Storm risk in Greene County, Missouri

FEMA's overall hazard score for Greene County is 90.08 (Relatively Moderate), 313th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 93.16 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 87.09 (Relatively High) and tornado 94.88 (Relatively High). Expected hail loss is $40 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 194 hail reports in Greene County from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Greene County: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of MO$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $40 per $1 million, 1,139th of 3,126 rated counties$40Hail1,139th of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $20 per $1 million, 1,585th of 3,121 rated counties$20Strong wind1,585th of 3,121 countiesTornado: $209 per $1 million, 1,506th of 3,144 rated counties$209Tornado1,506th of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Greene County

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in MO
OverallRelatively Moderate 90.08313 of 3,1446 of 115
HailRelatively Moderate 93.16216 of 3,1266 of 115
Strong windRelatively High 87.09407 of 3,12615 of 115
TornadoRelatively High 94.88162 of 3,1268 of 115

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$2,556,981$40 $52$22 1,139 of 3,12669 of 115
Strong wind$1,283,329$20 $40$20 1,585 of 3,12181 of 115
Tornado$13,452,867$209 $381$199 1,506 of 3,14499 of 115

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Greene County

  • FEMA expects hail in Greene County to cost $40 per $1 million of buildings a year: 1.78 times the U.S. median and 0.77 times the MO county median, ranked 1,139th of 3,126 counties nationally and 69th of 115 in Missouri.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Greene County to cost $20 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.98 times the U.S. median and 0.50 times the MO county median, ranked 1,585th of 3,121 counties nationally and 81st of 115 in Missouri.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Greene County to cost $209 per $1 million of buildings a year: 1.05 times the U.S. median and 0.55 times the MO county median, ranked 1,506th of 3,144 counties nationally and 99th of 115 in Missouri.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $203,500 home, the average yearly loss in Greene County is about $8.09 for hail and $4.06 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $4.55 and $4.15.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Greene County meets about 75.0 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1982, the median home in Greene County is 44 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 75.4% of its 137,930 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 161 of the 194 hail reports in Greene County (83 percent); the quietest month is November, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Greene County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$8.09hail, a year; $4.55 at the U.S. median county rate
$4.06strong wind, a year; $4.15 at the U.S. median county rate
$243hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Greene County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $2,556,981 ÷ $64,353,989,547 = 0.0000397. Wind: $1,283,329 ÷ $64,353,989,547 = 0.0000199. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Greene County in plain numbers

  • Greene County scores 90.08 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 313th of 3,144 rated counties and 6th of 115 in Missouri.
  • Hail scores 93.16 (Relatively Moderate). FEMA expects $2,556,981 of hail damage to buildings in Greene County a year, which is $40 per $1 million of buildings, 1.78 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 87.09 (Relatively High) with $1,283,329 of expected yearly building loss in Greene County: $20 per $1 million of buildings, 0.98 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 94.88 (Relatively High) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $13,452,867, counting everything exposed, or $209 per $1 million of buildings in Greene County.
  • FEMA's own event record for Greene County averages 7.25 hail events and 5.66 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 194 hail reports in Greene County between 2014 and June 2026, on 50 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 4.75 inches.
  • In Greene County, FEMA counts buildings worth 64.35 billion dollars and 298,522 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Relatively Low in Greene County.
  • Community resilience there is Relatively High, for 298,522 residents.
  • 1 city in Greene County is covered on this site: Springfield. 16 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Springfield is $6,020 to $13,330.
  • Greene County ranks 81 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 62 for wind and 102 for tornado.
  • In Greene County, April is the busiest month with 59 of the 194 reports (30 percent), against 1 report in October.
  • Greene County's worst year was 2017, with 7 hail days at 1 inch or more and 33 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 3.75 such days a year, one about every 3.2 months.
  • The median home in Greene County was built in 1982; 46.7% of its 137,930 housing units date from before 1980, 75.4% from before 2000 and 9.4% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Greene County at $203,500, and 56.9% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 9,235 single-family building permits were issued in Greene County from 2014 to 2025, about 67.0 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2024.
  • NOAA lists 19 tornado tracks in Greene County since 2014; the strongest was an EF2 on April 30, 2019 near Mentor, 8.35 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Greene County is 100 mph on August 8, 2015 at Hickory Barren.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Jasper County, 55 miles from the centre of Greene County; its hail score is 90.71.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 32 roofing contractor establishments in Greene County in 2023, one for every 4,310 homes.
  • FEMA has named Greene County in 7 disaster declarations since 2014, the latest 77 days before its data end, and 4 of them were storm-type.

The hail record of Greene County, year by year

NOAA logged 194 reports in Greene County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 50 days. That is 3.8 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Greene County: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more051015202530352014: 24 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.5 inch142015: 12 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch152016: 6 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch162017: 33 reports, 7 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch172018: 14 reports, 6 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch182019: 8 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch192020: 20 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.25 inch202021: 2 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch212022: 5 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.25 inch222023: 28 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch232024: 12 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 3 inch242025: 16 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.25 inch252026: 14 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 4.75 inch26*
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Greene County: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 7 reports7JanFebruary: 7 reports7FebMarch: 38 reports38MarApril: 59 reports59AprMay: 49 reports49MayJune: 15 reports15JunJuly: 5 reports5JulAugust: 3 reports3AugSeptember: 8 reports8SepOctober: 1 reports1OctNovember: 0 reports0NovDecember: 2 reports2Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: April, 59 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
201424312.5 in–
201512411.75 in–
20166201 in–
201733711.75 in–
201814621.75 in$7,000
20198311.75 in–
202020432.25 in$3,000,000
20212101 in–
20225101.25 in–
202328522 in$4,080,000
202412513 in$25,000
202516401.25 in–
2026 (to June)14524.75 in$315,150,000

Biggest hail days in Greene County

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
April 28, 20264.75 in3$314,900,000Republic
May 26, 20243 in7$25,000Bassville
June 6, 20142.5 in3none recordedBois D Arc
May 4, 20202.25 in1$2,000,000Battlefield
April 15, 20232 in11$4,000,000Republic

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Greene County the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Greene County

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  • 1221 to 1.74 in
  • 161.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 12.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 3 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

139 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Greene County

Fastest gusts in Greene County

DateGustNear
August 8, 2015100 mphHickory Barren
April 29, 202591 mphSequiota
April 29, 202590 mph(Sgf)Springfield Arp
October 21, 201985 mphSgf Downtown Arpt

Strongest tornado tracks in Greene County

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
April 30, 2019EF28.35 mi1 / 0Mentor
April 29, 2025EF11.55 mi0 / 0Elwood
April 1, 2024EF12.08 mi0 / 0Hickory Barren
April 30, 2019EF11.78 mi0 / 0Cave Spg

19 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Greene County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 3.75 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Greene County: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 10.1% of homes10.1%<19403411940s: 3.4% of homes3.4%1940s3041950s: 7.4% of homes7.4%1950s2661960s: 8.8% of homes8.8%1960s2291970s: 17.1% of homes17.1%1970s1911980s: 13.3% of homes13.3%1980s1541990s: 15.4% of homes15.4%1990s1162000s: 15.3% of homes15.3%2000s792010s: 8.7% of homes8.7%2010s412020+: 0.6% of homes0.6%2020+11

Bars: share of 137,930 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1982
Built before 198046.7%
Built before 200075.4%
Built since 20109.4%
Owner-occupied56.9%
Median home value$203,500
Single-family permits, 2014 to 20259,235
Permits per 1,000 homes67.0

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Greene County

Roofing firms in Greene County

Roofing contractor establishments, 202332
Change since 2016+9 (+39%)
Homes per roofing firm4,310
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 2023370

Source for Greene County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160. Full roofing-market page for Greene County.

FEMA disaster declarations naming Greene County since 2014

Declarations naming Greene County7
Storm / flood / winter / fire4 / 3 / 0 / 0
Median MO county5
Rank among 70 MO counties18
Days from the latest to the data cutoff77

Source for Greene County: OpenFEMA, data to 2026-09-15. Declaration list for Greene County.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Greene County's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Jasper County, MO55 Relatively Moderate $671.69$241.19103
Cole County, MO107 Relatively Low $160.40$231.1624
Boone County, MO129 Relatively Moderate $140.35$8.540.4333
Buchanan County, MO186 Relatively Low $822.05$211.0626
Cape Girardeau County, MO203 Relatively Moderate $380.96$381.9131

All 194 counties, with a filter by state and sorting

Cities and ZIP areas in Greene County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 16 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Springfield 65801 (100%), 65802 (100%), 65804 (100%), 65806 (100%), 65807 (100%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Greene County?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Greene County an overall score of 90.08 (Relatively Moderate), 313th of 3,144. Hail scores 93.16 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 87.09 (Relatively High) and tornado 94.88 (Relatively High).

In Greene County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 194 for Greene County between 2014 and June 2026, on 50 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 4.75 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Greene County each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $203,500: FEMA's estimate is about $8.09 a year for hail and $4.06 for wind, before any deductible, against $4.55 and $4.15 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Greene County compare with the rest of Missouri?

Per $1 million of buildings Greene County loses $40 to hail a year, against $52 in the median county of the state. Among 115 rated counties it is 6th for hail, 15th for strong wind and 8th for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Greene County?

The median home was built in 1982, 44 years ago, and 75.4% of the 137,930 housing units in Greene County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Greene County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Greene County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Greene County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Greene County; OpenFEMA, declarations naming Greene County. Planning-level information about Greene County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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