MO
Missouri
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
88
Billion-Dollar Events
$34.1B
Total Economic Impact
115
Counties
51.99
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 115 counties
Heat Wave
83.3
Avg Risk Score
ERQK
64.95
Avg Risk Score
Freeze
63.99
Avg Risk Score
Tornado
63.42
Avg Risk Score
ISTM
62.62
Avg Risk Score
Strong Wind
59.65
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
65 events
$20.6B
Drought
9 events
$5.3B
Flooding
8 events
$5.9B
Winter Storm
5 events
$2.2B
Freeze
1 events
$0.1B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis | 98.54 | 3199.0% | |
| 2 | Jackson | 95.61 | 6715.0% | |
| 3 | St. Louis | 95.35 | 8517.0% | |
| 4 | St. Charles | 93.0 | 360.0% | |
| 5 | Greene | 91.41 | 5535.0% | |
| 6 | Scott | 87.81 | 7460.0% | |
| 7 | Cape Girardeau | 87.34 | 3399.0% | |
| 8 | Jefferson | 87.21 | 1604.0% | |
| 9 | Butler | 86.99 | 8415.0% | |
| 10 | Clay | 86.89 | 2467.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
Apr 2025
$0.4B
Severe Storm
Apr 2025
$0.7B
4 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2025
$0.3B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2025
$1.7B
7 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2024
$0.2B
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.6B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
Apr 2024
$0.3B
Severe Storm
Mar 2024
$1.0B
Winter Storm
Jan 2024
$0.2B
5 fatalities
Severe Storm
Sep 2023
$0.6B
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