Sullivan County, Missouri
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
9
Tornado reports
86
Hail reports
13
Floods since 1996
289
All events
1
Deaths
$1.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Sullivan County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 9 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.
An EF1 tornado touched down at 1610 CST, about two miles north-northeast of Milan. The tornado proceeded east-northeast, and lifted about three and a half miles south-southeast of Boynton, at 1635 CST. The tornado destroyed a mobile home and killed a female occupant. Numerous tre…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed trees at a residence near Route M east of Osgood.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported north of Green City.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in Green City.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Portions of Sullivan County received up to 6 of snow from this event, with 5 of snow reported by an observer in Milan.
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 7 inches in Sullivan county and as much as 10 inches in the surrounding areas.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree limbs downed in Newtown due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree limbs reported downed in Harris from thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph about 3 miles northwest of Milan.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several downed trees, some up to 4 feet in diameter, reported north to northeast of Browning.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires near Lincoln Street in Greencastle.
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…
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail was reported about 4 miles northwest of Milan.
Hail Hail
Two inch sized hail was reported in Milan.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail was reported north of Owasco on Route Y.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail was reported just north of Osgood.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The nearest AWOS or ASOS site to Sullivan County was Kirksville Airport. The high and low temperatures at Kirksville airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 29 Low: 10 Jan 13: High: 10 Low: -13 Jan 14: High: -6 Low: -17 Jan 15: High: 0 Low: -17 Jan 16: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 19: High…
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 (D2) to Extreme Drought (D3) persisted through the month of August in Sullivan County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph in Green City.
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
Due to relatively dry conditions across the area, severe drought was introduced by the US Drought Monitor. At this time there have been minimal to no impact due to this starting and ongoing drought.
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 a small portion of southeast Sullivan County by October 11th and continuing through the remainder of the month.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Several reports from across the area indicated around 6-8 inches of snow Sullivan County.
High Wind High Wind
Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of aroun…
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
During the day on December 29, a potent winter storm moved into the area. The precipitation started as primarily snow during the morning hours producing a couple inches of accumulation, but switched to freezing rain just before 1 pm as warm air aloft moved over the area. Moderate…
Flood Flood
State Route PP was closed near West Locust Creek west of Milan.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Light snow fell off and on through the day on Thursday, accumulating about an inch; however, by mid to late afternoon the snow picked up intensity. One to two inch per hour snow rates were reported across the area for periods. Numerous reports of very low visibility due to very h…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Freezing rain occurred through much of the night going into January 11, and caused around a quarter to one-third inch accumulation. This occurred prior to about 2 to 3 inches of snow falling. This resulted in several auto accidents.
Flood Flood
Route PP was closed in both directions due to high water.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Amateur radio operator reported 58 mph winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Sullivan County Sheriff's office reported 60 mph winds.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
While light freezing drizzle occurred off and on February 5, the bulk of the freezing rain fell during the overnight period on February 6 into February 7. Over the course of the event Sullivan County received approximately a quarter inch of ice accumulation. Numerous vehicle acci…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 8 and 12 inches of snow fell across Sullivan County, with most of it falling over the course of the first 12 hours. Light snow continued into the next day (January 12), but was fairly light, and only accounted for 1 to 2 inches.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions started after a few hours of lightly to moderately falling snow. Once the heavy snow arrived winds gusted up to 40 mph for nearly 4 hours, creating whiteout conditions , officially measured by the ASOS at nearby KTVK and KIRK as sub-quarter mile for that durat…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A video was taken of a brief and weak tornado that occurred between Jolly and Kay Roads.
Drought Drought
Due to widespread dry conditions through the summer and early fall of 2018 most counties experienced extreme to exceptional drought (D3-D4). While some counties saw marked improvement through the late summer and early fall the drought continued into the second week of October. Th…
Drought Drought
The drought of 2018 continued for Sullivan County, however an influx of some moisture brought some minor relief to the county. Conditions improved from D4 to D3 during the month of September, but the impacts and losses of several crops were already felt across the region. The amo…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was down along Highway 5 north of Browning.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 2 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 |
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