Missouri Significant Tornadoes
1970 - 2007
Missouri
Significant Tornadoes
1970 - 2007
|
Date & Time |
Missouri
Counties (Cities/Towns Affected) Damage Path Location |
PL | PW | Inj. | Fat. |
| 3/1/07 626am CST |
Ozark/Howell
EF3 (Caufield) 3 SW Caufield - 2 SW West Plains |
15 | 400y | 3 | 1 |
| 9/22/06 407pm CDT |
Perry
F4 (Crosstown) 3 SE Perryville - 2 N Murphysboro IL Moved into Jackson Co. IL |
8 (28) |
200y | 5 | 0 |
| 4/2/06 537pm CDT |
Dunklin/Pemiscot
F4* (Braggadacio & Caruthersville) 3 S Pocahontas AR - 1 SE Caruthersville Moved into Missouri from Greene Co. AR |
32 (67) |
800y | 7 | 0 |
| 3/13/06 120am CST |
Montgomery/Lincoln/Pike
F3 (Olney) 2 NW Bellflower - 3 W-NW Kampsville IL Moved into Calhoun Co. IL |
39 (45) |
200y | 6 | 0 |
| 3/13/06 1200am CST |
Montgomery/Warren
F3 (Jonesburg) Jonesburg - 6 NE Jonesburg |
6 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| 3/12/06 1115pm CST |
Webster/Wright/Laclede
F3 5 N Diggins - 3 NE Competition |
32 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| 3/12/06 845pm CDT |
Hickory
F3 (Carsons Corner) 8 SW Hermitage - 5 NE Preston |
17 | 200y | 19 | 0 |
| 3/12/06 1015pm CST |
Lawrence/Christian/Greene
F3 (Springfield) 1 N Verona - 3 SE Battlefield |
42 | 600y | 8 | 1 |
| 3/12/06 943pm CST |
Monroe
F4 (Monroe
City) 2 SE Madison - Monroe City |
29 | 500y | 0 | 0 |
| 3/12/06 918pm CST |
Randolph/Monroe
F3 2 E Higbee - 2 SE Madison |
20 | 400y | 26 | 4 |
| 3/12/06 820pm CST |
Saline/Howard
F3 6 S Marshall - 2 E-SE Armstrong |
35 | 400y | 0 | 0 |
| 3/11/06 944pm CST |
Ste.Genevieve/Perry
F3 6 NE Womack - 4 N-NW Tamaroa IL Moved into Randolph Co. IL |
11 (54) |
400y | 12 | 2 |
| 3/11/06 942pm CST |
Jefferson
F3 9 S-SE Festus - 2 W-NW Fults IL Moved into Monroe Co. IL |
3 (5) |
200y | 1 | 0 |
| 5/29/04 1030pm CDT |
DeKalb/Daviess/Harrison
F4 2 S Weatherby - 4 SW Bethany |
33 | 800y | 6 | 3 |
| 5/29/04 622pm CDT |
Platte/Buchanan
F4* 3 W-NW Camden Point - 2 SE DeKalb |
7 | 400y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/10/03 635pm CDT |
Monroe/Ralls/Marion
F3 4 W-NW Hassard - 4 S Palmyra |
15 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/6/03 745pm CDT |
Cape
Girardeau F3 (Jackson) Jackson - 2 NE Jackson |
2 | 50y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/4/03 736pm CDT |
Camden
F4* 6 W Decaturville - 2 NE Montreal |
14 | 400y | 27 | 4 |
| 5/4/03 650pm CDT |
Newton/Lawrence/Christian/Greene
F3 (Pierce City/Clever/Battlefield) 2 S Ritchey - 1 NE Battlefield |
45 | 800y | 48 | 7 |
| 5/4/03 545pm CDT |
Jasper
F3 (Smithville/Carl Junction) 3 N Melrose KS - 3 E-NE Carl Junction Moved into MO from Cherokee Co. KS |
5 (25) |
800y | 15 | 2 |
| 5/4/03 531pm CDT |
Barton/Vernon/Cedar/Polk/Hickory/Dallas
F4* (Stockton) 1 E Liberal - 2 SW Leadmine |
86 | 600y | 47 | 5 |
| 5/4/03 445pm CDT |
Clay
F4 (Gladstone) Gladstone - 4 N-NW Pleasant Valley |
6 | 200y | 13 | 0 |
| 5/4/03 424pm CDT |
Barton
F4 4 W South Mound KS - 1 N Liberal Moved into MO from Crawford Co. KS |
8 (45) |
800y | 10 | 1 |
| 5/4/03 418pm CDT |
Platte/Clay
F4 3 E-NE Bonner Springs KS - 1 NW Gladstone Moved into MO from Wyandotte Co. KS |
6 (21) |
500y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/28/02 1240am CDT |
Bollinger
F3 8 SW Marble Hill - 4 SW Marble Hill |
4 | 400y | 16 | 1 |
| 4/24/02 313pm CDT |
Carter/Butler
F4 (Van
Buren/Ellsinore) Van Buren - 6 NE Poplar Bluff |
41 | 600y | 14 | 0 |
| 4/11/01 1130am CDT |
Gentry/Worth
F3 5 NE Gentry - 2 N Patterson IA Moved into Ringgold Co. IA |
16 (62) |
300y | 0 | 0 |
| 6/1/99 620pm CDT |
Phelps
F3 4 W St. James - 3 E-SE St. James |
7 | 300y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/4/99 145pm CDT |
St.Clair
F3 2 N Tiffin - 5 N Tiffin |
3 | 200y | 1 | 0 |
| 4/8/99 525pm CDT |
Macon/Knox
F3 1 SE Atlanta - 1 SW Novelty |
17 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/8/99 420pm CDT |
Carroll/Chariton/Macon
F3 3 W Bosworth - 2 W-NW Atlanta |
54 | 300y | 0 | 0 |
| 11/10/98 158am CST |
Boone
F3 (Columbia) Columbia City Limits |
2 | 70y | 16 | 0 |
| 4/19/96 930pm CDT |
Perry
F3 (Perryville) Perryville - 1 W Menfro |
12 | 150y | 0 | 0 |
| 7/4/95 640pm CDT |
Randolph
F3 (Moberly) 2 S Moberly - 7 N-NE Moberly |
9 | 100y | 13 | 0 |
| 5/27/95 1004pm CDT |
Harrison
F3 4 SW Lamoni IA - 3 NE Weldon IA Moved into Decatur Co. IA |
1 (31) |
200y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/17/95 934am CDT |
Vernon
F3 (Nevada) 5 W Nevada - 3 NW Dederick |
14 | 400y | 9 | 0 |
| 5/13/95 320pm CDT |
Scotland/Clark
F3 Near Arbela - 4 NE Luray |
8 | 200y | 2 | 0 |
| 4/19/93 900pm CDT |
Butler
F3 5 W Poplar Bluff - 3 NW Poplar Bluff |
2 | 150y | 4 | 0 |
| 11/29/91 605pm CST |
Christian/Greene
F4
3 N Nixa - 4 E Springfield |
10 | 400y | 64 | 2 |
| 11/27/90 1112am CST |
Boone
F3 (Columbia) Columbia - 1 SE Hallsville |
12 | 50y | 3 | 0 |
| 5/24/89 825pm CDT |
Mercer
F3 Near Cainsville |
3 | 70y | 0 | 0 |
| 11/15/88 925pm CST |
St.Charles
F3 (O'Fallon) O'Fallon City Limits |
2 | 200y | 10 | 0 |
| 11/15/88 345pm CST |
McDonald/Barry
F3 (Butterfield) 4 E Jane - Butterfield |
28 | 50y | 12 | 1 |
| 5/15/86 730pm CDT |
Scott
F3 (Vanduser) 1 S-SW Vanduser - 2 NE Vanduser |
4 | 400y | 15 | 1 |
| 5/15/86 646pm CDT |
New
Madrid/Scott F3 (Sikeston) 1 SW Sikeston - 2 NW Diehlstadt |
9 | 500y | 0 | 0 |
| 11/9/84 615pm CST |
Washington
F3 (Potosi) Potosi - 3 NE Potosi |
3 | 300y | 15 | 1 |
| 10/16/84 1215pm CST |
Christian/Greene/Webster
F3 (Rogersville) 4 NE Ozark - Rogersville |
6 | 200y | 9 | 0 |
| 6/7/84 645pm CDT |
Harrison
F3 3 W-SW Eagleville - 4 W Chariton IA Moved into Decatur Co. IA |
12 (62) |
300y | 1 | 1 |
| 4/29/84 720pm CDT |
Lincoln
F3 2 S-SE Moscow Mills - Near Winfield |
8 | 500y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/26/84 658pm CDT |
Gentry
F3 1 S Stanberry - 3 N Darlington |
7 | 100y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/1/83 820pm CDT |
St.Louis
City F3 (City of St.Louis - North) St.Louis - 2 NE Edwardsville IL Moved into Madison Co. IL |
1 (16) |
800y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/1/83 330pm CDT |
Osage
F3 4 SW Linn - 3 NW Linn |
7 | 400y | 3 | 0 |
| 4/29/83 923pm CDT |
Greene
F3 (Springfield) Springfield City Limits |
6 | 100y | 19 | 1 |
| 12/24/82 600pm CST |
Oregon/Ripley/Carter
F3 5 NE Hardy AR - 7 SE Van Buren Moved into MO from Randolph Co. AR |
34 (48) |
400y | 2 | 1 |
| 12/24/82 528pm CST |
Oregon/Carter
F3 (Van Buren) 10 S-SE Mammoth Springs AR - Van Buren Moved into MO from Fulton Co. AR |
43 (55) |
300y | 8 | 0 |
| 12/24/82 1210pm CST |
Christian/Greene/Webster
F3 2 E Ozark - Near Rogersville |
16 | 100y | 1 | 0 |
| 12/2/82 715pm CST |
Ripley/Carter
F3 5 N-NE Bardley - 4 S Eastwood |
14 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| 12/2/82 945am CST |
Montgomery
F3 (Middletown) Middletown - 2 NE Middletown |
2 | 70y | 2 | 0 |
| 12/2/82 550am CST |
Crawford/Franklin
F3 6 W Bourbon - Near Spring Bluff |
13 | 100y | 3 | 0 |
| 12/2/82 330am CST |
Douglas/Wright/Texas
F3 (Mountain Grove) 2 NW Vanzant - 4 N-NE Mountain Grove |
23 | 200y | 9 | 0 |
| 4/2/82 615pm CST |
Ozark/Howell
F4 (West Plains) 3 SE Tecumseh - West Plains |
20 | 500y | 28 | 2 |
| 3/15/82 945pm CST |
Benton
F3 2 W Bentonville - 4 E Warsaw |
14 | 700y | 1 | 0 |
| 3/15/82 845pm CST |
Jasper
F3 1 SW Opolis KS - 2 SW Nashville Moved into MO from Crawford Co. KS |
7 (9) |
100y | 0 | 0 |
| 3/15/82 735pm CST |
Barton/Vernon/Cedar/St.Clair
F3 (Burgess/Cedar Springs) 4 E Girard KS - 6 S-SW Osceola Moved into MO from Crawford Co. KS |
60 (88) |
600y | 0 | 1 |
| 6/21/81 612pm CDT |
Warren
F3 1 N Warrenton - 2 S Wright City |
8 | 300y | 6 | 1 |
| 4/22/81 554pm CST |
Jefferson
F3 (DeSoto) DeSoto - 2 SE Hematite |
6 | 100y | 0 | 1 |
| 4/22/81 450pm CST |
Dunklin/New
Madrid/Mississippi F4 (Malden/East Prairie) Malden - 3 NE East Prairie |
45 | 400y | 32 | 1 |
| 5/12/80 612pm CDT |
Pettis
F3 (Sedalia)
3 W Sedalia - 3 N-NE Smithton |
11 | 300y | 23 | 0 |
| 5/12/80 600pm CDT |
Saline
F3
Near Blackburn - Near Gilliam |
30 | 100y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/7/80 1042pm CST |
St.Louis
Co./St.Charles F3 (Florissant) Florissant - Near West Alton |
6 | 100y | 15 | 0 |
| 3/29/79 545pm CST |
Nodaway
F4 3 W Burlington Junction - 4 NE Braddyville IA Moved into Page Co. IA |
14 (25) |
500y | 4 | 0 |
| 5/12/78 315pm CDT |
Pulaski
F3 (Dixon) 2 S Crocker - Dixon |
22 | 400y | 4 | 0 |
| 5/4/77 615pm CDT |
Ray/Carroll/Chariton
F3 1 N Richmond - Near Brunswick |
50 | 800y | 1 | 0 |
| 5/4/77 540pm CDT |
Jackson/Clay
F4 (Excelsior
Springs) 1 W Atherton - Excelsior Springs |
10 | 400y | 5 | 0 |
| 5/4/77 445pm CDT |
Pettis
F3 (Sedalia) 9 SW Sedalia - 2 NE Sedalia |
7 | 700y | 0 | 0 |
| 5/4/77 215pm CDT |
Lafayette
F3 (Higginsville) 2 E Odessa - 1 W Waverly |
26 | 100y | 5 | 1 |
| 5/4/77 1240pm CDT |
Bates/Cass
F3 (Pleasant Hill) 5 SE Drexel - Pleasant Hill |
29 | 500y | 15 | 2 |
| 3/26/76 500pm CST |
Newton/Jasper/Lawrence
F3 (Miller) 6 SW Sarcoxie - 2 NE Miller |
29 | 100y | 3 | 1 |
| 2/21/76 215am CST |
Butler/Stoddard
F3 (Poplar Bluff/Puxico) 6 W-SW Poplar Bluff - Puxico |
25 | 300y | 16 | 1 |
| 4/24/75 640pm CST |
Newton
F4 (Neosho) 2 E Seneca - 3 S Granby |
13 | 500y | 22 | 3 |
| 4/23/75 440pm CST |
Macon/Shelby
F4 6 S-SW Callao - 1 W-SW Clarence |
28 | 1000y | 4 | 1 |
| 4/23/75 345pm CST |
Linn
F3 4 SW Meadville - 2 NW Brookfield |
15 | 500y | 2 | 0 |
| 4/23/75 557pm CST |
Caldwell
F3 (Breckenridge) 5 SE Hamilton - Breckenridge |
10 | 400y | 3 | 1 |
| 4/13/74 850pm CST |
Douglas/Wright
F3 6 S Norwood - Mountain Grove |
10 | 200y | 2 | 0 |
| 11/24/73 755pm CST |
Dunklin/New
Madrid F3 Near Holcomb - Near Risco |
14 | 200y | 6 | 2 |
| 11/24/73 648pm CST |
Shannon
F3 (Eminence) Eminence City Limits |
1 | 70y | 1 | 3 |
| 5/27/73 1200am CDT |
Madison
F3 (Marquand) Marquand - 3 NE Marquand |
3 | 200y | 9 | 0 |
| 5/1/73 700pm CDT |
Clark
F3 1 SW Kahoka - 3 SW Revere |
5 | 400y | 20 | 2 |
| 4/21/73 200pm CST |
Mercer/Putnam
F4 5 SE Princeton -2 S Lucerne |
15 | 600y | 2 | 0 |
| 4/20/73 1040pm CST |
Dade
F3 (Lockwood) Lockwood - 3 N Greenfield |
8 | 100y | 12 | 0 |
| 4/20/73 635pm CST |
Scotland
F3 3 W Arbela - 2 E Prospect |
9 | 400y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/20/73 810pm CST |
Benton/Pettis
F3 1 NW Santiago - 1 NW Manila |
11 | 100y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/20/73 545pm CST |
Benton/Pettis
F4 (Cole Camp) 3 E Lincoln - 2 SW Bahner |
15 | 200y | 3 | 0 |
| 4/20/73 315pm CST |
Macon
F3 2 N Atlanta - 4 SE LaPlata |
5 | 400y | 3 | 1 |
| 4/20/73 230pm CST |
Cedar
F3 Damage path info n/a |
1 | 50y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/19/73 730pm CST |
Henry
F4 Damage path info n/a |
10 | 800y | 5 | 0 |
| 12/15/71 230am CST |
Stoddard/Scott
F3 Damage path info n/a |
21 | 100y | 26 | 1 |
| 12/14/71 1110pm CST |
Christian/Greene/Dallas
F3 (Republic/Springfield/Buffalo) 2 S Billings - Buffalo |
49 | 300y | 22 | 1 |
| 5/5/71 705pm CDT |
Chariton/Linn
F3 (Marceline) 2 SW Marceline - 3 SW Bucklin |
5 | 100y | 12 | 0 |
| 5/5/71 555pm CDT |
Jasper
F3 (Joplin) 1 S Lawton - 2 E Lawton |
12 | 700y | 60 | 1 |
| 5/5/71 545pm CDT |
Chariton
F3 3 NE Mendon - 2 NE Rothville |
6 | 200y | 6 | 0 |
| 7/19/70 845pm CDT |
Oregon
F3 (Alton) Alton - 3 W-NW Greer |
5 | 200y | 7 | 0 |
| 6/12/70 540pm CDT |
Audrain
F4 2 SE Mexico - 3 S Farber |
16 | 200y | 0 | 0 |
| 6/12/70 419pm CDT |
Macon
F3 (Macon) Macon - 2 N Ten Mile |
8 | 400y | 1 | 0 |
| 6/12/70 330pm CDT |
Chariton/Macon
F4 Near Mussel Fork - 5 S-SW Callao |
17 | 400y | 0 | 0 |
| 4/30/70 538pm CDT |
Ripley/Butler
F3 (Naylor) 5 SW Naylor - 1 W Harviell |
24 | 100y | 1 | 0 |
| 4/29/70 305pm CDT |
Harrison/Mercer F3 (South Lineville)
4 S Eagleville - 3 E-NE Lineville IA Moved into Wayne Co. IA |
31 (34) |
400y | 0 | 0 |
Significant Missouri Tornadoes 1970 - 2007
| Year | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total | Missouri Strong/Violent Tornado Days |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | March 1 |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | March 11, March 12, March 13, Sept. 22 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | May 29 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | May 4, May 6, May10 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | April 24, April 28 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | April 11 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | April 8, May 4, June 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | November 10 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | April 19 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | May 13, May 17, May 27, July 4 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | April 19 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | November 29 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | November 27 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | May 24 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | November 15 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | May 15 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | April 26, April 29, June 7 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | April 29, May 1 |
| 1982 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | March
15, April 2, December 2, December 24 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | April 22, June 21 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | April 7, May 12 |
| 1979 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | March 29 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | May 12 |
| 1977 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | May 4 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | February 21, March 26 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | April 23, April 24 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | April 13 |
| 1973 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | April
19, April 20, April 21, May 1, May 27, November 24 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | None |
| 1971 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | May 5, December 14, December 15 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | April 29, April 30, June 20, July 19 |
| Total | 84 | 21 | 0 | 105 | Missouri 1970-2007 |
| Missouri County 1970-2007 | County Seat | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| Greene Co. | Springfield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Macon Co. | Macon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Co. | Ozark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Chariton Co. | Keytesville | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Butler Co. | Poplar Bluff | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Carter Co. | Van Buren | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Harrison Co. | Bethany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Benton Co. | Warsaw | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pettis Co. | Sedalia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jasper Co. | Carthage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Clay Co. | Liberty | 0 | 3 |