Ice Storm Risk in Missouri

All Missouri counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm score

Ice Storm risk — freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice — is rated for 115 of 115 Missouri counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Greene County carries the state's highest ice storm score at 99.5, with $5M in expected annual ice storm losses.

39 Missouri counties are rated High or Very High for ice storm, and expected annual losses from ice storm total roughly $57M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Ice Storm

#CountyIce Storm ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Greene County
99.5
Very High 1.18 / yr $5M
2 St. Louis County
98.8
Very High 1.41 / yr $4M
3 Taney County
97.5
Very High 1.94 / yr $2M
4 Dallas County
97.5
Very High 0.85 / yr $2M
5 Laclede County
97.3
Very High 0.98 / yr $2M
6 Jasper County
96.8
Very High 1.13 / yr $2M
7 Newton County
96.0
Very High 1.12 / yr $2M
8 Pemiscot County
95.8
Very High 1.25 / yr $1M
9 Camden County
95.5
Very High 0.81 / yr $1M
10 Dunklin County
95.0
High 1.21 / yr $1M
11 Cape Girardeau County
94.3
High 1.11 / yr $2M
12 Stone County
94.0
High 1.59 / yr $1M
13 Howell County
93.8
High 1.23 / yr $1M
14 Christian County
93.8
High 1.52 / yr $2M
15 Barry County
93.2
High 1.61 / yr $1M
16 Morgan County
92.8
High 0.93 / yr $763K
17 Scott County
92.2
High 1.38 / yr $1M
18 Butler County
91.5
High 1.26 / yr $987K
19 Cole County
90.7
High 1.00 / yr $1M
20 Lawrence County
90.0
High 1.16 / yr $810K
21 Wright County
89.4
High 1.36 / yr $597K
22 Stoddard County
88.7
High 1.34 / yr $708K
23 Webster County
87.2
High 1.43 / yr $861K
24 Miller County
87.0
High 0.78 / yr $689K
25 Boone County
86.7
High 1.08 / yr $890K
26 Polk County
86.6
High 0.92 / yr $582K
27 Phelps County
86.6
High 1.03 / yr $716K
28 McDonald County
86.3
High 1.66 / yr $701K
29 Texas County
86.0
High 1.09 / yr $462K
30 Moniteau County
85.2
High 1.06 / yr $589K
31 Platte County
85.0
High 0.84 / yr $964K
32 Pulaski County
84.9
High 1.02 / yr $807K
33 St. Louis City
83.7
High 1.55 / yr $434K
34 New Madrid County
83.5
High 1.33 / yr $504K
35 Hickory County
83.5
High 0.72 / yr $369K
36 Mississippi County
83.2
High 1.40 / yr $425K
37 Barton County
82.6
High 1.04 / yr $426K
38 Jackson County
82.3
High 0.92 / yr $538K
39 Ozark County
82.3
High 1.86 / yr $292K
40 Clay County
81.8
Medium 0.85 / yr $642K
41 Crawford County
81.6
Medium 0.91 / yr $467K
42 Douglas County
80.9
Medium 1.60 / yr $356K
43 Benton County
79.9
Medium 0.51 / yr $263K
44 Henry County
79.6
Medium 0.52 / yr $307K
45 Ripley County
79.3
Medium 1.21 / yr $285K
46 Franklin County
78.9
Medium 1.27 / yr $440K
47 Maries County
77.8
Medium 1.07 / yr $349K
48 Oregon County
77.6
Medium 1.17 / yr $239K
49 Dade County
76.5
Medium 1.06 / yr $259K
50 Johnson County
76.3
Medium 0.75 / yr $418K
51 Wayne County
75.8
Medium 1.15 / yr $180K
52 Cedar County
75.7
Medium 0.79 / yr $257K
53 Cass County
74.3
Medium 0.87 / yr $363K
54 Vernon County
73.7
Medium 0.72 / yr $264K
55 Buchanan County
72.2
Medium 0.78 / yr $262K
56 Carter County
72.2
Medium 1.20 / yr $149K
57 St. Charles County
71.6
Medium 1.29 / yr $416K
58 Callaway County
71.3
Medium 1.04 / yr $224K
59 Shannon County
71.1
Medium 0.95 / yr $144K
60 Dent County
70.1
Medium 0.85 / yr $209K
61 Lafayette County
69.8
Medium 0.88 / yr $254K
62 Osage County
69.8
Medium 1.00 / yr $237K
63 Jefferson County
69.4
Medium 1.19 / yr $280K
64 St. Clair County
68.9
Medium 0.57 / yr $147K
65 Perry County
64.6
Medium 0.77 / yr $208K
66 Pettis County
64.3
Medium 0.65 / yr $165K
67 Bollinger County
62.5
Medium 1.03 / yr $165K
68 Ray County
62.1
Medium 0.80 / yr $141K
69 Warren County
61.7
Medium 1.34 / yr $216K
70 Washington County
58.5
Low 0.93 / yr $93K
71 St. Francois County
57.4
Low 0.87 / yr $109K
72 Gasconade County
57.3
Low 1.12 / yr $136K
73 Montgomery County
57.1
Low 1.09 / yr $95K
74 Audrain County
50.5
Low 1.04 / yr $69K
75 Clinton County
49.4
Low 0.78 / yr $98K
76 Saline County
44.6
Low 0.74 / yr $61K
77 Bates County
41.6
Low 0.51 / yr $51K
78 Nodaway County
41.0
Low 0.53 / yr $64K
79 Cooper County
40.6
Low 0.98 / yr $83K
80 Marion County
38.0
Low 0.90 / yr $53K
81 Randolph County
37.9
Low 0.64 / yr $52K
82 Caldwell County
37.2
Low 0.63 / yr $39K
83 Iron County
36.4
Low 0.87 / yr $36K
84 Andrew County
36.1
Low 0.67 / yr $64K
85 Madison County
35.4
Low 0.94 / yr $39K
86 Holt County
35.0
Low 0.67 / yr $44K
87 Ste. Genevieve County
34.9
Low 0.96 / yr $52K
88 Howard County
34.3
Low 0.87 / yr $47K
89 Reynolds County
32.2
Low 0.92 / yr $31K
90 Lincoln County
30.5
Low 1.15 / yr $40K
91 Chariton County
29.5
Low 0.64 / yr $27K
92 DeKalb County
29.0
Low 0.63 / yr $37K
93 Carroll County
28.8
Low 0.74 / yr $27K
94 Atchison County
27.4
Low 0.74 / yr $25K
95 Pike County
26.7
Very Low 1.14 / yr $26K
96 Monroe County
26.1
Very Low 0.84 / yr $23K
97 Macon County
24.7
Very Low 0.37 / yr $21K
98 Gentry County
24.4
Very Low 0.54 / yr $18K
99 Ralls County
23.4
Very Low 1.13 / yr $31K
100 Daviess County
22.4
Very Low 0.40 / yr $15K
101 Linn County
20.8
Very Low 0.36 / yr $14K
102 Lewis County
20.1
Very Low 0.72 / yr $14K
103 Livingston County
19.3
Very Low 0.51 / yr $19K
104 Harrison County
18.9
Very Low 0.30 / yr $11K
105 Adair County
18.5
Very Low 0.27 / yr $17K
106 Grundy County
18.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $11K
107 Clark County
17.8
Very Low 0.45 / yr $11K
108 Shelby County
14.0
Very Low 0.50 / yr $9K
109 Sullivan County
10.3
Very Low 0.28 / yr $5K
110 Putnam County
10.1
Very Low 0.26 / yr $4K
111 Schuyler County
9.8
Very Low 0.24 / yr $4K
112 Worth County
9.5
Very Low 0.48 / yr $5K
113 Mercer County
9.1
Very Low 0.22 / yr $3K
114 Scotland County
8.3
Very Low 0.17 / yr $2K
115 Knox County
6.7
Very Low 0.24 / yr $3K

115 Missouri counties with measurable ice storm risk. See the national ice storm ranking or all Missouri counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Missouri county has the highest ice storm risk?

Greene County has the highest FEMA ice storm risk score in Missouri at 99.5 (Very High), with $5M in expected annual losses and about 1.18 events per year.

How many Missouri counties face significant ice storm risk?

115 Missouri counties record measurable ice storm risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 39 of them are rated High or Very High.

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