Bernie, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63822. The Survey maps it on the Bernie quadrangle. 1,859 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 302 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBernie fell from 1,958 to 1,859 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,958 | |
| 2020 | 1,859 | -99 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1940 USGS Malden quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Malden quadrangle1:62500
- 1978 USGS Bernie quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Bernie in 2018, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177475-10395-08232018-1708 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bernie: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
33 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bernie in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 funnel cloud, 4 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | 2 hurt, $35,000 | Numerous trees, power lines, and about 10 utility poles were blown down along Highway 25. A utility pole struck a vehicle travelling on the highway. A passenger in the vehicle sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Twenty spans of 3,400-volt electrical lines were down on the road and vehicles. Other vehicles were blown off the highway. A second person was transported to a local hospital with minor to moderate injuries, and an unspecified number of others sought their own treatment. The highway was shut down overnight and reopened the next morning. Numerous outbuildings, barns, and sheds were damaged in this rural farming area. One person reported seeing irrigation pipes blown into fields and roofs off structures. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Bernie | $700,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $400,000 | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Bernie | $75,000 | A silo was destroyed, and a grain bin was dented. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Windows were blown out of a home. Cotton from bales was lofted and blown into trees nearby. Numerous large branches were blown down. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. A notable circulation track was observed in a bean field. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $35,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust blew down a machine shed on a farm off County Road 766. Based on a National Weather Service damage survey, peak winds of 65 to 70 MPH destroyed the 50 by 45 foot structure. |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Bernie | $20,000 | Two lightning strikes caused damage. The first strike set fire to a furniture store in Bernie, completely destroying the building. A second strike just northwest of Dexter took the lives of two horses. The horses were apparently standing under a tree when they were struck. Bark was peeled off the tree in strips from the trunk to the very top. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $15,000 | Tree limbs and roofs were damaged in the Bernie area. Medium to large limbs were down on the south side of Bernie. Five miles west of Bernie, tree limbs were down and there were a few roofs with shingles blown off. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $10,000 | A couple of trees were blown down. There was shingle damage to one home. A swing set was blown over and destroyed. A large tree limb was blown down onto a roadway. A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to 60 mph. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $10,000 | Winds were measured to 60 mph. Power was out around the community. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $10,000 | Several power lines were blown down. A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to between 60 and 70 mph. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $10,000 | A home had partial loss of roof shingles. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $5,000 | One huge tree was uprooted, and multiple tree limbs were down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $3,000 | About 30 feet of tin roofing was blown off a barn. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Bernie | $3,000 | A trained spotter reported street flooding and three feet of water in a parking lot. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $3,000 | A couple of trees were down in Bernie. Marble size hail was associated with the storm. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $1,000 | Part of a carport was damaged. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $1,000 | A tree about 8 to 10 inches in diameter and 20 feet long fell onto Highway U. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $1,000 | Tree limbs were down, a bird bath was blown over, and lawn furniture was thrown across yards. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Bernie | - | Minor flooding occurred along several highways, including Highways F and W from U.S. 60 to Highway J, Highway H from Highway 25 to Highway ZZ, and Highway U from County Road 651 to Highway H. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Bernie | - | Ping pong ball size hail fell in Bernie. |
| July 2025 | Funnel Cloud | Bernie | - | There were multiple reports of a funnel cloud east of Bernie. |
| April 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Bernie | - | A funnel cloud was reported north-northeast of the community. |
| November 2015 | Heavy Rain | Bernie | - | A trained spotter reported 2.50 inches of rainfall since noon the previous day. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Bernie | - | A trained spotter received two inches of rain in just under four hours. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Bernie | - | A funnel cloud was reported by a trained spotter. The funnel lasted about ten seconds. This cold-air funnel cloud was associated with a shower or weak thunderstorm. These types of funnel clouds are usually very brief and rarely touch the ground. |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Bernie | - | Three to four inches of water was on streets, causing sewers to begin backing up. An unofficial rainfall report of 1.5 inches was received. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Bernie | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Bernie | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Bernie | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Bernie | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Bernie | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Bernie | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Bernie | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Miller (historical) | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cyrus | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pyletown | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Powe | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Shover (historical) | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Shreve | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bradyville (historical) | 7.6 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bernie | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q955330 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713988. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




