Ripley County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1967 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
24
Tornado reports
113
Hail reports
84
Floods since 1996
793
All events
3
Deaths
$37.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Ripley County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 24 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 F3 Tornado
The tornado destroyed a permanent home and a mobile home. Major damage occurred to two other permanent homes. The sole fatality occurred about midway between Gatewood and Briar, where a two-story house was destroyed. The victim was sleeping on the second floor at the time. His bo…
A long track EF-4 tornado in Arkansas moved northeast into Ripley County to the southeast of Poynor. It produced EF-2 damage as it continued northeast passing to the southeast of Doniphan and then it made a turn toward the east as it approached U.S. 160. It passed near Fairdealin…
The Current River rose over six feet above the record flood level, set in 1904. Catastrophic flood damage occurred in Doniphan and surrounding riverbank areas. At the Doniphan river gage, the river crested at 33.13 feet about mid-morning on May 1. The old record crest was 26.80 f…
Hail Hail
Hail measured to quarter size was reported on MO-21 near the Carter/Ripley County line.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to half-dollar size fell west of Doniphan, accompanied by wind gusts up to 50mph.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to tennis ball size fell near Handy as a surging portion of a storm line entered northwestern Ripley County. No damages were reported.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to quarter size fell north of Doniphan.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to golf ball size fell a couple miles north of Doniphan.
Hail Hail
Multiple hail reports, with measurements up to 2 in diameter, fell in Doniphan as a surging portion of a storm line moved through town. No hail related damage was reported from Doniphan.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A public report was posted on social media of a tree downed by thunderstorm winds in Doniphan. A spotter estimated 60mph winds were occurring with the surging portion of the storm line moving through Doniphan.
Destructive straight line winds impacted much of southeastern Ripley County, Missouri on the afternoon of Tuesday April 28, 2026 as a surging portion of a storm line created a macroburst, tracking approximately 10mi and expanding to its widest width near Naylor-Hemenway at 3.5mi.…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm moving eastward through northern Ripley County caused a very large live tree to snap. Numerous large branches were downed off of multiple trees. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to ping pong ball size fell in the community of Poynor as a supercell tracked eastward along the Missouri/Arkansas border.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to nickel size fell in Naylor.
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Hail Hail
Hail up to the size of quarters fell to the south of Gatewood near the Fourche Creek Conservation Area.
Drought Drought
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat Heat
Flood Flood
Torrential rainfall filled ditches in Naylor, with ponding on roadways, in a park, and around grain bins. Radar estimated rainfall rates peaked over 2'' an hour in Naylor.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme heat continued from mid-July. Heat indices only reached heat advisory duration criteria July 26th.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Extreme heat continued into late July.
Heat Heat
Hail Hail
Hail measured to quarter size was reported on County Rd E-2, north of Currentview.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to quarter size and wind gusts estimated to 55mph occurred on Hwy W south of Naylor near the MO-AR state line.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado began about two miles east northeast of Oxly. It moved eastward mainly damaging trees. It ripped the roof off of an outbuilding on Highway B just before moving into Butler County just north of the Little Black River. The estimated peak wind was 90 mph. The tornado…
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Hail Hail
Quarter size hail occurred in Doniphan.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 2 |
| 2024 | 29 | 1 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | 32 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 1 |
| 2016 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | 1 |
| 2013 | 18 | 2 |
| 2012 | 30 | 1 |
| 2011 | 41 | 1 |
| 2010 | 25 | 1 |
| 2009 | 26 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | 1 |
| 2007 | 31 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 2 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 1 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
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