Adair County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Adair County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (May 13, 2009). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 6 people.

10tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
2killed · 6 injured
18.3 milongest path · 2014
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F04
(E)F14
(E)F22
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 13, 2009EF25.8 mi150 yd62
May 16, 1960F28.7 mi17 yd00
Sep 10, 2014EF118.3 mi20 yd00
May 13, 2009EF17.7 mi100 yd00
May 26, 1973F15 mi50 yd00
Sep 16, 1987F10.2 mi50 yd00
Jun 14, 1998F05 mi30 yd00
Jun 30, 1993F00.4 mi30 yd00
Sep 21, 1965F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 2010EF00.1 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 10, 2014EF118.3 mi20 yd00
Jun 4, 2010EF00.1 mi20 yd00
May 13, 2009EF17.7 mi100 yd00
May 13, 2009EF25.8 mi150 yd62
Jun 14, 1998F05 mi30 yd00
Jun 30, 1993F00.4 mi30 yd00
Sep 16, 1987F10.2 mi50 yd00
May 26, 1973F15 mi50 yd00
Sep 21, 1965F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 16, 1960F28.7 mi17 yd00

Deadliest: May 13, 2009, EF2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Schuyler County, MO9Knox County, MO10Macon County, MO17Sullivan County, MO12Putnam County, MO10Scotland County, MO16Linn County, MO17Shelby County, MO23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Adair County, Missouri had?

10 tornadoes touched Adair County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Adair County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on May 13, 2009, with a 5.8-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Adair County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (4 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).