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Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Flood in Howell County, Missouri

95

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$10K

Property damage

Flood in Howell County, Missouri: 95 recorded events between 2008 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #59 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Flood in Howell County, Missouri: events per decade

Flood in Howell County, Missouri: recorded events per decade
Flood in Howell County, Missouri: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for flood in Howell County is the 2010s, when 52 of the county's 95 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 Howell County archive, flood makes up 9.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #59 for this hazard and #5 within Missouri, putting it in the 97.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

6Jan
11Feb
24Mar
14Apr
17May
1Jun
2Jul
0Aug
2Sep
4Oct
4Nov
10Dec

Mar is the peak month for flood in Howell County with 24 recorded events, while Aug 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
May 1, 2025LEOTA0$0
May 1, 2025POTTERSVILLE0$0
Apr 27, 2025LANTON0$0
Apr 19, 2025POTTERSVILLE0$0
Apr 19, 2025MOUNTAIN VIEW0$0
Apr 5, 2025OLDEN0$0
Dec 16, 2024LEOTA0$0
Jul 9, 2024HUTTON VLY0$0
Mar 25, 2023MOUNTAIN VIEW0$0
Mar 25, 2023OLDEN0$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

95 flood events are recorded in Howell County between 2008 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Howell County?

The strongest flood on record in Howell County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Howell 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.

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“Flood in Howell County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/howell-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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