Flood in Henry County, Missouri

Flood in Henry County, Missouri: 41 recorded events between 2006 and 2019. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #317 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flood in Henry County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 41 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Henry County archive, flood makes up 11.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #317 for this hazard and #23 within Missouri, putting it in the 88.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for flood in Henry County with 15 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Hail 154
• Thunderstorm Wind 127

How many flood events are on record in Henry County, Missouri?

41 flood events are recorded in Henry County between 2006 and 2019, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Henry County?

The strongest flood on record in Henry County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Henry County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.