 50 knot wind gust.
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Several reports of downed tree limbs and power lines in Sedalia and surrounding areas.
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Downed tree limbs and wires near Route H north of Sedalia.
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Several reports of large trees down in Sedalia, including one onto a vehicle on U.S. Highway 50.
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Several downed trees in the Southgate area in Sedalia.
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Sedalia Airport (DMO) ASOS measured a peak gust of 54 knots/62 mph.
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Downed wires and power outages near Smithton.
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Sedalia ASOS measured a 61 mph wind gust.
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…
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 Pettis County, major impacts occurred during the evening hours of Jan 4th, when freezing drizzle impacted the area, and especially during the morning and …
Drought Drought
D2 drought carried over from October in Pettis County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 5th issuance of the drought monitor.
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Measured 58 mph wind gust by the ASOS at Sedalia Airport (DMO).
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Dispatch reports several road signs blown down.
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Several tree limbs down.
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Trees down, including tree branch on a powerline.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of Ionia Rd and Route ZZ.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail was reported on the north side of Ionia.
Hail Hail
Tennis ball sized hail was reported just northeast of Ionia.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An embedded circulation within a line of severe storms moving across the region resulted in an EF-1 tornado beginning northwest of Sedalia and continuing for 9.9 miles to the northeast. The tornado began shortly before 1 AM and lasted about 15 minutes.
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Downed power lines near Quisenberry Road southwest of Sedalia.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported just north of Ionia, just north of the Pettis/Benton County line.
Drought Drought
Pettis County began January 2024 within severe drought (D2). Widespread snowfall helped Pettis County improve to moderate drought (D1) by the January 16th issuance of the US Drought Monitor, with additional precipitation improving Pettis County to D0 (abnormally dry) by the end o…
Drought Drought
Severe drought continued through all of December 2023 in Pettis County.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought continued through the entire month of November 2023 for Pettis County.
Drought Drought
Pettis County experienced extreme drought for the vast majority of October, with conditions improving slightly to severe drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought impacted all of Pettis County in September 2023.
Heat Heat
Max heat index at Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) in east central Pettis County were as follows: August 19, 2023: 108 August 20, 2023: 121 August 21, 2023: 116 August 22, 2023: 116 August 23, 2023: 113 August 24, 2023: 115 August 25, 2023: 112.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail was reported just east of Windsor.
Drought Drought
Extreme Drought (D3) persisted through the month of August in Pettis County.
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Measured gust of 69 mph near La Monte.
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County dispatch reports multiple trees downed east of Windsor.
Drought Drought
While July did provide some increase in moisture across the area the exceptionally dry conditions leading up to the month pushed the area into extreme drought. By the middle of the month exceptional (D4) drought was declared in these counties. Some marginal improvement was made d…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | 0 |
| 2013 | 27 | 1 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 2 |
| 2010 | 15 | 1 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 23 | 9 |
| 2005 | 21 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | 29 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 2 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 1 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 3 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 1 |
| 1982 | 16 | 3 |
| 1981 | 12 | 2 |
| 1980 | 9 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 10 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |