Flood in Ozark County, Missouri

Flood in Ozark County, Missouri: 145 recorded events between 2008 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #28 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flood in Ozark County is the 2020s, when 90 of the county's 145 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 Ozark County archive, flood makes up 20.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #28 for this hazard and #3 within Missouri, putting it in the 99.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for flood in Ozark County with 39 recorded events, while Jul 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 201
• Hail 188
• Flash Flood 126

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

145 flood events are recorded in Ozark County between 2008 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Ozark County?

The strongest flood on record in Ozark County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Ozark 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.