Crawford County, Missouri
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 29055 · population 23,020 · 742 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 478 records for Crawford County, Missouri from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 331 days; the most frequent are hail reports (152 records). The deadliest single record is the July 7, 2012 thunderstorm wind: 1 death and 1 injury. FEMA has issued 24 declarations naming the county since 1976, 22 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding” on September 1, 2026.
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
- 478on 331 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 235 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $69Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 25strongest EF2
- FEMA declarations
- 24latest 2026
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 Crawford County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 152 since 1957. 53% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in March and April. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 152 | 91 | 1957-2026 | 0 | 0 | $11K | 86 of 114 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 135 | 90 | 1957-2025 | 1 | 1 | $379K | 92 of 114 |
| Heat | 55 | 54 | 1999-2025 | 0 | 27 | – | 34 of 114 |
| Winter storms | 51 | 51 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 1 | $1.1M | 92 of 114 |
| Floods | 38 | 36 | 1996-2024 | 1 | 1 | $806K | 90 of 114 |
| Tornadoes | 25 | 20 | 1974-2025 | 0 | 5 | $67M | 81 of 114 |
| Drought | 9 | 9 | 2005-2018 | 0 | 0 | – | 102 of 114 |
| Extreme cold | 5 | 5 | 2000-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 109 of 114 |
| Heavy rain | 4 | 4 | 2003-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 52 of 114 |
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 4 | 2001-2009 | 0 | 0 | $8K | 76 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 Crawford County had?
NOAA records 25 tornadoes in Crawford County from 1974 to 2025, the strongest rated EF2, with 0 deaths and 5 injuries recorded in the county. 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 25 tornadoes whose track touched Crawford County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 25, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 14:13, as SPC files it | Unnamed | EF3 | 21.95 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Missouri.
Every tornado record filed for Crawford County (25)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Cherryville, Crawford County | EF1 1.03 mi x 270 yd | 0 | 0 | $60K |
| 2025-04-02 | Huzzah, Crawford County | EF0 2.32 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-05-08 | Jake Prairie, Crawford County | EF1 2.24 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-05-07 | Hinch, Crawford County | EF0 0.72 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-06-27 | Cuba Airstrip Airport, Crawford County | EF0 0.76 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-03-24 | Butts, Crawford County | EF0 5.75 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-05-11 | Bourbon, Crawford County | EF2 4.43 mi x 700 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-06-19 | Keysville, Crawford County | EF2 2.77 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 3 | $197K |
| 2011-06-19 | Keysville, Crawford County | EF0 1.34 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010-12-31 | Jake Prairie, Crawford County | EF1 6.36 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010-04-30 | Cook Station, Crawford County | EF1 1.94 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-09-22 | Leasburg, Crawford County | F0 3 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-09-22 | Leasburg, Crawford County | F1 10.4 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999-06-01 | Steelville, Crawford County | F0 0.2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 1997-05-17 | Cuba, Crawford County | F0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996-12-23 | Dillard, Crawford County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1993-09-13 | Cook Station, Crawford County | F0 0.4 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 1993-09-13 | Steelville, Crawford County | F0 0.6 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 1993-09-13 | Leasburg, Crawford County | F0 0.3 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 1993-09-13 | To 1 E, Crawford County | F1 8 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 1990-06-07 | Crawford County | F1 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1988-11-15 | Crawford County | F1 7 mi x 73 yd | 0 | 1 | $25M step |
| 1982-12-02 | Crawford County | F2 5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1982-04-16 | Crawford County | F2 | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1974-04-14 | Crawford County | F2 6.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K 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 Crawford County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the May 19, 2025 tornado ($60,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
A tornado touched down along Hobo Road near Cherryville and moved north-northeast, quickly producing tree damage and destroying a farm outbuilding before dissipating. The peak wind speed was 107 mph and the track was 1.03 miles long and 270 yards wide.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1264682)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | HailBourbon, Crawford County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-27 | HailBourbon, Crawford County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-27 | HailBourbon, Crawford County | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-27 | HailBourbon, Crawford County | 3.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-27 | HailBourbon, Crawford County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-27 | HailBourbon, Crawford County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-22 | Excessive HeatCrawford County · forecast zone Crawford | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-19 | TornadoCherryville, Crawford County | EF1 1.03 mi x 270 yd | 0 | 0 | $60K |
| 2025-05-19 | Thunderstorm WindCuba, Crawford County | 60 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2025-04-20 | Thunderstorm WindBourbon, Crawford County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-04-02 | TornadoHuzzah, Crawford County | EF0 2.32 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-03-30 | HailDavisville, Crawford County | 1.00 in hail | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-07 | Thunderstorm WindCuba, Crawford County A microburst caused extensive damage in Cuba. The damage area started less than a quarter of a mile southwest of the intersection of Interstate 44 and Highway 19. In this location, several medium sized trees and large tree limbs fell to the southwest and west. A little further to the south numerous large tree limbs ... | 65 kt wind | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2015-12-28 | FloodBourbon, Crawford County Between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell across Crawford County during a 2 day period. All of this rain caused the creeks and rivers to rise. The Meramec River rose above flood stage at Steelville on December 27th. On December 30th, an 81 year old man drove into the flood waters of the Meramec on Highway N at Campbell ... | 1 | 0 | $623K | |
| 1999-07-18 | HeatCrawford County · forecast zone Crawford A heat wave gripped the area for the last 2 weeks of July. Temperatures stayed in the middle to upper 90s with a few days topping 100. Columbia set a record high with 104 degrees on 7/29/99. St. Louis tied a record with 103 degrees on 7/30/99. The Heat Index generally ranged from 105 to near 115. Most of the deaths ... | 0 | 13 | – | |
| 2003-08-15 | HeatCrawford County · forecast zone Crawford A late summer heat wave hit in mid August, just as many area schools were starting the new school year. As a result, most schools reduced their schedule to a half day while a few closed completely. There were two deaths reported by the State Health Department that were heat related. One occurred in St. Louis County ... | 0 | 6 | – | |
| 2002-06-01 | HeatCrawford County · forecast zone Crawford An early season heat wave resulted in 14 heat related injuries, as reported by the State Department of Health and Senior Services. High temperatures across the area were in the upper 80's to lower 90's with average daily temperatures about 10 to 15 degrees above normal. | 0 | 4 | – | |
| 2000-08-28 | HeatCrawford County · forecast zone Crawford A late summer Heat Wave hit the region as temperatures rose into the middle to upper 90s with the heat Index ranging from 105 to around 110 degrees. Many area schools either closed or reduced class time to a half day because of the heat. | 0 | 4 | – | |
| 2011-06-19 | TornadoKeysville, Crawford County A tornado touched down about 2.25 miles southeast of Keysville along Highway AA and travelled to the northeast. There was widespread tree damage with trees snapped off at the base. Some of the trees were between a foot and two feet in diameter in this location, where the intensity of damage was rated EF0. Further ... | EF2 2.77 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 3 | $197K |
| 2022-12-22 | Winter StormCrawford County · forecast zone Crawford Between 1 and 2 inches of snow fell. The snow combined with gusty northwest winds (35-45 mph gusts) created extremely hazardous travel with sporadic near-blizzard conditions during the heaviest snowfall. Road conditions deteriorated rapidly during this event. A couple of accidents occurred on hilly portions of I-44 ... | 0 | 1 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-12 | Ice StormCrawford County · forecast zone Crawford | 0 | 0 | $1.1M | |
| 1993-09-13 | TornadoTo 1 E, Crawford County | F1 8 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 2015-12-28 | FloodBourbon, Crawford County | 1 | 0 | $623K | |
| 2011-06-19 | TornadoKeysville, Crawford County | EF2 2.77 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 3 | $197K |
| 2025-05-19 | TornadoCherryville, Crawford County | EF1 1.03 mi x 270 yd | 0 | 0 | $60K |
| 1993-09-13 | TornadoCook Station, Crawford County | F0 0.4 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 1999-06-01 | TornadoSteelville, Crawford County | F0 0.2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
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 15, 1988 (tornado, Crawford 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 Crawford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 37 | 26 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 31 | 14 |
| Heat | – | – | – | – | 1 | 22 | 30 | 2 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 12 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
53% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in March and April. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 27 · Feb 27 · Mar 57 · Apr 66 · May 59 · Jun 50 · Jul 58 · Aug 51 · Sep 27 · Oct 9 · Nov 18 · Dec 29 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Crawford County
FEMA's register lists 24 declarations that include Crawford County: 17 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (12) and flood (5).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | DR-4939 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2025-01-01 | DR-4855 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 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 |
| 2016-01-21 | DR-4250 | 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 |
| 2011-02-03 | 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 |
| 2008-03-19 | DR-1749 | Severe Storm | Severe 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 |
| 2000-05-12 | DR-1328 | Flood | Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding |
| 1993-12-01 | DR-1006 | 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 Crawford County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 38 flood or flash flood records for Crawford County from 1996 to 2024, on 36 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Crawford County ranks 1189th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $6.1 million on 125 claims filed in Crawford County; the most in one year was 22 in 2017. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 1 · 1982: 1 · 1993: 1 · 1994: 8 · 1996: 2 · 1998: 10 · 2002: 2 · 2006: 1 · 2008: 16 · 2009: 10 · 2010: 1 · 2011: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2015: 20 · 2016: 2 · 2017: 22 · 2024: 19 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 3; 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 Crawford County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Crawford County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $18.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | $2.4M | 11 modeled event-days a year |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | $5.1M | 1.6 a year (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Moderate | $467K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $772K | 4 a year (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $1.5M | once in about 270 years (modeled) |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | $9K | 1.6 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $79K | 8.6 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $1.4M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Crawford 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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