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Livingston County, Missouri severe weather history spans 236 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 43.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,206 nationally and #95 in Missouri.
236
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Livingston County, Missouri severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Livingston County, Missouri severe weather history averages 3.3 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 95 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 33 events fall before 1990 and 203 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $2.1M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Livingston County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 103 | 0 | $300K | 3 | 1956–2023 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 89 | 0 | $654K | 70 | 1957–2025 |
| Flood | 19 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2007–2019 |
| Tornado | 12 | 0 | $2.1M | F1 | 1954–2021 |
| Flash Flood | 11 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2004–2018 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2011–2011 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2010 |
Decade by decade
Livingston County, Missouri severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
13 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 12 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-24 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 31.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-05-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1999-04-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1974-03-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 1971-06-22 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1966-04-19 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1958-07-31 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1957-06-14 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-06-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-10-24 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado struck just south of Chillicothe where highway 65 crosses Shoal Creek, east-northeast to approximately 3 miles east of Chillicothe. Isolated areas of F1 magnitude tornado damage were observed, especially along CR255. Widespread straight-line wind damage also noted along the path of this tornado. Witnesses described seeing what appeared to be a 6-mile wide lowering with intermittent vortices touching the ground.
The MetLife blimp that broke from its mast in Kansas City, came to a rest on private property. The blimp accompanied a squall line nearly 60 miles before crashing. The blimp was severely damaged and there was minor damage to a truck on the ground.
The tornado touched down 7 miles east of Chillicothe, detroying a maching shed and downing several telephone poles and trees. Before dissipating 7 miles north of Wheeling, a pole barn, grain bin, and a small garage was destroyed near the point where the tornado lifted.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
14,364
Population (ACS)
$148K
Median home value
23
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | 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 |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Chillicothe 115
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Livingston County, Missouri?
236 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $3.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Livingston County?
Hail, with 103 recorded events — 43.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Livingston County?
13 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 12 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Livingston County?
23 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Livingston County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Livingston County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Livingston County as very low risk, placing it in the 23 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Livingston 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
- Linn County 252
- McDonald County 652
- Lincoln County 390
- Macon County 328
- Lewis County 279
- Madison County 179
Cite this page
“Livingston County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/livingston-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.