Cass County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Cass County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 4, 1977). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 42 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

4killed · 42 injured

29.8 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

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, 1977	F3	29.8 mi	500 yd	15	2
Apr 12, 1964	F3	19.5 mi	100 yd	10	1
Apr 15, 1960	F3	8.4 mi	500 yd	2	0
May 15, 1968	F3	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2006	F2	26 mi	450 yd	13	1
May 4, 2003	F2	22 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1969	F2	18.7 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 26, 1965	F1	10.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F1	9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1967	F1	6.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2007	EF1	6.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 2015	EF1	5.2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 11, 2025	EF0	0.9 mi	200 yd
Mar 15, 2021	EF0	—	10 yd
Jun 4, 2020	EF0	1.8 mi	40 yd
May 2, 2018	EF0	—	10 yd
Sep 18, 2015	EF1	5.2 mi	100 yd
Sep 18, 2015	EF0	2.3 mi	25 yd
Jul 1, 2015	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 15, 2014	EF0	2.9 mi	25 yd
May 6, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
May 6, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 25, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd
Jun 8, 2010	EF0	2.1 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: May 4, 1977, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Jackson County, MO49 Miami County, KS23 Bates County, MO28 Johnson County, MO33 Johnson County, KS49 Henry County, MO19 Wyandotte County, KS10 Linn County, KS14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cass County, Missouri had?

41 tornadoes touched Cass County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cass County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 4, 1977, with a 29.8-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cass County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 41). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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