Randolph 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.
11
Tornado reports
90
Hail reports
16
Floods since 1996
308
All events
8
Deaths
$6.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Randolph 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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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.
Deadly tornado touched down at 2118 CST 2 miles east of Higbee. The tornado traveled northeast and attained F3 strength near the Monroe/Randolph county line. The tornado killed 4 people just to the east and southeast of Renick and there were 26 injuries. 13 of the injuries occurr…
Tornado F3 Tornado
A tornado touched down south of Moberly then moved through the eastern half of town. The tornado lifted approximately seven miles northeast of Moberly.
A vehicle drove over wind blown snow that had drifted onto HWY 63, just north of Clark, Missouri. The driver lost control, ran off the left side of the road and into the median, then overturned and was ejected from the vehicle.
From KMIZ17 News: According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Pate L. Schultz, 19, of Mexico, lost control of her car after the wind blew snow on Highway 63 near Clark, Missouri, around 2:50 p.m. Monday. Troopers said Schultz was thrown from the car after the vehicle went off…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Portions of Randolph County received up to 5.5 of snow from this event. 5 to 5.5 was reported in the Moberly area.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Winter storm oved across the area evening of the 28th, through the overnight hours and exited the region by mid-afternoon on the 29th. Snow reports gathered on the 29th yielded up to around 6 inches in Randolph county and as much as 10 inches in the surrounding areas.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed tree on wires near Route NN south southeast of Moberly.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed tree and wires near County Road 190 south southeast of Moberly.
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Downed tree and wires near Railroad Street in Higbee.
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Downed trees along Route 3 north of Clifton Hill.
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Downed tree limbs near Holiday Acres Lake.
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Downed tree and wires near Logan Street in Moberly.
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Downed tree and wires near Halleck Street.
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Downed wires near Reed Street.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at Kirksville Airport reported wind chills ranging between -20 and -24 degrees between midnight and 10 am on Feb 18th with sub zero temperatures. Wind chills dropped to -20 degrees or colder again between 3 am and 8 am on Feb 20th, with temperatures between -5 and -7 deg…
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 Randolph County, major impacts began during the morning and afternoon hours of Sunday Jan 5th when heavy snow began. Up to 12 of snow was reported in the …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires southwest of Moberly.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado developed west of County Road 2160 in Randolph County during the early morning on May 7. It was initially weak, damaging mainly trees along County Road 2180 before it strengthened as it approached Route D. One property featured multiple small trees uprooted in various d…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF0 tornado developed just southwest of Higbee, damaging a large section of the southern part of town. Most of the damage was to trees, with the most significant damage occurring near the railroad tracks and along Highway A to the south of the tracks. An automobile was displac…
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
Estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph in Higbee.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph in Moberly with tree limbs downed.
Drought Drought
After another relatively dry month across the area central and northern Missouri saw generally deteriorating drought conditions. By the middle to end of the month almost the entire area was covered in D3 extreme drought conditions.
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…
Drought Drought
By early May conditions had become much drier from the wet early start to early spring. By mid to late spring the area became deficit of normal rainfall by several inches, resulting in a declaration of severe (D2) drought. Impacts from this drought still appear to be minor, but d…
Hail Hail
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.
Drought Drought
Significant precipitation deficits yielded D2 drought conditions continuing into November before improving to D1 or better by November 15th.
Drought Drought
Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across north central and northeastern Missouri. On October 4th, the drought monitor showed D2 drought building into eastern Randolph County, with this expanding fur…
Hail Hail
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Periods of moderate to heavy snow moved through the area during the morning hours on February 17. The highest totals were generally in the 5 to 7 inch range.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Roughly 8 to 12 inches of snow fell overnight on the 1st, going into the early morning hours on the 2nd of February. More snow moved in a few hours later, but did not appear to contribute significantly to the totals.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
AWOS at Omar N Bradley Airport in Moberly, Missouri reported 61 mph wind.
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KRCG TV relayed a public report of a 6 to 8 inch tree limb down at Moberly Community College.
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A few trees of unknown size or condition fell over in Moberly.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Storm spotter reported 60 mph wind near Renick.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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 a quarter to three quarters inch before sunrise. Shortly after sunrise the freezing rain switched to light snow, which persisted for the bulk of the remaining day t…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind near Renick.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
After heavy rain fell Highway 24 had water over the road just east of Highway 63.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several 5 inch diameter tree limbs broke off a healthy tree.
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The Emergency Manager reported numerous tree limbs down across the city of Moberly.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Reports of tree limbs down on power lines, power outages and road signs blown down around Moberly. It was localized to an area along US-24 from Hunstville to the area of Holeman Rd and US-24 in Moberly including the area north of Rothewell Park.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 |
| 2010 | 22 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 15 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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