Flood in Shannon County, Missouri

Flood in Shannon County, Missouri: 71 recorded events between 2008 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #133 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flood in Shannon County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 71 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 Shannon County archive, flood makes up 14.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #133 for this hazard and #10 within Missouri, putting it in the 95.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for flood in Shannon County with 26 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.

• Hail 153
• Thunderstorm Wind 144
• Flash Flood 75

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

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

What is the strongest flood recorded in Shannon County?

The strongest flood on record in Shannon County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Shannon 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.