Maryville
Population 10,092 (2025)
88 tornadoes have tracked within 25 miles of Maryville since 1950, 6 of them rated EF3 or F3 or stronger; the most recent was on April 27, 2024.
Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed
- Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 195088
At a glance
Tornado paths within 25 miles, tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles and wildfire perimeters within 25 miles of the city centre. Storm events, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations are for Nodaway County. Earthquakes within 50 miles, volcanoes within 100 miles and smoke days are measured from the city centre; river and tide gauges, tsunami and landslide records and the drought index are for Nodaway County.
Strongest tornado
F4
March 29, 1979, 18.8 mile path
Federal disaster declarations
22
Most recent: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, 2026
DetailsSnowiest season
56.3in
Winter of 1898-99
Tornadoes
About one tornado a year since 1950, 6 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
March 29, 1979
F4, 18.8 mile path
500 yards wide.
Deadliest
August 28, 1979
2 killed, F3
14 injured along the whole path.
Most recent
Saturday, April 27, 2024
EF1, 11.6 mile path
2 years ago.
Every recorded tornado
| Apr 27, 2024 | EF1 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EFU | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | EF0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | EF1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | EF0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 2019 | EF0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2018 | EF0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | EF0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | EF0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | EF2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 11, 2015 | EF0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2014 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2014 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2014 | EF0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 2011 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 2011 | EF0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 2006 | F2 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | F0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | F1 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | F0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2004 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2004 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 2004 | F2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 13, 2004 | F0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 2004 | F2 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 24, 2004 | F0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 2004 | F1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 2002 | F1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26, 2002 | F1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 2001 | F0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 2001 | F0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 2001 | F0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2000 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1999 | F1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F1 | 13.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1999 | F1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 25, 1994 | F2 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 1993 | F0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 30, 1993 | F0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1993 | F0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1993 | F2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1993 | F0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 25, 1992 | F1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1984 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1984 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1983 | F0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11, 1981 | F2 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F3 | 38.3 | 14 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F3 | 29.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F4 | 18.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F1 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 8, 1974 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1969 | F2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1969 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1968 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 9, 1967 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1967 | F1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1967 | F1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 1966 | F1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1964 | F2 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1960 | F1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1960 | F3 | 27.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 12, 1960 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1959 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1959 | F1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1959 | F2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1959 | F1 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1958 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1958 | F3 | 23.1 | 7 | 2 |
| Jun 7, 1957 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 1956 | F0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1954 | F2 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1952 | F3 | 21.6 | 2 | 0 |
| May 7, 1952 | F1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 1951 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
- Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
- Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
No tropical storm or hurricane has tracked within 100 miles since records began in 1851.
Wildfire and smoke
No large wildfire has been mapped within 25 miles since satellite mapping began in 1984.
Smoke overhead
Smokiest year
2023: 67 days
Heavy smoke on 24 days in 2021, the most of any year.
Last 10 years
26.4 days a year
Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.
2025
21 days
Medium or heavy smoke. 38 so far in 2026.
- A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.
NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Floods and flood insurance
7 federal flood insurance claims since 1984, with $149,000 paid.
Flood insurance figures are for Nodaway County, the county that contains Maryville.
Flood events since 1996
- Flash Flood31
- Flood29
- Heavy Rain2
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.
River crests
River gauges in Nodaway County, the county that contains Maryville.
Most severe crest
May 8, 2007
102 River at Maryville, 26.96 ft
8.96 feet above the 18.0 ft flood stage; moderate flooding by today’s categories.
Most recent moderate or major crest
June 11, 2026
102 River at Maryville, 23.59 ft
Moderate flooding.
| May 8, 2007 | 102 River at Maryville | 26.96 | +8.96 |
| May 29, 2019 | 102 River at Maryville | 26.89 | +8.89 |
| Jun 6, 2008 | 102 River at Maryville | 26.16 | +8.16 |
| May 19, 2026 | 102 River at Maryville | 25.74 | +7.74 |
| Jun 12, 2015 | 102 River at Maryville | 25.56 | +7.56 |
| Jul 19, 2016 | 102 River at Maryville | 24.97 | +6.97 |
| Jun 6, 2010 | 102 River at Maryville | 24.84 | +6.84 |
| Dec 14, 2015 | 102 River at Maryville | 24.84 | +6.84 |
| Apr 27, 2009 | 102 River at Maryville | 24.46 | +6.46 |
| Aug 24, 2007 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.94 | +5.94 |
| May 16, 2009 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.72 | +5.72 |
| Jun 12, 2008 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.61 | +5.61 |
| Jun 16, 2015 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.59 | +5.59 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.59 | +5.59 |
| Jun 29, 2017 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.42 | +5.42 |
| Mar 11, 2010 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.16 | +5.16 |
| May 17, 2015 | 102 River at Maryville | 23.01 | +5.01 |
| Sep 10, 2014 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.67 | +4.67 |
| Jun 4, 2014 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.57 | +4.57 |
| Jul 29, 2015 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.51 | +4.51 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.50 | +4.50 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.47 | +4.47 |
| Jun 8, 2009 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.17 | +4.17 |
| Jun 13, 2010 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.09 | +4.09 |
| May 30, 2004 | 102 River at Maryville | 22.00 | +4.00 |
River gauges
| 102 River at Maryville | 18.0 | 26.96 ft | 0 |
| Nodaway River near Burlington Junction | 23.0 | 26.50 ft | 0 |
- Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.
NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Drought
In severe drought or worse for 164 of 1,581 months since 1895 (10%); the longest spell lasted 16 months.
The drought index is for Nodaway County, the county that contains Maryville.
164
Months in severe drought or worse since 1895
73
Months in extreme drought
10%
Share of all months, severe or worse
20
Drought reports to the Weather Service since 1996
Lowest reading
May 1956
−6.58, extreme drought
Longest severe spell
16 months
November 1955 to February 1957.
Latest month
September 2026
−0.56, incipient dry spell
Last severe month: March 2026.
- The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.
NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.
Earthquakes
4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 50 miles since 1993; none reached magnitude 4.
2
Magnitude 3+ within 50 miles since 1973
0
Magnitude 4+ within 50 miles since 1900
0
Magnitude 5+ within 50 miles since 1900
Largest within 50 miles
July 16, 2004
Magnitude 3.5
6 km SSE of Riverton, Iowa; 40.9 miles away, 3.1 miles deep.
Most recent, magnitude 3 or more
July 16, 2004
Magnitude 3.5
6 km SSE of Riverton, Iowa; 40.9 miles away.
- Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
- Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Severe weather and other events
630 events in the National Weather Service record for Nodaway County, 533 of them since 1996.
145
Hail reports, 1 inch or larger
10
Hail, 2 inches or larger
148
Damaging gusts, 58 mph+
53
Winter weather events since 1996
15
Heat events since 1996
13
Cold events since 1996
Largest hail
June 20, 1964
5.00 inches
Strongest measured or estimated gust
August 18, 2011
100 mph
More event types since 1996
| Lightning | 1 | 1 |
Costliest events since 1996
- Aug 18, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
Numerous homes suffered siding, window, and roof damage across the city of Maryville. Corn fields were flattened. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 80 mph.
- Jul 23, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$750,000
National Weather Service narrative
Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 MPH in Skidmore. There were numerous reports of downed power lines, large trees blown over and roof damages to houses. Many of the large trees and limbs blocked roadways in Skidmore and fell on top of houses and cars. The entire population of Skidmore lost electrical power as a result of the storm. St Joseph Power and Light also reported power losses in Quitman and Graham.
- Jun 5, 2008Flood$250,000
National Weather Service narrative
Many roads adjacent to the Nodaway River were flooded from the Iowa border, to south of Skidmore. Several roads were washed out and two bridges were heavily damaged.
- Apr 8, 1999Tornado$250,000
National Weather Service narrative
The same tornado that formed 3 miles NW of Fillmore (Andrew County) continued northeast and dissipated near Pumpkin Center. Damage to barns, outbuildings, trees and power lines occurred on the west side of Pumpkin Center.
- Mar 31, 2023High Wind, Nodaway$100,000
National Weather Service narrative
A semi was turned over by strong synoptically driven winds on US HWY 71 bypass in Maryville, just north of the Kawasaki facility. The driver sustained non-life threatening injuries. Several power poles were leaning just west of Maryville as well.
- Apr 10, 1997Heavy Snow, Nodaway$100,000
National Weather Service narrative
Heavy wet snow fell across the Northern third of Missouri throughout the day on the 10th followed by a second band of snow during the early morning hours of the 11th. Since temperatures were near or slightly over freezing during the snowfall, some of the snow melted quickly but 6 to 12 inches of snow accumulated with well over a foot in many locations. The heaviest snow fell along and to the north of Highway 136 from Albany in Gentry County to Prineton in Mercer County to Lancaster in Schuyler County. The greatest totals were recorded in Schuyler and Mercer Counties where 20-24 inches of snow was reported. Schuyler County Emergency Management reported 24 inches of snow at…
- Dec 10, 2007Ice Storm, Nodaway$100,000
National Weather Service narrative
Ice accumulations of from 3/4 to 1 inch was reported across the county.|Numerous tree branches and power lines down.
- May 26, 2000Tornado$50,000
National Weather Service narrative
A tornado touched down 1.5 smiles south of Maryville and traveled north for approximately one mile, damaging or destroying three farm outbuildings 1 mile south of Maryville. The homeowner witnessed the brief tornadic spin-up, and observed rotation in the debris as the tornado moved through the area.
- Mar 30, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
National Weather Service narrative
Several barns damaged and road signs blown down.
- Mar 30, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
- Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.
Weather records
From Maryville 2E, 1.9 miles from the city centre, with records from 1895.
- All-time high
- 113°FAug 9, 1934
- All-time low
- −32°F2 times, most recently Jan 13, 1974
- Warmest night
- 84°F2 times, most recently Jul 27, 1936
- Coldest day
- −16°FFeb 11, 1899
- Wettest day
- 10.82 inJul 10, 1922
- Snowiest day
- 16.0 inFeb 26, 1912
- Hottest year
- 1934mean 55.9°F
- Coldest year
- 1978mean 45.7°F
- Wettest year
- 199363.45 in
- Driest year
- 197121.54 in
- Snowiest season
- 56.3 in1898-99
Median first snow
November 28
Earliest: October 17, 1898
Median last snow
March 21
Latest: April 21, 1992
0 of 86 winters had no measurable snow.
Station Maryville 2E (USC00235340), 985 ft elevation, 1.9 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1895 to October 24, 2026; 88.4% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.
NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.
Federal disaster declarations
22 since 1953. The most recent: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, August 3, 2026.
Declarations for Nodaway County.
| Aug 3, 2026 | Severe Storm | DR-4929-MO |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Biological | DR-4490-MO |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | EM-3482-MO |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Severe Storm | DR-4451-MO |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Severe Storm | DR-4238-MO |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Severe Storm | DR-4200-MO |
| Feb 3, 2011 | Severe Storm | EM-3317-MO |
| Aug 17, 2010 | Severe Storm | DR-1934-MO |
| Jan 30, 2009 | Severe Ice Storm | EM-3303-MO |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Severe Storm | DR-1773-MO |
| Dec 27, 2007 | Severe Ice Storm | DR-1736-MO |
| Dec 12, 2007 | Severe Ice Storm | EM-3281-MO |
| Jun 11, 2007 | Severe Storm | DR-1708-MO |
| Sep 10, 2005 | Hurricane | EM-3232-MO |
| Jun 11, 2004 | Severe Storm | DR-1524-MO |
| Jun 2, 1995 | Severe Storm | DR-1054-MO |
| Jul 9, 1993 | Flood | DR-995-MO |
| Sep 24, 1976 | Drought | EM-3017-MO |
| Jun 10, 1974 | Flood | DR-439-MO |
| Nov 1, 1973 | Flood | DR-407-MO |
| Apr 19, 1973 | Severe Storm | DR-372-MO |
| Jul 27, 1965 | Flood | DR-203-MO |
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.
Sources and vintage
Every number on this page comes from these public records.
- Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
- Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
- Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
- Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
- Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
- Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00235340.
- River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
- Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.
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