Andrew County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Andrew County: 1.
2. 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.

Smoke overhead

1. 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.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. 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 county boundary (or inside the county).
2. 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.

Costliest events since 1996

1. Mar 30, 2006Tornado$800,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tornado touched down southeast of Fillmore and traveled northeast 5 miles before dissipating around Highway 71 and A Highway. Three homes were nearly or completely destroyed and 8 had minor to moderate damage. Eight persons were injured.

2. Apr 8, 1999Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down northwest of Fillmore and moved rapidly northeast...destroying 6 homes from 3 miles NW of Fillmore to the intersection of Highways Y and H. Near this intersection, a grain bin was heavily damaged and an empty semi trailer truck was blown into a pond. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path. Tree damage clearly denoted the path length and width along the track. An eyewitness near the intersection of Y and H highways witnessed the tornado formation and rushed to one of the damaged homes. Thew two minor injuries were to residents of two mobile homes damaged 3 miles NW of Fillmore.

3. Dec 10, 2007Ice Storm, Andrew$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Ice up to an inch thick was reported across the county. Numerous tree branches and power lines were down.

4. Mar 13, 2019Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Once the Missouri River started flooding on March 9, it remained in flood through the remainder of the month. The gauges in Rulo, Brownville, and St. Joseph all hit preliminary records as a result of this flooding. The flooding was caused by several rounds of heavy snow across the Northern Plains through the winter months, followed by a rapid warm-up and several days of heavy rain. The Missouri River Basin across the Northern Plains flooded with catastrophic consequences as numerous dams and levees failed. As the water flowed into the Missouri River upstream of Andrew County, the river swelled and ultimately overwhelmed the levees along the river. Local fields were submerged,…

5. Apr 10, 1997Heavy Snow, Andrew$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…

6. Jun 11, 2015Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Estimated 4 to 50 power poles snapped between Amazonia, Savannah, and Rosendale. Multiple trees were uprooted and broken in Savannah.

7. Nov 15, 2022Winter Weather, Andrew$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Per MHP crash report, a vehicle was traveling northbound on Interstate 29 when it lost control on an icy road and crashed in traffic. A trailing large truck and trailer rig then hit the vehicle causing two occupants to be seriously injured. ||MHP crash report: https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=220602419 .

8. Jul 27, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A Northeast Andrew County citizen reported damage to a large farm storage building from severe thunderstorms winds. The same storm also knocked over 2 large trees. A severe weather spotter in Rochester reported wind gusts to 55 MPH.

9. Aug 8, 2015Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Trees were down in Bolckow near Ann Street with some of the tree damage down on a car.

10. Jul 16, 2004Flash Flood$10,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Several roads washed out due to heavy rains.

1. 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.

All-time high

107°F2 times, most recently Jul 30, 1980

All-time low

−25°FJan 12, 1974

Warmest night

87°FJul 27, 1970

Coldest day

−4°FJan 14, 2024

Wettest day

4.74 inSep 13, 2016

Snowiest day

8.5 inMar 2, 1978

Hottest year

2024mean 57.2°F

Coldest year

1979mean 50.3°F

Wettest year

197355.60 in

Driest year

201119.46 in

Station St. Joseph Rosecrans Mem Airport (USW00013993), 807 ft elevation, 11.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 26, 2026; 98.6% 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.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• 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 USW00013993.
• 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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