Hickory County, Missouri: hazard risk
FEMA rates Hickory County's overall risk Very Low (score 23.5 of 100, higher than 23% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by ice storm. Its storm record holds 477 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 83.5 | $369K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 55.4 | $433K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 69.4 | $114K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 57.0 | $345K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 52.7 | $118K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 48.9 | $42K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 46.5 | $745K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 43.1 | $136K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 38.3 | $419K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 34.9 | $90K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 42.9 | $124K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 42.0 | $515 |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 32.4 | $2.5M |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 19.6 | $4K |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 132 | 0 | $1.3M | 31st of 114 | 465th of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 127 | 0 | $5.3M | 39th of 114 | 1277th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 96 | 0 | $91K | 23rd of 114 | 264th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 47 | 0 | $23M | 27th of 114 | 1278th of 3,077 |
| Drought | 28 | 0 | $4.3M | 8th of 114 | 609th of 3,063 |
| Tornadoes | 16 | 0 | $2.9M | 50th of 114 | 1292nd of 3,080 |
| Heat | 9 | 0 | – | 70th of 114 | 936th of 3,076 |
| Extreme cold | 7 | 0 | $2.5M | 44th of 114 | 1240th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 7 | 0 | – | 25th of 114 | 535th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 5 | 0 | $111K | 1st of 114 | 230th of 2,972 |
| High wind and dust storms | 2 | 0 | – | 80th of 114 | 2667th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $12K | 48th of 114 | 1740th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Hickory County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.