Christian County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Christian County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Nov 29, 1991). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 153 people.

44tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

11killed · 153 injured

49 milongest path · 2003

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F120

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 29, 1991	F4	10 mi	400 yd	64	2
May 4, 2003	F3	49 mi	880 yd	48	7
Mar 12, 2006	F3	42 mi	250 yd	8	1
Dec 14, 1971	F2	48.3 mi	200 yd	22	1
Dec 24, 1982	F2	16 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF2	10.3 mi	400 yd	3	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	23.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	21 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 2005	F1	17 mi	530 yd	0	0
May 8, 2009	EF1	12.3 mi	880 yd	0	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF1	11.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 1994	F1	7 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 29, 2025	EF0	4.9 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 20, 2025	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 5, 2021	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 28, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF1	11.9 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	250 yd	0
Oct 20, 2019	EF0	4.7 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF2	10.3 mi	400 yd	3
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	23.3 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF0	2.1 mi	40 yd	0

Deadliest: May 4, 2003, F3, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Stone County, MO33 Greene County, MO58 Taney County, MO23 Webster County, MO38 Lawrence County, MO30 Douglas County, MO41 Barry County, MO50 Wright County, MO31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Christian County, Missouri had?

44 tornadoes touched Christian County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Christian County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Nov 29, 1991, with a 10-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Christian County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 of 44). 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).