Cedar County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Cedar County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 4, 2003). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 62 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

8killed · 62 injured

86 milongest path · 2003

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F18

(E)F22

(E)F33

(E)F40

(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
May 4, 2003	F3	86 mi	880 yd	47	5
Mar 15, 1982	F3	70 mi	600 yd	8	2
Apr 20, 1973	F3	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2006	F2	38 mi	300 yd	7	1
Sep 16, 1958	F2	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 9, 1959	F1	14.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 2020	EF1	8.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2009	EF1	5.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 29, 2013	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 1961	F1	2.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1992	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Dec 18, 2002	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 10, 2020	EF1	8.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 20, 2013	EF0	3.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 29, 2013	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2009	EF1	5.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2008	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2006	F2	38 mi	300 yd	7	1
Mar 12, 2006	F0	57 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F3	86 mi	880 yd	47	5
May 4, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Dec 18, 2002	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1996	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 4, 2003, F3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Dade County, MO27 St. Clair County, MO25 Polk County, MO38 Vernon County, MO30 Barton County, MO39 Hickory County, MO15 Greene County, MO58 Lawrence County, MO30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cedar County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cedar County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 4, 2003, with a 86-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cedar County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 20). 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).