Carter County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Carter County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 21, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 139 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

10killed · 139 injured

63 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F15

(E)F24

(E)F34

(E)F43

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: December.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 21, 1957	F4	9.1 mi	500 yd	75	7
Dec 24, 1982	F4	63 mi	440 yd	11	0
Apr 24, 2002	F4	40.5 mi	650 yd	16	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	30.6 mi	325 yd	0	2
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	57.2 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 25, 2011	EF3	47.4 mi	1,200 yd	2	0
Mar 25, 1964	F3	46 mi	300 yd	26	0
Dec 24, 1982	F2	33 mi	300 yd	2	1
Dec 2, 1982	F2	13.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2004	F2	7.6 mi	200 yd	5	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF2	2.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1984	F1	15 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	57.2 mi	800 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	30.6 mi	325 yd	0	2
May 26, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2023	EF1	6.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 4, 2020	EF0	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 25, 2011	EF3	47.4 mi	1,200 yd	2	0
May 25, 2011	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF2	2.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 2008	EF1	0.6 mi	125 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2004	F2	7.6 mi	200 yd	5	0

Deadliest: May 21, 1957, F4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Ripley County, MO25 Shannon County, MO19 Reynolds County, MO25 Wayne County, MO27 Oregon County, MO22 Butler County, MO49 Randolph County, AR25 Iron County, MO26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Carter County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Carter County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 21, 1957, with a 9.1-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Carter County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in December (6 of 22). 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).