Sullivan County, MO Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideRelatively Low$16.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$488K/yr expected annual loss, about 14 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Heat waveRelatively Low$295K/yr expected annual loss, about 8.1 events a year
• WildfireVery Low$27.3K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,008 years
• HailRelatively Low$175K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.7 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$611K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.6 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$85.5K/yr expected annual loss, about 47 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$194K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.2 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$29.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,042 years
• HurricaneVery Low$3,974/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• Winter weatherVery Low$10.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• Ice stormVery Low$4,763/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 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 in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

2

Claims paid since 1978

$329

• Hail78
• Thunderstorm Wind59
• Winter Storm23
• Drought22
• Heat12
• Flash Flood10
• Heavy Snow10
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill9
• Winter Weather7
• Ice Storm7

• TornadoEF1, 4.35 mi path, 100 yd wide05/13/2009

  Milan, Sullivan County

  1 death, $25K damage

  What happened

  An EF1 tornado touched down at 1610 CST, about two miles north-northeast of Milan. The tornado proceeded east-northeast, and lifted about three and a half miles south-southeast of Boynton, at 1635 CST. The tornado destroyed a mobile home and killed a female occupant. Numerous trees were uprooted or damaged.

• Heavy Snow04/10/1997

  Sullivan

  $750K 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...

• Flash Flood08/28/2004

  Milan, Sullivan County

  $100K damage

• Sullivan County Pwsd 1Serves 4,412 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Milan PwsServes 1,759 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+2 monitoring or reporting
• Green City PwsServes 578 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+3 monitoring or reporting
• Green Castle PwsServes 212 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Newtown PwsServes 109 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Humphreys PwsServes 98 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• North Central Mo Regional Water ComServes 25 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting