130
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$627K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Gasconade County, Missouri: 130 recorded events between 1962 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,789 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Gasconade County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Gasconade County is the 2010s, when 37 of the county's 130 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 Gasconade County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 42.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,789 for this hazard and #65 within Missouri, putting it in the 43.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Gasconade County with 22 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2012 | BLAND | 78 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2024 | MT STERLING | 60 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | OWENSVILLE | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | OWENSVILLE | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | BAY | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | BLAND | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | ROSEBUD | 65 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | OWENSVILLE | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | BLAND | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | BAY | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | BLAND | 61 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Gasconade County
- Hail 136
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees were blown down and large branches snapped. The winds also damaged several mobile homes, sheds, and roofs. The damage was most concentated in a two mile wide path in the north half of the county from the Gasconade River to Swiss. At the intersection of Old Iron Road and Highway 19, strong winds ripped part of the roof off a house. A school building at the east end of County Road NN also lost part of its roof. Three unanchored mobile homes on County Road NN at the north edge of Swiss were blown into each other. Elsewhere in the county strong winds tore away part of the roof off several sheds in Morrison and bent television antennas.
Numerous trees were blown down and large branches snapped. The winds also damaged several mobile homes, sheds, and roofs. The damage was most concentated in a two mile wide path in the north half of the county from the Gasconade River to Swiss. At the intersection of Old Iron Road and Highway 19, strong winds ripped part of the roof off a house. A school building at the east end of County Road NN also lost part of its roof. Three unanchored mobile homes on County Road NN at the north edge of Swiss were blown into each other. Elsewhere in the county strong winds tore away part of the roof off several sheds in Morrison and bent television antennas.
Thunderstorm winds caused damage across the southern portions of Gasconade County. Several large trees were blown down as well as tree limbs and power lines. One large tree fell across Highway 19 about 4 miles northwest of Oak Hill.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Gasconade County, Missouri?
130 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Gasconade County between 1962 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Gasconade County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Gasconade County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Gasconade 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 Gasconade County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/gasconade-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.