159
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$2.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Scott County, Missouri: 159 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,437 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Scott County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Scott County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 159 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 Scott County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,437 for this hazard and #48 within Missouri, putting it in the 54.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Scott County with 27 recorded events, while Sep 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2008 | MINER | 70 | 0 | 1 | $40K |
| Mar 10, 2006 | SIKESTON | 65 | 0 | 1 | $200K |
| Aug 6, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | ANCELL | 50 | $5K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | ANCELL | 67 | $1K |
| Jun 16, 2024 | SIKESTON HOLYFLD ARP | 61 | $20K |
| Apr 19, 2024 | VANDUSER | 56 | $3K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | ROCKVIEW | 56 | $1K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | BENTON | 61 | $50K |
| Mar 15, 2024 | BLODGETT | 61 | $1K |
| Mar 15, 2024 | VANDUSER | 65 | $25K |
| Mar 15, 2024 | ILLMO | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | SCOTT CITY | 53 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Scott County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A total of 52 homes were damaged. The damage was mostly minor to moderate roof damage. Several businesses and a church were damaged. Numerous outbuildings were damaged. Several power poles were snapped. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped. An irrigation system was toppled. The path length was 3.5 miles and the path width was one-half mile. These downburst winds of up to 100 mph were on the right side of a small EF-2 tornado that struck Diehlstadt directly.
In the Sikeston area, a semi-trailer was overturned on U.S. Highway 60. A steeple was blown off a church onto a roadway. Numerous trees and power lines were down. A large tree toppled onto a car and a house. One man was injured when a tree fell into his house and broke his ankle. Awnings were blown off and windows were broken at a nursing home. A mobile home manufacturer reported damage to the roof and overhead doors. Numerous mobile homes were overturned. Two mobile homes were destroyed, three sustained severe damage, and several were moderately damaged. A nursery greenhouse was destroyed. Signs in front of businesses were damaged. At Miner, a roof was blown off, and a barn was destroyed. Scott County was designated a federal disaster area, enabling individual residents to apply for relief.
Damage was especially severe on the north end of Chaffee, where numerous large trees were uprooted. Two of the trees landed on houses and a vehicle. A utility pole was downed on Highway 77, and another pole was downed on a side street. A couple of streets were blocked by fallen trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Scott County, Missouri?
159 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Scott County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Scott County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Scott County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Scott 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Scott County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/scott-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.