Cosby, MO Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Cosby is lower than Missouri average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Cosby is higher than Missouri average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #704
| Cosby, MO | 0.01 |
| Missouri | 0.70 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Cosby, MO | 0.0000 |
| Missouri | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #308
| Cosby, MO | 252.74 |
| Missouri | 214.01 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,807 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Cosby, MO were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 5 | Cold: | 14 | Dense Fog: | 2 | Drought: | 4 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 386 | Hail: | 1,890 | Heat: | 35 | Heavy Snow: | 32 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 24 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 7 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,296 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 56 | Winter Weather: | 4 |
| Other: | 52 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Cosby, MO.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Cosby, MO.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Cosby, MO.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 104 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Cosby, MO.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 3.6 | 1960-06-29 | 2 | 39°45'N / 94°51'W | 39°54'N / 94°25'W | 25.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Buchanan |
| 9.1 | 1969-07-26 | 2 | 39°47'N / 94°49'W | 0.10 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Buchanan | |
| 10.5 | 1973-06-16 | 2 | 39°46'N / 94°50'W | 6.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 14 | 2.5M | 0 | Buchanan | |
| 13.0 | 1994-06-25 | 2 | 40°03'N / 94°43'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 1 | 2 | 5.0M | 0 | Andrew | |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down southeast of Whitesville destroying 12 mobile homes. A 58-year old woman was killed and her husband injured in one of the mobile homes, which had been tied down. Another occupant sustained minor injuries after fleeing the home to seek shelter in a nearby pickup truck. The storm also damaged a workshop and buildings on a nearby farm with total damage estimates around $950,000. (F58M) | |||||||||||
| 13.2 | 1971-05-18 | 2 | 39°40'N / 94°36'W | 39°45'N / 94°28'W | 9.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clinton |
| 13.8 | 1971-05-18 | 2 | 39°45'N / 94°28'W | 39°46'N / 94°27'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | De Kalb | ||
| 14.6 | 2006-04-15 | 2 | 39°45'N / 94°29'W | 39°54'N / 94°20'W | 13.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | De Kalb |
| Brief Description: PSDA indicated a second tornado initially touched down just north of the De Kalb-Clinton County line about 1 mile east of Stewartsville, Missouri along Highway 36, where F1 damage was noted to a destroyed pole barn. The tornado tracked northeast producing F1 damage about a third of a mile north of the intersection of Fairview and Rogers Roads, where a second pole barn was destroyed. The tornado then intensified as it tracked northeast, producing F2 damage to a home near the intersection of Grindstone and Baker Roads. The tornado lifted just north of the intersection of Routes C and 6. | |||||||||||
| 15.4 | 2006-03-30 | 2 | 39°59'N / 94°55'W | 40°02'N / 94°53'W | 5.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 8 | 800K | 0 | Andrew |
| Brief Description: 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. | |||||||||||
| 16.5 | 1955-05-26 | 2 | 39°41'N / 94°59'W | 39°46'N / 94°53'W | 7.80 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Doniphan |
| 17.1 | 1971-05-18 | 2 | 39°34'N / 94°45'W | 39°40'N / 94°36'W | 10.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Buchanan |
| 17.3 | 1971-05-18 | 2 | 39°46'N / 94°27'W | 39°52'N / 94°16'W | 11.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | De Kalb |
| 17.9 | 1981-04-03 | 2 | 39°47'N / 95°00'W | 1.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Doniphan | |
| 18.1 | 1965-04-10 | 2 | 39°47'N / 94°25'W | 39°52'N / 94°16'W | 9.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | De Kalb |
| 19.5 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 39°36'N / 94°56'W | 39°41'N / 94°53'W | 6.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Buchanan |
| 19.8 | 2004-05-29 | 2 | 39°43'N / 94°21'W | 39°46'N / 94°20'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | De Kalb |
| Brief Description: Tornado touched down in open country and traveled 5 miles. | |||||||||||
| 20.3 | 1965-04-10 | 3 | 39°32'N / 94°57'W | 39°40'N / 94°45'W | 14.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Buchanan |
| 21.2 | 1957-05-20 | 2 | 39°51'N / 94°21'W | 39°57'N / 94°13'W | 9.80 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | De Kalb |
| 22.2 | 1971-05-18 | 2 | 39°32'N / 94°48'W | 39°34'N / 94°45'W | 3.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Buchanan |
| 24.3 | 2004-05-29 | 3 | 39°31'N / 94°50'W | 39°34'N / 94°54'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Buchanan |
| Brief Description: Large tornado entered Buchanan county just northwest of Dearborn or 7 miles southeast of Dekalb. It stayed over rural areas. | |||||||||||
| 24.4 | 1973-04-19 | 2 | 40°05'N / 94°24'W | 40°09'N / 94°19'W | 5.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Gentry |
| 25.1 | 2004-05-29 | 4 | 39°53'N / 94°15'W | 39°55'N / 94°10'W | 4.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 3 | 6 | 300K | 0 | De Kalb |
| Brief Description: Large F4 tornado touched down 2 miles south of Weatherby and moved east northeast. The tornado killed 3 persons near Weatherby. The 80 and 60 year old fatalities occurred in a destroyed frame house. Two mobile homes were destroyed with one having the 54 year old fatality. The tornado crossed into Daviess county 4 miles east of Weatherby. F80PH, F60PH, M54PH | |||||||||||
| 26.7 | 1984-04-26 | 2 | 40°12'N / 94°33'W | 40°14'N / 94°24'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Gentry |
| 26.9 | 1984-04-26 | 3 | 39°38'N / 95°13'W | 39°48'N / 95°05'W | 15.00 Miles | 1200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Doniphan |
| 27.1 | 2004-05-29 | 3 | 39°28'N / 94°48'W | 39°30'N / 94°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30K | 0 | Platte |
| Brief Description: Tornado crossed into Buchanan county 5 northwest of Camden Point. Tornado destroyed a barn, and threw an axle from a heavy truck nearly 300 yards. | |||||||||||
| 27.9 | 1973-04-19 | 2 | 39°42'N / 94°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Clinton | |
| 27.9 | 1955-03-14 | 3 | 39°39'N / 94°15'W | 39°39'N / 94°13'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clinton | ||
| 28.2 | 2004-05-29 | 4 | 39°57'N / 94°16'W | 40°08'N / 94°08'W | 16.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Daviess |
| Brief Description: Large F4 tornado crossed into Daviess county from Dekalb county at 2135 and then crossed into Harrison county at 2150. Tornado stayed in rural areas of the Grand River flood plain. | |||||||||||
| 28.5 | 1969-06-29 | 2 | 40°15'N / 94°37'W | 40°17'N / 94°31'W | 5.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nodaway |
| 28.6 | 1973-04-19 | 2 | 40°09'N / 94°19'W | 40°10'N / 94°17'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Gentry | ||
| 29.0 | 2004-05-24 | 2 | 40°12'N / 94°33'W | 40°15'N / 94°15'W | 17.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 1 | 10.0M | 0 | Gentry |
| Brief Description: This F2 tornado was consistently on the ground from one mile south of Stanberry east-northeast through Albany. Muliple vortices were noticed on chaser video. Extensive damage was observed in Albany. Three homes were destroyed. There were 34 buildings with major damage and 70 buildings had minor damage. | |||||||||||
| 29.1 | 1965-04-10 | 3 | 39°29'N / 95°00'W | 39°32'N / 94°57'W | 4.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Platte |
| 29.3 | 1971-05-18 | 2 | 39°24'N / 94°57'W | 39°32'N / 94°48'W | 12.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Platte |
| 30.7 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 39°52'N / 94°06'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Daviess | |
| 31.4 | 1955-03-14 | 3 | 39°39'N / 94°13'W | 39°39'N / 94°06'W | 5.70 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Caldwell |
| 34.5 | 1964-04-12 | 2 | 40°17'N / 94°59'W | 40°23'N / 94°49'W | 10.80 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Nodaway |
| 35.0 | 1959-05-18 | 3 | 39°44'N / 95°20'W | 39°39'N / 95°16'W | 6.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Doniphan |
| 35.8 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 39°27'N / 94°15'W | 39°30'N / 94°13'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Clinton |
| 35.9 | 1955-03-14 | 3 | 39°39'N / 94°06'W | 39°40'N / 94°01'W | 4.10 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Caldwell |
| 36.2 | 1965-04-10 | 3 | 39°25'N / 95°07'W | 39°28'N / 95°03'W | 4.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leavenworth |
| 36.8 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 40°01'N / 94°06'W | 40°04'N / 93°57'W | 8.40 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Daviess |
| 36.9 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 39°26'N / 95°19'W | 39°37'N / 95°07'W | 20.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Atchison |
| 37.1 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 39°27'N / 94°14'W | 2.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clinton | |
| 37.5 | 1960-04-16 | 3 | 40°18'N / 94°26'W | 40°22'N / 94°13'W | 11.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Benton |
| 37.5 | 1964-04-12 | 3 | 39°18'N / 94°53'W | 39°23'N / 94°52'W | 5.60 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Platte |
| 38.3 | 1958-10-08 | 3 | 40°25'N / 94°38'W | 40°25'N / 94°36'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nodaway | ||
| 38.4 | 1971-05-18 | 2 | 39°21'N / 95°06'W | 39°24'N / 94°57'W | 8.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leavenworth |
| 39.8 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 39°15'N / 94°26'W | 39°27'N / 94°15'W | 16.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Clay |
| 40.1 | 1959-05-18 | 2 | 39°44'N / 95°25'W | 1.00 Mile | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Brown | |
| 40.8 | 1967-06-11 | 3 | 39°32'N / 95°27'W | 39°45'N / 95°20'W | 16.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Atchison |
| 41.0 | 2008-05-02 | 3 | 39°17'N / 94°29'W | 39°18'N / 94°28'W | 1.00 Mile | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 4.0M | 0K | Clay |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A brief EF3 tornado developed along the apex of a bow echo, and touched down northwest of Liberty at 12:56 am CST. The tornado tracked east-northeast for nearly one mile before dissipating at 1:00 am. Four homes were destroyed and 117 suffered damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An early morning line of storms developed across south central Kansas. This line of storms, developed into a Bow Echo, which raced northeast at speeds in excess of 50 mph, into the greater Kansas City metropolitan area and surrounding communities, early on the morning of May 2, 2008. The Bow Echo generated hurricane force winds, which brought widespread wind damage, to areas from Olathe Kansas, northeast through Kansas City, to Brookfield in north central Missouri. As the Bow Echo moved through Kansas City, it spun up a couple of tornadoes along the apex, or nose, of its leading edge. One EF3 tornado moved across the north side of Gladstone, while the other EF2 tornado moved through an area just northwest of Liberty. However, most of the damage was due to the strong straight line winds, that were also occurring along the apex of the Bow Echo. Gladstone reported 20 homes destroyed, 280 homes with damage, and 19 businesses damaged. North Kansas City had 4 homes destroyed, and 117 damaged. Independence had 13 homes and two businesses badly damaged. Six people were injured and damage was in the millions of dollars. | |||||||||||
| 41.1 | 1984-04-26 | 3 | 39°25'N / 95°25'W | 39°38'N / 95°13'W | 16.00 Miles | 1200 Yards | 0 | 9 | 25.0M | 0 | Atchison |
| 41.6 | 2004-05-29 | 4 | 40°12'N / 94°02'W | 40°13'N / 94°02'W | 2.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harrison |
| Brief Description: Large F4 tornado crossed into Harrison county from Daviess county 5 miles south of Bethany over rural land and then dissipated. | |||||||||||
| 41.7 | 1973-05-07 | 2 | 39°18'N / 94°24'W | 0.50 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay | |
| 41.7 | 1973-04-19 | 2 | 39°53'N / 95°28'W | 0.20 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Brown | |
| 41.9 | 1958-10-10 | 3 | 40°25'N / 94°36'W | 40°27'N / 94°13'W | 20.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Worth |
| 42.0 | 1961-05-07 | 4 | 39°16'N / 94°33'W | 39°17'N / 94°25'W | 6.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Platte |
| 42.4 | 1969-06-26 | 3 | 39°13'N / 94°36'W | 39°18'N / 94°29'W | 8.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Clay |
| 42.4 | 1961-05-07 | 4 | 39°14'N / 94°43'W | 39°16'N / 94°33'W | 9.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Platte |
| 43.5 | 2005-06-04 | 2 | 39°46'N / 95°32'W | 39°47'N / 95°27'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0 | Brown |
| Brief Description: Three farmsteads or businesses sustained damage with a total of 15 buildings damaged or destroyed. Several cars were rolled and a combine was moved a considerable distance. A salvage yard was near one of the houses damaged by the tornado. A hubcap from the salvage yard had become airborne and was impaled in the sheet rock in the living room of the house. | |||||||||||
| 43.5 | 1969-06-26 | 2 | 39°14'N / 94°42'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Platte | |
| 43.7 | 1964-04-12 | 3 | 39°14'N / 95°01'W | 39°18'N / 94°53'W | 8.40 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 22 | 2.5M | 0 | Leavenworth |
| 43.9 | 2003-05-04 | 2 | 39°15'N / 94°26'W | 39°18'N / 94°18'W | 8.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 60.0M | 0 | Clay |
| Brief Description: Tornado reported on the ground near Missouri Route 291, south of Missouri Route 152, it produced spotty damage northeast to downtown Liberty. Substantial damage was noted near the square in Libery, and to William Jewel College. The tornado tracked east along Missouri Route H into rural portions of Clay county before dissipating. Maximum intensity damage noted in the area was F2, based on surveys and input from local emergency management. A dry line moved into eastern Kansas on the afternoon of May 4th. Severe thunderstorms quickly erupted in the mid afternoon hours and marched east northeast into Missouri. Several of the severe thunderstorms became tornadic. A supercell thunderstorm produced 4 seperate tornadoes over the northland of Kansas City. The strongest tornadoes reached F4 in intensity and moved over southern portions of Platte and Clay counties. In Platte county 14 buildings were destroyed, 43 suffered major damage and 149 had minor damage. There were no fatalities or injuries and total damage was estimated at $33.95 million dollars. In Clay county total damages were estimated at $91 million dollars. Several hundred homes were either destroyed or had major or minor damage. No fatalities were observed but there were 19 injuries. This was the most significant tornado outbeak in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, since the Pleasant Hill Missouri outbreak in 1977. | |||||||||||
| 44.0 | 1956-06-18 | 2 | 39°15'N / 94°54'W | 0.80 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Leavenworth | |
| 44.0 | 2003-05-04 | 4 | 39°14'N / 94°30'W | 39°15'N / 94°30'W | 1.00 Mile | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Clay |
| Brief Description: Tornado moved in from Platte county and dissipated just before 169 highway south of I-29. A dry line moved into eastern Kansas on the afternoon of May 4th. Severe thunderstorms quickly erupted in the mid afternoon hours and marched east northeast into Missouri. Several of the severe thunderstorms became tornadic. A supercell thunderstorm produced 4 seperate tornadoes over the northland of Kansas City. The strongest tornadoes reached F4 in intensity and moved over southern portions of Platte and Clay counties. In Platte county 14 buildings were destroyed, 43 suffered major damage and 149 had minor damage. There were no fatalities or injuries and total damage was estimated at $33.95 million dollars. In Clay county total damages were estimated at $91 million dollars. Several hundred homes were either destroyed or had major or minor damage. No fatalities were observed but there were 19 injuries. This was the most significant tornado outbeak in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, since the Pleasant Hill Missouri outbreak in 1977. | |||||||||||
| 44.1 | 1975-04-23 | 4 | 39°42'N / 93°58'W | 39°46'N / 93°46'W | 11.40 Miles | 400 Yards | 1 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Caldwell |
| 44.2 | 1961-05-07 | 4 | 39°13'N / 94°46'W | 39°14'N / 94°43'W | 2.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Platte |
| 44.9 | 2003-05-04 | 4 | 39°14'N / 94°29'W | 39°14'N / 94°28'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 13 | 31.0M | 0 | Clay |
| Brief Description: New tornado touchdown near Shady Lane and Antioch in Gladstone...with F0 to F1 damage to trees and roofs. The tornado intensified quickly, and damage of marginal F4 intensity was noted around one mile northeast of this area, near the intersection of NE 63rd Terrace and North Jackson. Another small area of marginal F4 intensity was noted just northeast of this location, in the Carriage Hills subdivision, just south of Pleasant Valley Road near North Brighton. Areas of F1 to F3 intensity damage was noted around these specific neighborhoods. The tornado continued northeast, based on air surveys, to just shy of Interstate 435 before dissipating. A dry line moved into eastern Kansas on the afternoon of May 4th. Severe thunderstorms quickly erupted in the mid afternoon hours and marched east northeast into Missouri. Several of the severe thunderstorms became tornadic. A supercell thunderstorm produced 4 seperate tornadoes over the northland of Kansas City. The strongest tornadoes reached F4 in intensity and moved over southern portions of Platte and Clay counties. In Platte county 14 buildings were destroyed, 43 suffered major damage and 149 had minor damage. There were no fatalities or injuries and total damage was estimated at $33.95 million dollars. In Clay county total damages were estimated at $91 million dollars. Several hundred homes were either destroyed or had major or minor damage. No fatalities were observed but there were 19 injuries. This was the most significant tornado outbeak in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, since the Pleasant Hill Missouri outbreak in 1977. | |||||||||||
| 44.9 | 1966-06-08 | 2 | 39°14'N / 95°02'W | 39°16'N / 94°53'W | 8.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Leavenworth |
| 45.1 | 2008-05-02 | 2 | 39°13'N / 94°34'W | 39°13'N / 94°33'W | 1.00 Mile | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10.0M | 0K | Clay |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An EF2 tornado developed along a bow echo and touched down at 1:03 am in Gladstone. It then traveled northeast and dissipated at 1:08 am. Numerous homes and businesses suffered damage or total loss. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An early morning line of storms developed across south central Kansas. This line of storms, developed into a Bow Echo, which raced northeast at speeds in excess of 50 mph, into the greater Kansas City metropolitan area and surrounding communities, early on the morning of May 2, 2008. The Bow Echo generated hurricane force winds, which brought widespread wind damage, to areas from Olathe Kansas, northeast through Kansas City, to Brookfield in north central Missouri. As the Bow Echo moved through Kansas City, it spun up a couple of tornadoes along the apex, or nose, of its leading edge. One EF3 tornado moved across the north side of Gladstone, while the other EF2 tornado moved through an area just northwest of Liberty. However, most of the damage was due to the strong straight line winds, that were also occurring along the apex of the Bow Echo. Gladstone reported 20 homes destroyed, 280 homes with damage, and 19 businesses damaged. North Kansas City had 4 homes destroyed, and 117 damaged. Independence had 13 homes and two businesses badly damaged. Six people were injured and damage was in the millions of dollars. | |||||||||||
| 45.2 | 1954-05-31 | 2 | 40°26'N / 95°09'W | 40°27'N / 95°01'W | 6.80 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morgan |
| 45.7 | 1952-11-16 | 3 | 40°27'N / 95°04'W | 40°34'N / 94°41'W | 21.60 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Nodaway |
| 45.8 | 1955-03-14 | 2 | 39°18'N / 94°13'W | 39°20'N / 94°10'W | 3.30 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay |
| 45.8 | 2003-05-04 | 4 | 39°12'N / 94°42'W | 39°12'N / 94°36'W | 5.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 32.0M | 0 | Platte |
| Brief Description: Tornado crossed from Wyandotte county into Platte county and continued to Clay county. There were 14 buildings destroyed, 42 with major damage. No injuries or fatalaties reported. A dry line moved into eastern Kansas on the afternoon of May 4th. Severe thunderstorms quickly erupted in the mid afternoon hours and marched east northeast into Missouri. Several of the severe thunderstorms became tornadic. A supercell thunderstorm produced 4 seperate tornadoes over the northland of Kansas City. The strongest tornadoes reached F4 in intensity and moved over southern portions of Platte and Clay counties. In Platte county 14 buildings were destroyed, 43 suffered major damage and 149 had minor damage. There were no fatalities or injuries and total damage was estimated at $33.95 million dollars. In Clay county total damages were estimated at $91 million dollars. Several hundred homes were either destroyed or had major or minor damage. No fatalities were observed but there were 19 injuries. This was the most significant tornado outbeak in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, since the Pleasant Hill Missouri outbreak in 1977. | |||||||||||
| 45.9 | 1969-06-26 | 3 | 39°11'N / 94°38'W | 39°13'N / 94°36'W | 1.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Platte |
| 46.4 | 1950-05-05 | 3 | 39°39'N / 95°34'W | 39°51'N / 95°31'W | 14.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Brown |
| 46.5 | 1954-03-18 | 2 | 39°40'N / 95°31'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Brown | |||
| 46.7 | 1961-05-07 | 4 | 39°11'N / 94°48'W | 39°12'N / 94°46'W | 1.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wyandotte |
| 46.7 | 1962-05-27 | 2 | 39°14'N / 95°00'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Leavenworth | |||
| 46.8 | 2008-06-05 | 2 | 40°04'N / 95°31'W | 40°12'N / 95°28'W | 9.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Richardson |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado started approximately 4 miles east of Falls City and traveled north northeast. Soon after the initial touchdown there was damage to the roof of a home and a church. The tornado then produced tree damage before blowing the roof off of a home and destroying several sheds and barns at another farmstead. Other tree, house, outbuilding and power pole damage was observed along its path before it crossed the Missouri River into Holt county Missouri. The damage path reached a half mile wide where high tension power poles were snapped northeast of Falls City. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A warm front and low pressure system over northern Kansas lifted northeast into southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa as an unseasonably strong upper level low pressure system lifted from the Rockies into the northern plains. The front and upper level disturbance caused fast moving thunderstorms, a few severe, to develop during the late morning hours in northeast Nebraska. After a brief lull in the activity through early afternoon, additional thunderstorms developed over eastern Nebraska. The storms developed along 2 lines, one extended north of Columbus while the other stretched from southeast Nebraska into southwest Iowa. Several of the storms turned severe, including one supercell that produced an EF2 tornado in extreme southeast Nebraska. Besides the severe weather, a few of the thunderstorms produced additional areas of heavy rain that fell on saturated soils and caused some already high rivers to flood. | |||||||||||
| 47.0 | 1961-05-07 | 4 | 39°12'N / 94°51'W | 39°11'N / 94°48'W | 2.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 12 | 2.5M | 0 | Wyandotte |
| 47.1 | 1960-05-19 | 3 | 39°13'N / 95°13'W | 39°19'N / 95°00'W | 13.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Jefferson |
| 47.1 | 1955-04-23 | 2 | 40°31'N / 94°32'W | 40°33'N / 94°29'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Worth |
| 47.3 | 1977-05-04 | 4 | 39°19'N / 94°08'W | 39°21'N / 94°06'W | 2.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ray |
| 47.4 | 1961-05-07 | 4 | 39°11'N / 94°53'W | 39°12'N / 94°51'W | 1.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wyandotte |
| 47.5 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 39°49'N / 95°43'W | 39°59'N / 95°26'W | 18.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 47.6 | 2001-04-11 | 2 | 40°24'N / 94°22'W | 40°36'N / 94°18'W | 14.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Worth |
| Brief Description: The tornado that initially touched down in Gentry county, crossed into Worth county at 1032 am, 2 miles west of Denver. It crossed into Iowa 8 miles north of Allendale at 1040 am. One home was destroyed along with several out buildings. | |||||||||||
| 47.7 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 39°58'N / 93°49'W | 39°59'N / 93°46'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Daviess |
| 47.7 | 1958-11-17 | 2 | 40°12'N / 93°56'W | 40°16'N / 93°54'W | 4.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harrison |
| 47.8 | 1977-05-04 | 4 | 39°14'N / 94°17'W | 39°19'N / 94°08'W | 9.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Clay |
| 48.0 | 1966-06-08 | 4 | 39°10'N / 95°11'W | 39°16'N / 94°50'W | 19.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Leavenworth |
| 48.2 | 1966-05-23 | 2 | 40°27'N / 95°13'W | 40°28'N / 95°06'W | 5.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Atchison |
| 48.2 | 1958-10-08 | 3 | 40°27'N / 94°13'W | 40°27'N / 94°09'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harrison |
| 48.3 | 1993-05-06 | 2 | 39°28'N / 95°33'W | 39°38'N / 95°26'W | 12.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 50K | Atchison |
| Brief Description: The tornado formed west of Arrington near Highway K116 moved north along the Delware River bottom crossing the river 0.5 miles west of Muscotah, then moved northeast through open country before dissipating five miles west of Huron near the county lake. The Tornado was not on the ground continuously but bounced up and down leaving many areas undamaged. At least four farmsteads sustained significant damage along with many trees and numerous power poles and cable. No injures or deaths were reported. | |||||||||||
| 48.3 | 1965-04-10 | 2 | 39°57'N / 93°47'W | 39°57'N / 93°46'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Daviess | ||
| 48.5 | 1956-04-02 | 3 | 39°21'N / 95°28'W | 39°31'N / 95°20'W | 13.30 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Marion |
| 48.5 | 1960-04-16 | 3 | 40°22'N / 94°13'W | 40°25'N / 93°56'W | 15.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Harrison |
| 48.7 | 1977-05-04 | 4 | 39°13'N / 94°18'W | 39°14'N / 94°17'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jackson | ||
| 48.9 | 1974-03-08 | 2 | 39°25'N / 95°30'W | 39°40'N / 95°30'W | 17.20 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Atchison |
| 48.9 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 39°21'N / 95°25'W | 39°26'N / 95°19'W | 5.00 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Jefferson |
| 49.1 | 1961-05-07 | 4 | 39°10'N / 94°56'W | 39°11'N / 94°53'W | 2.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Leavenworth |
| 49.3 | 1966-05-15 | 2 | 39°09'N / 94°41'W | 2.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Wyandotte | |
| 49.3 | 1954-05-31 | 2 | 40°23'N / 95°25'W | 40°26'N / 95°09'W | 14.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Atchison |
| 49.6 | 1979-10-18 | 2 | 39°30'N / 95°36'W | 39°34'N / 95°25'W | 10.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Atchison |
| 49.7 | 1951-05-31 | 2 | 39°22'N / 95°24'W | 39°24'N / 95°21'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jefferson |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.