Howard County, MO Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideRelatively Low$33.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Heat waveRelatively Low$748K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Low$257K/yr expected annual loss, about 14 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 5 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$189K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 641 years
• Cold waveRelatively Low$641K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.5 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$47.3K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• WildfireVery Low$19K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,459 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$33.7K/yr expected annual loss, about 9.5 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$98.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 49 events a year
• Strong windVery Low$159K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.3 events a year
• HailVery Low$56.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.2 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$2,326/yr expected annual loss, about once every 111 years

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, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

9 of 5,428 (0.2%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

128

Insured in high-risk zones

7 (5%)

Flood claims since 1978

69

Claims paid since 1978

$859K

• Flood83
• Hail79
• Thunderstorm Wind64
• Drought24
• Flash Flood20
• Winter Storm15
• Heat13
• Heavy Snow8
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill6
• Ice Storm5

• Ice Storm01/30/2002

  Howard

  $1M damage

  What happened

  A long-lived major ice and snow storm blasted much of northwest, northern and central Missouri from late Tuesday, January 29th, until Thursday, January 31st. Ice accumulations of over an inch were observed from the Kansas City metropolitan area, east and north through Moberly Missouri. At one point 409,504 total customers were without electrical power in the CWA, with some residents without power up to two weeks. For the Kansas City area, the ice storm was ranked as the worst ever. Further north across northern Missouri, heavy snow fell generally along and north of a line, from St. Joseph to Trenton to Kirksville. Snow accumulations ranged from 8 to 14 inches.

• TornadoF3, 20 mi path, 350 yd wide03/13/2006

  Glasgow, Howard County

  $450K damage

  What happened

  Tornado crossed from Saline county into Howard county...8 miles southwest of Glasgow at 2046 CST. F2 damage was noted to several farmsteads to the northwest of Fayette before the tornado dissipated at 2102 CST...2 miles east of Armstrong.

• Flash Flood06/01/2019

  Petersburg, Howard County

  $200K damage

• Flash Flood06/01/2019

  Petersburg, Howard County

  $200K damage

• Flash Flood06/01/2019

  Petersburg, Howard County

  $200K damage

• Thunderstorm Wind61 kt wind07/10/2002

  Fayette, Howard County

  $200K damage

• Fayette PwsServes 2,800 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Howard County Cons Pwsd 1Serves 2,100 · Purchased groundwater · Local government1 health violation+1 monitoring or reporting
• Howard County Pwsd 2Serves 1,165 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Glasgow PwsServes 1,103 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+4 monitoring or reporting
• New Franklin PwsServes 1,089 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+5 monitoring or reporting
• Howard County Regional Water CommServes 25 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations