Putnam County, MO Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideRelatively Moderate$34.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$452K/yr expected annual loss, about 18 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$256K/yr expected annual loss, about 7.9 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$778K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• WildfireVery Low$21K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 868 years
• HailRelatively Low$144K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.7 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$347K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.7 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$189K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.4 events a year
• LightningVery Low$64.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 46 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$21.2K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,085 years
• HurricaneVery Low$2,075/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• Ice stormVery Low$4,217/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• Winter weatherVery Low$5,958/yr expected annual loss, about 11 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, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

1 of 2,892 (0.0%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

35

Insured in high-risk zones

0 (0%)

Flood claims since 1978

1

Claims paid since 1978

$3,122

• Hail64
• Thunderstorm Wind44
• Winter Storm25
• Drought23
• Flash Flood22
• Heat12
• Heavy Snow10
• Winter Weather9
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill9
• Ice Storm7

• Thunderstorm Wind74 kt wind06/14/2001

  Martinstown, Putnam County

  2 injured, $50K damage

  What happened

  Mobile home destroyed with two injuries. Reported by law enforcement.

• Heavy Snow04/10/1997

  Putnam

  $500K damage

  What happened

  Heavy wet snow fell across the Northern third of Missouri throughout the day on the 10th followed by a second band of snow during the early morning hours of the 11th. Since temperatures were near or slightly over freezing during the snowfall, some of the snow melted quickly but 6 to 12 inches of snow accumulated with well over a foot in many locations. The heaviest snow fell along and to the north of Highway 136 from Albany in Gentry County to Prineton in Mercer County to Lancaster in Schuyler County. The greatest totals were recorded in Schuyler and Mercer Counties where 20-24 inches of snow was reported. Schuyler County Emergency Management reported 24 inches of snow at Lancaster and a Mercer County Cooperative Observer measured 20 inches of snow in Lake Pahoe. Mercer County Emergency Management officials reported 18 inches of snowfall in Mercer and 14 inches in Priceton. Elsewhere in Northern Missouri, Cooperative Observers reported 17 inches of snow in Grant City, 14 inches in Bethany and 13 to 18 inches in Unionville. Observers in Albany reported 15 to 20 inches of heavy wet snow. In Schuyler County, just over 2 million dollars of damage was reported as a...

• Thunderstorm Wind52 kt wind03/12/2006

  Unionville, Putnam County

  $200K damage

• Putnam County Pwsd 1Serves 2,550 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Unionville PwsServes 1,735 · Purchased surface water · Local government2 health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Lake ThunderheadServes 585 · Purchased surface water · PrivateNo health violations+6 monitoring or reporting
• Rathbun Regional Water AssociationServes 25 · Purchased surface water · PrivateNo health violations