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Morgan County, Missouri severe weather history spans 552 recorded events between 1950 and 2026. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 35.5% of all recorded events. It ranks #719 nationally and #35 in Missouri.
552
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
$5.7M
Property damage
The record
What the Morgan County, Missouri severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Morgan County, Missouri severe weather history averages 7.3 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 184 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 61 events fall before 1990 and 491 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Morgan County, Missouri record is flash flood, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $2.2M in reported property damage. In total, 9 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Morgan County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 196 | 0 | $640K | 3 | 1959–2026 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 182 | 0 | $2.0M | 70 | 1955–2026 |
| Flash Flood | 92 | 1 | $165K | 0 | 1996–2024 |
| Flood | 35 | 0 | $620K | 0 | 2008–2026 |
| Tornado | 31 | 0 | $2.2M | F2 | 1950–2026 |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2013–2020 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2025 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $65K | 0 | 2001–2026 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | $20K | 0 | 2000–2000 |
Decade by decade
Morgan County, Missouri severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
26 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 23 touched down inside it and 3 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-12 | EF2 | 0 | 5 | 6.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1982-03-15 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1966-10-14 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1961-03-05 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-04-30 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-05-28 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 6.8 mi | Crossed in |
| 2017-05-27 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2017-05-27 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2006-03-12 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2001-10-23 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Morgan County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 1996 | Flash Flood | FLORENCE | 1 | 0 | $5K |
| Mar 13, 2006 | Tornado | GRAVOIS MILLS | 0 | 5 | $850K |
| May 28, 1954 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado initially touched down southwest of Gravois Mills and tracked through the city. 20 homes were destroyed while another 10 were damaged. This tornado was spawned from the same cyclic supercell that produced tornadoes back in Hickory, Polk, Dade, and Barton counties.
A line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and several reports of hail. Power lines and numerous trees were blown down. Many wooden and a few tin barns lost parts of their walls or roof. A few barns were pushed partially off their foundations. Near Versailles, an aviation hangar and two small planes at a private airstrip were damaged. Several houses in town sustain damage to shingles.
A tornado touched down briefly between one and two miles east of Gravois Mills near the 6.5 mile marker along the Gravois Arm of the Lake Of The Ozarks. A report made by an officer of the Missouri State Water Patrol indicated that the tornado turned over 20 boat docks and damaged or sank between 20 and 25 boats. At least one house was damaged and eyewitnesses said that trees were uprooted with some of the debris left floating on the water. The length and width of the tornado were estimated based on damage reports.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
21,717
Population (ACS)
$194K
Median home value
26
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2023 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING | DR |
| Jan 21, 2016 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | EM |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Florence 160
- Gravois Mills 141
- Versailles 109
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Morgan County, Missouri?
552 events are on record between 1950 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths and $5.7M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Morgan County?
Hail, with 196 recorded events — 35.5% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Morgan County?
26 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 23 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Morgan County?
26 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Morgan County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Morgan County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Morgan County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 75 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Morgan County, Missouri severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Montgomery County 293
- New Madrid County 290
- Monroe County 218
- Newton County 923
- Moniteau County 254
- Nodaway County 497
Cite this page
“Morgan County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/morgan-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.