Camden County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Camden County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 4, 2003). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 33 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

4killed · 33 injured

15 milongest path · 2003

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F111

(E)F25

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 4, 2003	F3	14 mi	400 yd	27	4
Oct 14, 1966	F2	14.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	14.1 mi	50 yd	3	0
May 28, 1954	F2	6.8 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 9, 1970	F2	4.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1982	F2	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 28, 1967	F1	7.6 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 2008	EF1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	2.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 17, 1966	F1	2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	2 mi	400 yd	1	0
May 16, 1990	F1	1 mi	73 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 14, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	2.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	2 mi	400 yd	1	0
Jun 3, 2008	EF1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F3	14 mi	400 yd	27	4
May 4, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 21, 1998	F0	0.7 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 1993	F1	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 4, 2003, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Miller County, MO31 Laclede County, MO27 Dallas County, MO18 Morgan County, MO27 Hickory County, MO15 Pulaski County, MO19 Benton County, MO29 Cole County, MO11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Camden County, Missouri had?

24 tornadoes touched Camden County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Camden County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 4, 2003, with a 14-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Camden County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 24). 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).