Caldwell County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Caldwell County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 23, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 4 people.

11tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 4 injured

27.4 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F15

(E)F20

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 23, 1975	F4	11.4 mi	400 yd	3	1
Mar 14, 1955	F3	9.8 mi	250 yd	1	0
Mar 8, 1974	F1	27.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	4.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 16, 2015	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 1971	F1	1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 1975	F1	0.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2018	EF0	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1967	F0	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 1991	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	4.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2018	EF0	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 2015	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 1991	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 1975	F1	0.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1975	F4	11.4 mi	400 yd	3	1
Mar 8, 1974	F1	27.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 1971	F1	1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1967	F0	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1955	F3	9.8 mi	250 yd	1	0

Deadliest: Apr 23, 1975, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Daviess County, MO21 Clinton County, MO26 Ray County, MO34 Livingston County, MO13 DeKalb County, MO21 Carroll County, MO17 Clay County, MO38 Grundy County, MO19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Caldwell County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Caldwell County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 23, 1975, with a 11.4-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Caldwell County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (2 of 11). 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).