Webster County

Every recorded tornado

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

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 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.

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.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Apr 28, 2026Hail$65.1 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A hail swath from a mile to 2 miles wide began south of Elkland and continued to the northeast across northern Webster County. Hail from quarters to hen eggs in size fell along a path from south of Elkland to west of Rader and south of Conway as a left moving supercell moved to the northeast across the County. Along the storms path, numerous homes, vehicles, businesses, equipment, crops, livestock and other structures were damaged by hail before the storm passed into southwestern Laclede County.

2. May 26, 2024Hail$12.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hail sizes between 2 to 4 inches were reported across areas that included Marshfield. 300 homes at an average of $32,000 suffered damages to siding, roofs and windows, and 350 cars were damaged, including many in commercial car lots that had their windows broken. Commercial properties were also impacted, with Marshfield Pizza Hut for example had skylight windows broken. This estimated damage summary includes reports from other locations in the Marshfield area during this event.

3. Jan 7, 2008Tornado$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado is an extension of the Greene County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across northern Webster County and into southern Laclede County. Numerous homes and outbuildings were destroyed. Six injuries and two fatalities occurred in rural areas north of Marshfield.

4. May 8, 2009Thunderstorm Wind$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Fifty to 85 mph wind gusts impacted nearly all of Webster County. Over 500 businesses and homes were damaged, meanwhile, hundreds of outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. Tree damage was intense and widespread across all of the county. A communications tower owned by the Webster County Sheriff's Office was blown down near the community of Elkland. The ticket booth at Marshfield High School's football field along with the bus barn in Niangua were heavily damaged.

5. Jan 12, 2007Ice Storm, Webster$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Ice ammulations over Webster County caused catastrophic tree and power line damage across the northwest half of the county. 90 percent of the county experienced power outages. The power problems caused structure fires which destroyed six houses.

6. Mar 17, 2008Flash Flood$4.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread rainfall amounts ranged from six to eight inches across Webster County. Record flooding occurred along the headwaters of the Finley and James rivers. Several homes flooded while all low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall flooded. Widespread road and bridge damage also occurred. Sections of Highway 60 between Rogersville and Seymore had to be closed.

7. Jul 7, 2015Flash Flood$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   State Route Z at Finley Creek was flooded and closed. This storm report will contain the overall flood damage estimates across Webster County for this storm event. There were several episodes and heavy rainfall events which led to a compound affect to the flooding damage. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged.

8. Aug 5, 2013Flash Flood$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This storm report will include the total estimated damages due to the flooding event. Numerous low water crossings and roadways were flooded and severely damaged due to the flood waters across the county. Highway 60 along with several other roadways were flooded.

9. Jun 9, 2024Flash Flood$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A significant flooding event occurred during the early morning hours of June 9th. Between 5-8 inches of rainfall fell across Webster County which caused the Pomme De Terre River, James River, Niangua River, Finley River, Gasconade River its tributaries to flood. There were damages to county bridges and roads which were estimated to be around 2 million dollars.

10. May 8, 2002Flood, Webster$2.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The flash flooding event on the 7th and early 8th, became a major flooding event across all of southern and central Missouri through the early afternoon of May 9th. In addition to the numerous road closures, bridges blocked by debris, evacuations of towns, campgrounds, parks, and moderate river flooding, many communities had their worst flooding in more than 10 years. The American Red Cross set up shelters in Branson and Cassville due to evacuations. Flooded roadways forced several school districts across southwest Missouri to close for a few days. Several areas of west central Missouri also had crop damage.Specifically, the worst damage occurred in the following counties; In…

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

110°FJul 14, 1954

All-time low

−20°FJan 20, 1985

Warmest night

80°F2 times, most recently Jul 27, 2002

Coldest day

−3°FDec 24, 1983

Wettest day

6.67 inSep 2, 2010

Snowiest day

13.0 inFeb 27, 1984

Hottest year

1954mean 59.3°F

Coldest year

2014mean 53.3°F

Wettest year

201564.66 in

Driest year

195320.90 in

Snowiest season

38.6 in2002-03

Station Marshfield 4 Wsw (USC00235307), 1,414 ft elevation, 5.9 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1908 to October 26, 2026; 99.5% 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 USC00235307.
• 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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