Clinton County, MO Environment & Hazard Risk

• HailRelatively Moderate$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about 8.3 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Moderate$3.2M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• Cold waveRelatively Moderate$2.5M/yr expected annual loss, about 3.4 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$547K/yr expected annual loss, about 18 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$154K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,272 years
• Heat waveRelatively Low$768K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$1,989/yr expected annual loss, about once every 9 years
• Strong windRelatively Low$643K/yr expected annual loss, about 6.2 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$97.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• EarthquakeVery Low$127K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,080 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$41.2K/yr expected annual loss, about 11 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$114K/yr expected annual loss, about 48 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

15 of 12,909 (0.1%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

68

Insured in high-risk zones

12 (18%)

Flood claims since 1978

7

Claims paid since 1978

$66.7K

• Hail129
• Thunderstorm Wind126
• Winter Storm24
• Drought19
• Heat14
• Flash Flood12
• Tornado10
• Flood9 · 1 death
• Heavy Snow8
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill7

• Flood06/26/2021

  Gower, Clinton County

  1 death, 3 injured, $10K damage

  What happened

  Well after rain had ended, Castille Creek was high enough to cover the road at County Line road. The vehicle entered the flooded waters and was swept off the road into a nearby field, where one occupant drowned. Three others were able to get out of the vehicle or be rescued. The time of this occurrence was taken from news reports.

• Thunderstorm Wind61 kt wind06/02/2018

  Converse, Clinton County

  1 injured, $50K damage

  What happened

  A 3 to 4 foot tree with noticeable stump rot fell onto a vehicle giving the occupant minor injuries.

• Thunderstorm Wind52 kt wind06/15/2013

  Lathrop, Clinton County

  1 injured

  What happened

  A tree was blown over, causing a minor hip injury to a person, at the Lathrop Fairgrounds. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.

• Winter Storm01/30/2002

  Clinton

  $200K damage

• TornadoEF2, 16.28 mi path, 1,000 yd wide03/07/2017

  Trimble, Clinton County

  What happened

  This tornado is a continuation of the tornado that moved out of Clay County after impacting Smithville and Smithville Lake on the night of March 6. The tornado reached its strongest rating and its widest size as it crossed out of Clay County into Clinton County while it crossed Smithville Lake. Like in Clay County several residences were impacted in Clinton County by this large tornado that reached 1000 yards wide at its largest point. The worst of the damage occurred just east of Smithville lake where numerous structures were completely destroyed, but like on the west side of the lake the worst of the damage seemed to occur where garage doors became a point of entry for 100+ mph winds and lifted the entire structure off of its foundation. The tornado continued across the rural portions of Clinton County, remaining at least EF-2 until it approached Lathrop, where it became smaller and didn't create as much damage. A few structures on the south end of Lathrop were damaged. The last damage point appeared to be just west of Interstate 35, where a few metal outbuildings had some metal peeled off, but no more damage was located east of I-35. The tornado dissipated between Lathrop...

• Kansas City PwsServes 553,295 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Cameron PwsServes 11,963 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Clinton Co Pwsd 4 Sys 1Serves 4,968 · Purchased surface water · Local government2 health violations+6 monitoring or reporting
• Clinton County Pwsd 3Serves 3,722 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Lathrop PwsServes 2,945 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Plattsburg PwsServes 2,354 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Gower PwsServes 1,360 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Clinton County Pwsd 1Serves 1,080 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations