Worth 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.
13
Tornado reports
80
Hail reports
4
Floods since 1996
225
All events
9
Deaths
$891K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Worth County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 13 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
EM relayed pictures of hail next to ruler in Sheridan. Largest greater than 2.5 inches in diameter.
Hail Hail
Hail up to ping pong in size east of Sheridan.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in Grant City.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail reported in Sheridan.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Downed wires near County Road 164.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding across eastern portions of Worth County due to widespread 6 plus inches of rain.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
EM reports 6.11 inches of rain in Sheridan.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Two day Cocorahs rainfall total from Grant City of 7.55 inches of rain.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The ASOS at St. Joseph airport reported a minimum wind chill of 23 degrees below zero at 8z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 7). Wind chills of -17 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Seven inches of snow was reported in Allendale, with 6 inches of snow reported in both Sheridan and Grant City.
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 Worth County, major impacts occurred during the morning and afternoon hours of Sunday Jan 5th, when moderate to heavy snow fell. The emergency manager of …
Hail Hail
At 1420 CST, emergency management in Worth County Missouri reported 1.25 inch hail in the town of Sheridan.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power lines downed with power outages west of Worth.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail was reported east northeast of Sheridan.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
NWS Des Moines storm survey found evidence of a EF-0 tornado beginning just northwest of Irena, tracking to the north northeast before crossing the Iowa border near US 169 and continuing into WFO Des Moines' area.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The high and low temperatures at Lamoni airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 21 Low: 4 Jan 13: High: 4 Low: -16 Jan 14: High: -9 Low: -18 Jan 15: High: 0 Low: -16 Jan 16: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 17: High: 23 Low: 0 Jan 18: High: 25 Low: 6 Jan 19: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 20: High: 9 Low…
Heat Heat
Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.
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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
There was a report of 60 mph wind near Grant City.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported 60 mph wind via social media.
Hail Hail
Winter Weather Winter Weather
On Walnut Street near Sheridan, Missouri a vehicle went off the road due to snow and struck a tree. The vehicle crossed the road again, and struck a concrete walkway and a sign on the other side of the road. The occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Trained spotters and COOP Observers in the area reported 5-6 inches of snow.
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…
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 snow moved into far northwest Missouri on the morning of January 25, by mid day roughly 6 inches of snow fell, and by the end of the event roughly 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county.
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 10 am as warm air aloft moved over the area. Moderat…
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.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
According to COOP observers counties in northwest Missouri received 5 to 7 inches of snow overnight February 19 into early February 20.
High Wind High Wind
A combination of trained spotters and area automated weather observations indicated 60 to 65 mph winds occurred across Worth County.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Between 8 and 10 inches of snow fell across Worth 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 46 mph for nearly 4 hours, creating whiteout conditions , officially measured by the ASOS at nearby KLWD as sub-quarter mile for that duration. Desp…
Drought Drought
Worth County reached or maintained D3 drought status for the entire month. While rain did move into the area through the month, the ground was dry enough from the below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures through the month to warrant D3 status maintenance. The dire…
Drought Drought
The abnormally dry summer continued into and through July for Worth County. The Drought Monitor put the county in D3 and maintained it into August. As of yet, the breadth and magnitude of the impacts are unknown.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power poles were snapped near Worth.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter reported a 60-70 mph wind.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
To finish off a prolonged freezing rain event across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri light rain lifted north into far northern Missouri causing ice to accumulate through the day on Sunday and overnight into Monday morning. Several trained weather spotters from across nort…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were down in Grant City from strong winds.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Several areas across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri saw ice accumulations approaching a quarter inch as well as sleet ranging from a quarter to a half inch in most locations, with some locations reporting over an inch of sleet. Once the sleet ended another 3 to 4 inches …
High Wind High Wind
A dry line punched through the area on the afternoon of November 11, bringing 50 to 60 mph synoptic straight line winds. Local ASOS observations reported gusts near 60 mph across the area, but the winds also damaged, trees, power lines, and a few outbuildings. This dry line also …
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 21 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 |
| 2004 | 15 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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