Christian County, Missouri
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 29043 · population 88,779 · 563 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 1,110 records for Christian County, Missouri from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 558 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (404 records). The deadliest single record is the May 4, 2003 tornado: 1 death, 3 injuries and $8.2 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 22 declarations naming the county since 1976, 20 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding” on September 21, 2023.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 1,110on 558 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 427 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $256Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 47strongest F4
- FEMA declarations
- 22latest 2023
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Christian County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 404 since 1956. The rank column places the county among Missouri's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 404 | 213 | 1956-2026 | 0 | 2 | $18M | 9 of 114 |
| Hail | 319 | 161 | 1955-2026 | 0 | 0 | $31M | 9 of 114 |
| Floods | 178 | 113 | 1996-2026 | 1 | 0 | $14M | 15 of 114 |
| Winter storms | 58 | 57 | 1996-2026 | 1 | 9 | $1.3M | 41 of 114 |
| Tornadoes | 47 | 39 | 1954-2026 | 1 | 16 | $183M | 7 of 114 |
| Heavy rain | 32 | 17 | 2009-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 of 114 |
| Drought | 31 | 31 | 1999-2026 | 0 | 0 | $3.9M | 25 of 114 |
| High wind and dust storms | 10 | 8 | 1997-2025 | 0 | 0 | $33K | 26 of 114 |
| Extreme cold | 9 | 9 | 2000-2025 | 0 | 0 | $4.3M | 53 of 114 |
| Heat | 9 | 9 | 1999-2012 | 1 | 0 | – | 90 of 114 |
| Lightning | 9 | 9 | 2001-2024 | 0 | 0 | $943K | 6 of 114 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 2 | 2 | 2002-2007 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 of 114 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 2 | 2000-2012 | 0 | 0 | $41K | 17 of 114 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Christian County had?
NOAA records 47 tornadoes in Christian County from 1954 to 2026, the strongest rated F4, with 1 death and 16 injuries recorded in the county. That is 7th of 114 Missouri counties and 193rd of 3,080 U.S. counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 44 tornadoes whose track touched Christian County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 47: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 11 people, 1 of them in Christian County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-04 17:50, as SPC files it | Springfield | F3 | 49 mi | 7 |
| 1991-11-29 18:05, as SPC files it | Springfield | F4 | 10 mi | 2 |
| 2006-03-12 22:15, as SPC files it | Aurora | F3 | 42 mi | 1 |
| 1971-12-14 23:10, as SPC files it | Republic | F2 | 48.3 mi | 1 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Missouri.
Every tornado record filed for Christian County (47)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | Sparta, Christian County | EF1 2.3 mi x 333 yd | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2026-06-07 | Spokane, Christian County | EF0 0.94 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2025-04-29 | Nixa, Christian County | EF0 4.87 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K |
| 2025-04-20 | Garrison, Christian County | EF0 1.3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $15K |
| 2024-03-14 | Mc Cracken, Christian County | EF0 0.96 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2021-12-05 | Selmore, Christian County | EF1 3.43 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $163K |
| 2021-04-28 | Chadwick, Christian County | EF0 0.42 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2019-10-21 | Linden, Christian County | EF1 4.46 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $75K |
| 2019-10-21 | Highlandville, Christian County | EF1 11.88 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-10-20 | Terrell, Christian County | EF0 4.2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $35K |
| 2019-04-30 | Ozark Airpark Airport, Christian County | EF2 1.93 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 3 | $7.8M |
| 2019-04-30 | Keltner, Christian County | EF0 0.02 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-04-30 | Spokane, Christian County | EF1 12.15 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $98K |
| 2018-12-01 | Billings, Christian County | EF1 1.24 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $176K |
| 2018-12-01 | Clever, Christian County | EF0 2.11 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $223K |
| 2018-05-03 | Ozark Airpark Airport, Christian County | EF1 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $118K |
| 2017-05-19 | Chadwick, Christian County | EF0 3 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $120K |
| 2010-12-31 | Bruner, Christian County | EF1 5.27 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 2 | $271K |
| 2010-09-15 | Boaz, Christian County | EF0 0.43 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010-05-13 | Sparta, Christian County | EF0 4.25 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $68K |
| 2009-05-08 | Garrison, Christian County | EF1 7.19 mi x 880 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.8M |
| 2009-04-09 | Nixa, Christian County | EF0 1.64 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $138K |
| 2008-01-08 | Montague, Christian County | EF1 4.98 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $343K |
| 2008-01-07 | Riverdale, Christian County | EF1 0.36 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $274K |
| 2008-01-07 | Billings, Christian County | EF0 0.04 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-09-06 | Clever, Christian County | EF0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2007-06-30 | Ozark, Christian County | EF0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-06-18 | Ozark, Christian County | EF0 1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2006-03-12 | Clever, Christian County | F3 17 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 3 | $73M |
| 2005-11-05 | Garrison, Christian County | F1 4 mi x 530 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003-05-04 | Billings, Christian County | F3 13 mi x 880 yd | 1 | 3 | $8.2M |
| 1994-04-28 | Ozark To, Christian County | F1 7 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $996K |
| 1991-11-29 | Christian County | F4 2 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $25M step |
| 1990-05-20 | Christian County | F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990-03-14 | Christian County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1988-11-15 | Christian County | F1 4 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-07-16 | Christian County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984-10-18 | Christian County | F0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1984-10-16 | Christian County | F1 4.1 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 2 | $2.5M step |
| 1982-12-24 | Christian County | F2 5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1977-08-16 | Christian County | 0 | 0 | $3K step | |
| 1975-04-24 | Christian County | F4 5.4 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1975-04-24 | Christian County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1975-04-24 | Christian County | F1 | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1971-12-14 | Christian County | F2 5.2 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1965-04-05 | Christian County | F1 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1954-03-24 | Christian County | F1 3.3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Christian County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 14, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($1,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindLinden, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindOldfield, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindOldfield, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindSelmore, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindMc Cracken, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindOzark, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindOzark Airpark Airport, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindOzark, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-13 | Thunderstorm WindBoaz, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-13 | Thunderstorm WindNixa, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-13 | Thunderstorm WindTerrell, Christian County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-06-08 | Flash FloodNixa, Christian County | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-04 | TornadoBillings, Christian County This tornado is a continuation of the Lawrence County tornado that laid a half mile wide path of destruction across the Christian County panhandle. Populated areas between the communities of Billings and Clever were affected that resulted in one fatality and three injuries. 27 structures were destroyed while 150 were ... | F3 13 mi x 880 yd | 1 | 3 | $8.2M |
| 2018-02-10 | Winter WeatherChristian County · forecast zone Christian A prolonged period of freezing drizzle resulted in ice covered roads. This lead to a number of accidents and slide off's. One fatality occurred on highway 65 in Ozarks Missouri, when the driver lost control on the ice covered road. | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 2017-04-29 | Flash FloodClever, Christian County A 72 year old woman drowned when her vehicle entered a flooded area along Highway K south of Clever. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2001-08-01 | HeatChristian County · forecast zone Christian The heat and humidity continued into the first week of August with heat indices between 100 and 110 degrees for 9 consecutive days. In addition to heat related illnesses, two heat related deaths occurred in the Ozarks. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2019-04-30 | TornadoOzark Airpark Airport, Christian County A National Weather Service Storm survey confirmed an EF-2 tornado, produced by a slow moving supercell, tracked from two miles north of Ozark, Missouri to five miles northwest of Rogersville, Missouri. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 20 minutes along its 10.3 mile total track with maximum wind speeds ... | EF2 1.93 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 3 | $7.8M |
| 2006-03-12 | TornadoClever, Christian County This tornado is a continuation of the Lawrence County tornado. Significant structural damage occurred across the Christian County panhandle in a rural area between Billings and Clever. This area was also heavily impacted by the 4 May 2003 tornado. A subdivision with solid well built homes northwest of Nixa was ... | F3 17 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 3 | $73M |
| 2023-01-31 | Winter WeatherChristian County · forecast zone Christian A quick moving system brought a brief mix of light sleet, light snow, and patchy freezing drizzle to the county for a few hours during the afternoon on January 31st. No measurements of snow, sleet, or ice were reported. The Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map showed roads becoming covered and slick, ... | 0 | 2 | – | |
| 2023-01-24 | Winter StormChristian County · forecast zone Christian Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 5 and 8 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of ... | 0 | 2 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-12 | TornadoClever, Christian County | F3 17 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 3 | $73M |
| 2026-04-28 | HailBillings, Christian County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $30M |
| 2003-05-04 | TornadoBillings, Christian County | F3 13 mi x 880 yd | 1 | 3 | $8.2M |
| 2019-04-30 | TornadoOzark Airpark Airport, Christian County | EF2 1.93 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 3 | $7.8M |
| 2008-03-17 | Flash FloodLinden, Christian County | 0 | 0 | $6.9M | |
| 1996-04-28 | Thunderstorm WindBillings, Christian County | 0 | 2 | $4.7M | |
| 2007-04-07 | Frost/FreezeChristian County · forecast zone Christian | 0 | 0 | $4.3M | |
| 2012-08-01 | DroughtChristian County · forecast zone Christian | 0 | 0 | $3.2M |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $25M, in the dollars of the day) holds: November 29, 1991 (tornado, Christian County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Christian County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 95 | 124 | 124 |
| Hail | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 87 | 71 | 84 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 7 | 49 | 57 | 65 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 7 | 15 | 13 | 23 |
| Tornadoes | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Heavy rain | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
Records by month in Christian County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 44 · Feb 53 · Mar 122 · Apr 185 · May 191 · Jun 153 · Jul 107 · Aug 89 · Sep 50 · Oct 48 · Nov 25 · Dec 43 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Christian County
FEMA's register lists 22 declarations that include Christian County: 15 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (11) and severe ice storm (4).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | DR-4741 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2020-03-26 | DR-4490 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3482 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2017-06-02 | DR-4317 | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding |
| 2016-01-02 | EM-3374 | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2015-08-07 | DR-4238 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2011-05-09 | DR-1980 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2011-02-03 | EM-3317 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2009-06-19 | DR-1847 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2009-01-30 | EM-3303 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2008-11-13 | DR-1809 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, and A Tornado |
| 2008-06-25 | DR-1773 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2008-03-19 | DR-1749 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2008-03-12 | DR-1748 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding |
| 2007-12-12 | EM-3281 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2007-01-15 | DR-1676 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding |
| 2006-03-16 | DR-1631 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3232 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2003-05-06 | DR-1463 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2002-05-06 | DR-1412 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding |
| 1993-07-09 | DR-995 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1976-09-24 | EM-3017 | Drought | Drought |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Christian County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 178 flood or flash flood records for Christian County from 1996 to 2026, on 113 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Christian County ranks 1428th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $2.9 million on 78 claims filed in Christian County; the most in one year was 18 in 2015. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1985: 1 · 1993: 1 · 1995: 1 · 2002: 2 · 2004: 1 · 2007: 1 · 2008: 13 · 2009: 1 · 2010: 5 · 2011: 5 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 8 · 2015: 18 · 2016: 1 · 2017: 7 · 2020: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 1; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Christian County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Christian County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $36.1 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | $2.0M | 1.5 a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | $3.9M | 13 modeled event-days a year |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $5.8M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $1.7M | 5.6 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | $239K | 11 a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | $755K | 58 a year (modeled) |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | $10K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $1.2M | once in about 439 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Christian County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
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- Download Christian County's FEMA declarations (CSV)22 rows: every declaration that named the county, for your own analysis