How Likely Is a Tornado in Bollinger County, MO?
How likely is a tornado in Bollinger County, MO?
Bollinger County has recorded 31 tornado touches in NOAA's 76-year database, a rate of roughly one every 2.5 years - our Elevated band. Put another way: Bollinger County sees more tornado activity than 70% of US counties. Within Missouri alone, Bollinger County ranks 37 of 115 counties for tornado frequency.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
21 weak and 10 significant tornadoes make up Bollinger County's 31-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Bollinger County's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. Missouri has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for Missouri this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
The storm that misses Bollinger County outright can still take its power out - outbreak-scale outages across Missouri are common well beyond the tracked path. A battery-backup unit handles that without a generator's setup or fuel.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Bollinger County's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 618 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Bollinger County has about 10,610 residents.