StateMO1950 → 2025
Missouri
Every recorded Missouri tornado since 1950: 2,707 tornadoes, 44 rated F4/EF4 or stronger, by year, month and county.
Counts use the part of each tornado inside this state. A tornado that crossed a state line is counted in each state it touched.
2,707
Tornadoes
44
F/EF4 or stronger
423
Tornado deaths
12,066
Miles of track
116
Counties with a tornado
Tornadoes per year
19501960197019801990200020102020
Tornadoes by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Strongest
Ranked by rating, then deaths, then path length.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/22/11 | EF5 | Galena to Granby, Missouri | MO | 21.6 mi | 1,600 yd | 158 | 1,150 |
| 2 | 05/20/57 | F5 | Waverly, KS to Raytown, MO | KS, MO | 12.6 mi | 440 yd | 37 | 207 |
| 3 | 05/10/08 | EF4 | Chetopa, KS to Purdy, MO | OK, MO | 46.5 mi | 1,760 yd | 15 | 350 |
| 4 | 02/10/59 | F4 | Eureka, MO to Venice, IL | MO, IL | 23.9 mi | 200 yd | 21 | 345 |
| 5 | 03/21/52 | F4 | Steele to Caruthersville, Missouri | MO | 6.5 mi | 880 yd | 17 | 100 |
| 6 | 12/10/21 | EF4 | Bay, AR to Hornbeak, TN | AR, MO, TN | 34.1 mi | 1,800 yd | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | 05/21/57 | F4 | Winona to Van Buren, Missouri | MO | 9.1 mi | 500 yd | 7 | 75 |
| 8 | 02/24/56 | F4 | Union, MO to Breese, IL | MO, IL | 35.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | 05/04/03 | F4 | St. Paul, KS to Liberal, MO | KS, MO | 6.0 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | 06/22/69 | F4 | Bismarck to Farmington, Missouri | MO | 15.1 mi | 440 yd | 4 | 14 |
Deadliest
Deaths in this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/22/11 | EF5 | Galena to Granby, Missouri | MO | 21.6 mi | 1,600 yd | 158 | 1,150 |
| 2 | 05/20/57 | F5 | Waverly, KS to Raytown, MO | KS, MO | 12.6 mi | 440 yd | 37 | 207 |
| 3 | 02/10/59 | F4 | Eureka, MO to Venice, IL | MO, IL | 23.9 mi | 200 yd | 21 | 345 |
| 4 | 03/21/52 | F4 | Steele to Caruthersville, Missouri | MO | 6.5 mi | 880 yd | 17 | 100 |
| 5 | 05/10/08 | EF4 | Chetopa, KS to Purdy, MO | OK, MO | 46.5 mi | 1,760 yd | 15 | 350 |
| 6 | 05/21/57 | F3 | Viburnum to Desloge, Missouri | MO | 22.2 mi | 400 yd | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | 05/21/57 | F4 | Winona to Van Buren, Missouri | MO | 9.1 mi | 500 yd | 7 | 75 |
| 8 | 05/04/03 | F3 | Granby to Battlefield, Missouri | MO | 49.0 mi | 880 yd | 7 | 48 |
| 9 | 05/04/03 | F3 | Liberal to Buffalo, Missouri | MO | 86.0 mi | 880 yd | 5 | 47 |
| 10 | 04/05/23 | EF2 | Marble Hill, Missouri | MO | 20.7 mi | 150 yd | 5 | 4 |
Longest tracks in Missouri
Length on the ground inside this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/30/54 | F2 | Sturgeon to Kahoka, Missouri | MO | 89.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 05/04/03 | F3 | Liberal to Buffalo, Missouri | MO | 86.0 mi | 880 yd | 5 | 47 |
| 3 | 04/22/81 | F4 | Qulin to Charleston, Missouri | MO | 63.0 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 32 |
| 4 | 03/15/82 | F3 | Girard, KS to Osceola, MO | KS, MO | 60.0 mi | 600 yd | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 04/21/67 | F4 | Brookfield to Shelbyville, Missouri | MO | 59.0 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 11/24/73 | F2 | Clarkton to Wickliffe, Missouri | MO | 57.3 mi | 10 yd | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 03/14/25 | EF3 | West Plains to Ellington, Missouri | MO | 57.2 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 03/12/06 | F0 | Lamar to Weaubleau, Missouri | MO | 57.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 04/08/99 | F2 | Carrollton to La Plata, Missouri | MO | 53.5 mi | 280 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 03/11/06 | F3 | Perryville to Tamaroa, Missouri | MO | 53.5 mi | 400 yd | 2 | 12 |
Widest since 1995
Maximum path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/10/21 | EF4 | Bay, AR to Hornbeak, TN | AR, MO, TN | 34.1 mi | 1,800 yd | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | 05/10/08 | EF4 | Chetopa, KS to Purdy, MO | OK, MO | 46.5 mi | 1,760 yd | 15 | 350 |
| 3 | 05/31/13 | EF3 | Dardenne Prairie to Riverview, Missouri | MO | 31.7 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 05/16/25 | EF2 | Clayton, MO to Edwardsville, IL | MO, IL | 8.9 mi | 1,750 yd | 4 | 38 |
| 5 | 05/22/11 | EF5 | Galena to Granby, Missouri | MO | 21.6 mi | 1,600 yd | 158 | 1,150 |
| 6 | 05/22/11 | EF3 | Jay, OK to Noel, MO | OK, MO | 1.4 mi | 1,550 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 03/14/25 | EF3 | Piedmont to Fredericktown, Missouri | MO | 29.9 mi | 1,525 yd | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 04/26/17 | EF1 | Eureka Springs, AR to Berryville, AR | AR, MO | 2.6 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 05/22/19 | EF3 | Eldon to Jefferson City, Missouri | MO | 32.7 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | 03/14/25 | EF4 | Mountain View, AR to Poplar Bluff, MO | AR, MO | 24.0 mi | 1,400 yd | 0 | 5 |
Widest 1950 to 1994
Mean path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/23/75 | F4 | Bevier to Shelbina, Missouri | MO | 28.2 mi | 1,700 yd | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 11/16/55 | F2 | West Plains, Missouri | MO | 4.3 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 05/01/83 | F3 | East St. Louis, IL to Edwardsville, IL | MO, IL | 1.0 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 03/24/54 | F1 | Fordland to Seymour, Missouri | MO | 14.4 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 04/05/54 | F4 | Tarkio, MO to Shenandoah, IA | MO, IA | 3.0 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 03/21/52 | F4 | Steele to Caruthersville, Missouri | MO | 6.5 mi | 880 yd | 17 | 100 |
| 7 | 04/19/73 | F4 | Windsor, Missouri | MO | 10.0 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 05/04/77 | F4 | Richmond to Brunswick, Missouri | MO | 48.6 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 02/09/59 | F1 | Duquesne to Duenweg, Missouri | MO | 4.3 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 06/22/69 | F4 | Steelville to Potosi, Missouri | MO | 20.2 mi | 800 yd | 2 | 22 |
Counties
select a column to sort| County | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Years | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | 58 | 1 | 15 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| St. Louis County | 57 | 4 | 31 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Newton County | 54 | 3 | 184 | 1954–2025 | EF5 |
| Cape Girardeau County | 52 | 0 | 6 | 1952–2025 | F3 |
| Jasper County | 52 | 2 | 166 | 1951–2025 | EF5 |
| Barry County | 50 | 1 | 18 | 1954–2025 | EF4 |
| Stoddard County | 50 | 0 | 6 | 1960–2025 | EF3 |
| Butler County | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1968–2025 | EF4 |
| Jackson County | 49 | 2 | 40 | 1952–2025 | F5 |
| Scott County | 49 | 0 | 10 | 1955–2025 | EF3 |
| Howell County | 46 | 1 | 7 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Jefferson County | 45 | 0 | 2 | 1961–2025 | F3 |
| St. Charles County | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2025 | EF3 |
| Christian County | 44 | 1 | 11 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Pettis County | 43 | 0 | 3 | 1952–2024 | F3 |
| Cass County | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Douglas County | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2025 | F3 |
| Callaway County | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1959–2025 | EF3 |
| Barton County | 39 | 1 | 11 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Dunklin County | 39 | 2 | 7 | 1954–2025 | EF4 |
| Nodaway County | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Pemiscot County | 39 | 2 | 24 | 1952–2025 | F4 |
| Clay County | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| New Madrid County | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Polk County | 38 | 0 | 7 | 1955–2024 | F3 |
| Webster County | 38 | 0 | 3 | 1954–2025 | EF3 |
| Madison County | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1957–2025 | EF3 |
| Ozark County | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Texas County | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Boone County | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Franklin County | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Phelps County | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1951–2025 | EF3 |
| Ray County | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1951–2023 | F4 |
| Johnson County | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1960–2017 | F2 |
| Stone County | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1961–2024 | EF2 |
| Bollinger County | 32 | 0 | 7 | 1955–2025 | EF3 |
| Miller County | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1961–2019 | EF3 |
| Wright County | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1959–2025 | F4 |
| Lafayette County | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1958–2024 | F3 |
| Lawrence County | 30 | 0 | 12 | 1960–2025 | F3 |
| Vernon County | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Benton County | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Bates County | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1953–2024 | F3 |
| Audrain County | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Dade County | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2024 | F3 |
| Harrison County | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1958–2017 | F4 |
| Laclede County | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1960–2025 | EF3 |
| Mississippi County | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| Morgan County | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2025 | F2 |
| Perry County | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1956–2025 | EF4 |
| Washington County | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Wayne County | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1957–2025 | EF3 |
| Clinton County | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2022 | F3 |
| Iron County | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Monroe County | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Andrew County | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1957–2011 | F2 |
| Crawford County | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1974–2025 | EF3 |
| Montgomery County | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2024 | F3 |
| Ripley County | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1967–2025 | EF4 |
| St. Clair County | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1962–2025 | F3 |
| St. Francois County | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1952–2025 | F4 |
| Camden County | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1954–2024 | F3 |
| Pike County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1962–2025 | F3 |
| Reynolds County | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1957–2025 | EF3 |
| Saline County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2023 | F3 |
| Buchanan County | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F3 |
| Lincoln County | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2024 | F3 |
| McDonald County | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2019 | EF3 |
| Shelby County | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Taney County | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2024 | EF2 |
| Carter County | 22 | 3 | 10 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Moniteau County | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F2 |
| Oregon County | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Daviess County | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1958–2021 | F4 |
| DeKalb County | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1957–2021 | F4 |
| Dent County | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1957–2025 | F3 |
| Cedar County | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1958–2020 | F3 |
| Gentry County | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2024 | F3 |
| Atchison County | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Cooper County | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1968–2025 | F2 |
| Dallas County | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1958–2024 | F3 |
| Grundy County | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1958–2024 | F2 |
| Henry County | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Pulaski County | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2025 | EF3 |
| Shannon County | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1968–2025 | F3 |
| Carroll County | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2017 | F4 |
| Clark County | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Linn County | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| Macon County | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1954–2011 | F4 |
| Platte County | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1961–2024 | F4 |
| Chariton County | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1959–2017 | F4 |
| Hickory County | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1967–2020 | F3 |
| Marion County | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1975–2021 | F3 |
| Mercer County | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F4 |
| Scotland County | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1959–2024 | F4 |
| Holt County | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2024 | EF2 |
| Warren County | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1971–2024 | F3 |
| Worth County | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1955–2024 | F3 |
| Lewis County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2016 | F2 |
| Livingston County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2021 | EF2 |
| Ralls County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1973–2017 | F3 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1952–2025 | F3 |
| Osage County | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1959–2017 | F3 |
| Sullivan County | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1958–2018 | F2 |
| Caldwell County | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1955–2021 | F4 |
| Cole County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1966–2019 | EF3 |
| Randolph County | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1956–2024 | F3 |
| Adair County | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1960–2014 | EF2 |
| Knox County | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1967–2023 | F4 |
| Maries County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2024 | F2 |
| Putnam County | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1958–2016 | F4 |
| Schuyler County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2014 | F4 |
| Gasconade County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1967–2014 | F2 |
| Howard County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1958–2019 | F3 |
| St. Louis city | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1958–2025 | F4 |
| County 677 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | F1 |
- Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
- F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.
- Ratings before the mid 1970s. The F Scale came into use in the early 1970s. Tornadoes from 1950 until then were rated afterward from newspaper accounts, photos and records, which tends to make those ratings less certain.
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