Barry County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Barry County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (May 10, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 24 and injured 396 people.

50tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

24killed · 396 injured

75.5 milongest path · 2008

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F126

(E)F27

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 10, 2008	EF4	75.5 mi	1,760 yd	350	21
Mar 24, 1954	F3	1 mi	300 yd	2	0
Nov 15, 1988	F2	28 mi	23 yd	12	1
Feb 29, 2012	EF2	1.7 mi	400 yd	4	1
Oct 30, 1979	F2	24.2 mi	50 yd	9	0
Jan 7, 2008	EF2	12.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2001	F2	4 mi	440 yd	3	0
Dec 30, 1972	F2	3.8 mi	220 yd	2	0
Apr 12, 1972	F2	0.9 mi	177 yd	7	0
Apr 11, 1994	F1	2.8 mi	50 yd	0	1
Mar 24, 1954	F1	23.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF1	23.7 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 6, 2025	EF1	3.2 mi	100 yd
May 8, 2024	EF1	10.8 mi	150 yd
Mar 17, 2021	EF1	23.7 mi	75 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	12.3 mi	880 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	5 mi	200 yd
Apr 30, 2019	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	1.9 mi	75 yd
Dec 1, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Aug 19, 2018	EF1	9.4 mi	100 yd
May 19, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd
Apr 26, 2017	EF1	15.7 mi	1,500 yd
Apr 4, 2017	EF1	1.5 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: May 10, 2008, EF4, 21 killed.

Nearby counties

Stone County, MO33 Lawrence County, MO30 McDonald County, MO23 Carroll County, AR19 Newton County, MO55 Benton County, AR68 Christian County, MO44 Taney County, MO23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Barry County, Missouri had?

50 tornadoes touched Barry County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Barry County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on May 10, 2008, with a 75.5-mile path and 21 deaths.

When is tornado season in Barry County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 50). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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