Bollinger County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Bollinger County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 14, 2025). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 30 people.

32tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

7killed · 30 injured

33.1 milongest path · 2025

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F115

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	28.6 mi	500 yd	1	1
Apr 27, 2002	F3	4 mi	200 yd	16	1
Apr 5, 2023	EF2	20.7 mi	150 yd	4	5
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	33.1 mi	800 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF2	31.9 mi	800 yd	1	0
Mar 24, 2019	EF2	10.3 mi	250 yd	1	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	8.3 mi	175 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF2	7.7 mi	120 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1968	F2	2.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1977	F2	2 mi	50 yd	4	0
May 6, 2003	F2	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	24.5 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	8.3 mi	175 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	28.6 mi	500 yd	1	1
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	33.1 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	5.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2023	EF2	20.7 mi	150 yd	4	5
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	24.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2021	EF1	3.4 mi	225 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	0.2 mi	45 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2019	EF2	10.3 mi	250 yd	1	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF1	9.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF1	7.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 5, 2023, EF2, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Cape Girardeau County, MO52 Madison County, MO37 Wayne County, MO27 Perry County, MO27 Scott County, MO49 Stoddard County, MO50 Alexander County, IL17 Ste. Genevieve County, MO12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bollinger County, Missouri had?

32 tornadoes touched Bollinger County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bollinger County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 14, 2025, with a 28.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bollinger County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 32). 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).