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Missouri storm damage and disaster statistics

Compiled from NOAA and FEMA data, November 10, 2026 How the figures are built

In short

From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 20,475 storm event reports in Missouri, with property damage estimates totalling $2.6 billion. That is the 12th highest of the 50 states and D.C.

Damaging wind was reported most often (6,595 reports). Tornado accounted for the most reported damage ($1.9 billion). FEMA has issued 49 major disaster declarations for Missouri since 2000.

20,475

storm event reports, 2016–2025

$2.6B

property damage estimated in those reports

major disaster declarations since 2000

3,944

hail reports, 343 of two inches or larger

596

tornado reports, 81 rated EF2 or stronger

$334M

home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002

Reported storm damage in Missouri, year by year

Property damage estimated in National Weather Service storm reports for Missouri. Not insured losses, and not adjusted for inflation.

Largest single damage estimate

$1.6 billion

Tornado, St. Louis (C), 2025. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.

A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.

What hits Missouri: reports and damage by type

Damaging wind 6,595
Hail 3,944
Flood 3,441
Winter weather 2,632
Tornado 596
Lightning 64
Wildfire 31

Storm event reports by type, 2016 to 2025.

Tornado $1.9B
Flood $394M
Hail $85.2M
Damaging wind $63.0M
Wildfire $15.7M
Winter weather $5.1M
Lightning $2.0M

Property damage estimated in those reports, 2016 to 2025.

Federal disasters in Missouri

FEMA has recorded 49 major disaster declarations, 8 emergency declarations and 1 fire management declarations for Missouri since 2000.

The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (severe storm), declared September 1, 2026.

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Severe Storm 38
Flood 6
Severe Ice Storm 4
Biological 1

Major disaster declarations by cause since 2000.

Home damage FEMA has verified in Missouri

After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for Missouri since 2003.

67,177

homeowners registered, across 23 disasters

$334M

damage verified by FEMA inspectors

$186M

individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners

46,874

homes inspected

2,083

inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage

$7,115

average verified damage per inspected home

FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.

How Missouri ranks

Missouri compared with the other states and the District of Columbia
Measure	Missouri	Rank of 51	In context
Storm event reports	20,475	7th	328 per 100,000 residents
Reported property damage	$2.6 billion	12th	$409 per resident
Hail reports	3,944	7th	343 of two inches or larger
Tornado reports	596	9th	81 rated EF2 or stronger
Major disaster declarations since 2000	49	5th	8 emergency declarations
FEMA-verified home damage since 2002	$334 million	17th	67,177 homeowners registered

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Missouri questions

What causes the most storm damage in Missouri?

Tornado accounts for the most property damage in National Weather Service reports for Missouri from 2016 to 2025: $1.9 billion of a $2.6 billion total. Damaging wind is the most frequently reported, with 6,595 reports.

How often does it hail in Missouri?

The National Weather Service logged 3,944 hail reports in Missouri from 2016 to 2025. 343 involved hail two inches or larger, and the largest reported stone measured 5 inches. One storm can produce several reports.

How many tornadoes does Missouri get?

596 tornado segments were recorded in Missouri from 2016 to 2025, and 81 were rated EF2 or stronger. A tornado that crosses a county line is recorded once per county.

How many federal disasters has Missouri had?

FEMA records 49 major disaster declarations and 8 emergency declarations for Missouri since 2000. The most common cause of a major disaster declaration was severe storm.

How much home damage has FEMA verified in Missouri?

Since 2003, 67,177 homeowners in Missouri registered with FEMA across 23 disasters. Inspectors verified $334 million in damage and FEMA approved $186 million in individual assistance. These figures cover only people who registered and were inspected.

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PublicAdjuster.cc, "Missouri storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/missouri/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.

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