Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 29186 · population 18,438 · 499 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 317 records for Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 255 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (94 records). The deadliest single record is the May 5, 1996 flash flood: 2 deaths, 2 injuries and $38,000 in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 31 declarations naming the county since 1973, 29 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding” on May 21, 2025.
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
- 317on 255 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 380 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $7.6Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 13strongest EF3
- FEMA declarations
- 31latest 2025
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 Ste. Genevieve County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 94 since 1960. 48% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1960 fell in May and June. 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 | 94 | 78 | 1960-2026 | 0 | 0 | $147K | 74 of 114 |
| Hail | 70 | 50 | 1982-2026 | 0 | 0 | $7K | 104 of 114 |
| Heat | 54 | 54 | 1999-2025 | 1 | 71 | – | 20 of 114 |
| Winter storms | 45 | 44 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 1 | $774K | 57 of 114 |
| Floods | 21 | 21 | 1996-2025 | 2 | 2 | $5.7M | 96 of 114 |
| Tornadoes | 13 | 11 | 1952-2025 | 0 | 6 | $948K | 97 of 114 |
| Drought | 6 | 6 | 2005-2012 | 0 | 0 | – | 103 of 114 |
| Lightning | 5 | 5 | 2001-2010 | 0 | 0 | $10K | 11 of 114 |
| Extreme cold | 4 | 4 | 2000-2014 | 0 | 0 | – | 99 of 114 |
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 4 | 1997-2009 | 0 | 0 | $1K | 54 of 114 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 1 | 2003-2003 | 0 | 0 | – | 80 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 Ste. Genevieve County had?
NOAA records 13 tornadoes in Ste. Genevieve County from 1952 to 2025, the strongest rated EF3, with 0 deaths and 6 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 13 tornadoes whose track touched Ste. Genevieve County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 13, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 2 people, 0 of them in Ste. Genevieve County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-11 21:20, as SPC files it | St. Mary to TamaroaCrossed MO | F3 | 53.5 mi | 2 |
| 2021-10-24 19:23, as SPC files it | Unnamed | EF3 | 16.74 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Missouri.
Every tornado record filed for Ste. Genevieve County (13)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Kinsey, Ste. Genevieve County | EF0 1.33 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-10-24 | St Marys, Ste. Genevieve County | EF2 2.44 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-10-24 | Avon, Ste. Genevieve County | EF3 9.85 mi x 450 yd | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2006-04-02 | Weingarten, Ste. Genevieve County | F0 2 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-03-11 | Womack, Ste. Genevieve County | F2 4 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2006-03-11 | Womack, Ste. Genevieve County | F1 2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-10-26 | St Marys, Ste. Genevieve County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998-04-13 | Lawrenceton, Ste. Genevieve County | F1 0.2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $109K |
| 1996-04-19 | Bloomsdale, Ste. Genevieve County | F0 0.3 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-18 | Festus To, Ste. Genevieve County | F2 7.2 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 3 | $378K |
| 1984-11-09 | Ste. Genevieve County | F1 0.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1972-03-01 | Ste. Genevieve County | F1 0.1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1952-03-18 | Ste. Genevieve County | F2 9.9 mi x 100 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 Ste. Genevieve County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the April 4, 2025 flash flood ($30,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | HailSprott, Ste. Genevieve County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-27 | HailSprott, Ste. Genevieve County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-15 | Thunderstorm WindThurman, Ste. Genevieve County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-11 | Thunderstorm WindSte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-22 | Excessive HeatSte. Genevieve County · forecast zone Ste. Genevieve | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-19 | TornadoKinsey, Ste. Genevieve County | EF0 1.33 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-19 | Thunderstorm WindKinsey, Ste. Genevieve County | 65 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-16 | HailSte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-16 | HailSte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-04-29 | Thunderstorm WindNew Offenburg, Ste. Genevieve County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-04-04 | Flash FloodKinsey, Ste. Genevieve County | 0 | 0 | $30K | |
| 2025-03-30 | HailBloomsdale, Ste. Genevieve County | 1.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-05-05 | Flash FloodCountywide, Ste. Genevieve County Heavy rain from late morning to early afternoon caused flash flooding across most of Ste. Genevieve County. Several county roads, some with low water crossings, became impassable. Two people, a 78 year old man and a 66 year old woman, lost their lives when they tried to drive a van across a flooded low water crossing ... | 2 | 2 | $38K | |
| 2003-07-03 | HeatSte. Genevieve County · forecast zone Ste. Genevieve The first heat wave of the summer caused 3 deaths in the City of St. Louis. On Juuly 6, a 78 year old man was found dead in his brick home with a body temperature of 111 degrees and a 54 year old man was found dead outside Busch Memorial Stadium. A third man, 80 years old, died on July 9. Further details were not ... | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 2012-06-27 | Excessive HeatSte. Genevieve County · forecast zone Ste. Genevieve Some of the hottest temperatures in many years occurred the last 4 days of June and continued into July. St. Louis, MO recorded its highest ever June temperature hitting 108 degrees on June 28. Nearly all reporting stations were over 100 degrees the last 3 to 4 days of June with most sites around 105. The 28th was the ... | 0 | 43 | – | |
| 1999-07-18 | HeatSte. Genevieve County · forecast zone Ste. Genevieve 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 | 12 | – | |
| 2006-07-17 | HeatSte. Genevieve County · forecast zone Ste. Genevieve Right on schedule, a mid-July heat wave hit Missouri as temperatures soared into the middle 90s to around 100. Columbia hit 101 on the 19th and 103 on the 20th. The Heat Index ranged from 105 to close to 110. | 0 | 8 | – | |
| 2002-07-26 | HeatSte. Genevieve County · forecast zone Ste. Genevieve High temperatures across Central, Eastern and Southeast Missouri rose to the middle to upper 90's with Heat Indices from 105 to near 115 degrees. There was a one day break in the heat as a weak cold front dropped high temperatures into the upper 80's on July29. However temperatures quickly rebounded and remained high ... | 0 | 3 | – | |
| 1995-05-18 | TornadoFestus To, Ste. Genevieve County Hail damaged several cars and large trees were blown down. | F2 7.2 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 3 | $378K |
| 2006-03-11 | TornadoWomack, Ste. Genevieve County The fourth tornado from the Southeast Missouri supercell formed in extreme southwest Ste. Genevieve County and went on to be the longest and strongest of the four tornadoes. The tornado formed about 9:20 pm CST just east of Route WW and one mile north of Holmes Road. On Kramer Road, just off Route N, the tornado ... | F2 4 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 2 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-04 | FloodBrickeys, Ste. Genevieve County | 0 | 0 | $5.2M | |
| 2006-12-01 | Winter StormSte. Genevieve County · forecast zone Ste. Genevieve | 0 | 0 | $774K | |
| 1995-05-18 | TornadoFestus To, Ste. Genevieve County | F2 7.2 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 3 | $378K |
| 2015-12-28 | Flash FloodThurman, Ste. Genevieve County | 0 | 0 | $374K | |
| 1998-04-13 | TornadoLawrenceton, Ste. Genevieve County | F1 0.2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $109K |
| 1996-05-05 | Flash FloodCountywide, Ste. Genevieve County | 2 | 2 | $38K | |
| 2024-05-26 | Thunderstorm WindCoffman, Ste. Genevieve County | 65 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
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 $25K, in the dollars of the day) holds: March 18, 1952 (tornado, Ste. Genevieve County); March 1, 1972 (tornado, Ste. Genevieve 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 Ste. Genevieve 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 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 12 |
| Heat | – | – | – | – | 1 | 22 | 28 | 3 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 8 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Tornadoes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
48% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1960 fell in May and June. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 20 · Feb 18 · Mar 24 · Apr 41 · May 67 · Jun 25 · Jul 48 · Aug 35 · Sep 8 · Oct 8 · Nov 8 · Dec 15 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Ste. Genevieve County
FEMA's register lists 31 declarations that include Ste. Genevieve County: 25 major disasters, 6 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (18) and flood (7).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-21 | DR-4872 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, 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 |
| 2019-07-09 | DR-4451 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2019-05-20 | DR-4435 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 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 |
| 2013-07-18 | DR-4130 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, 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 |
| 2007-12-12 | EM-3281 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2006-12-29 | DR-1673 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 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 |
| 1995-06-02 | DR-1054 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding |
| 1993-12-01 | DR-1006 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 1993-07-09 | DR-995 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1993-05-11 | DR-989 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1979-04-21 | DR-579 | Tornado | Tornadoes, Torrential Rain & Flooding |
| 1973-04-19 | DR-372 | Severe Storm | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding |
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 Ste. Genevieve County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 21 flood or flash flood records for Ste. Genevieve County from 1996 to 2025, on 21 days, with 2 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Ste. Genevieve County ranks 298th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $7.0 million on 1,160 claims filed in Ste. Genevieve County; the most in one year was 293 in 1993. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 1 · 1979: 166 · 1980: 2 · 1981: 1 · 1982: 180 · 1983: 247 · 1984: 6 · 1985: 34 · 1986: 90 · 1990: 12 · 1992: 9 · 1993: 293 · 1994: 7 · 1995: 72 · 1996: 2 · 1997: 2 · 1998: 2 · 1999: 2 · 2003: 1 · 2008: 1 · 2009: 8 · 2010: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2015: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2025: 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 Ste. Genevieve County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Ste. Genevieve County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $22.6 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 | $5.6M | 11 modeled event-days a year |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $1.3M | 5 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | $136K | 8.1 a year (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $2.4M | once in about 148 years (modeled) |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | $15K | 1.7 a year (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $1.6M | 1.3 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $2.0M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $367K | 4.7 a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Ste. Genevieve County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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