Clinton County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 14, 1955).

26tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 16 injured
55.4 milongest path · 1971
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F011
(E)F19
(E)F25
(E)F31
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 14, 1955F39.8 mi250 yd10
May 18, 1971F255.4 mi100 yd60
Apr 11, 1979F220.1 mi100 yd90
Mar 6, 2017EF219.6 mi1,000 yd00
Jan 24, 1967F22.5 mi50 yd00
Apr 19, 1973F21 mi50 yd00
May 29, 2004F120 mi150 yd00
Apr 12, 1964F16.2 mi50 yd00
Oct 24, 2021EF14.6 mi40 yd00
May 6, 1993F11.2 mi50 yd00
Nov 1, 1971F11 mi27 yd00
May 15, 1963F10.3 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 11, 2022EF0—20 yd00
Oct 24, 2021EF14.6 mi40 yd00
Mar 6, 2017EF219.6 mi1,000 yd00
Aug 26, 2016EF03.3 mi25 yd00
May 12, 2010EF00.3 mi25 yd00
Apr 25, 2009EF00.1 mi25 yd00
May 1, 2008EF00.1 mi25 yd00
May 29, 2004F01 mi75 yd00
May 29, 2004F120 mi150 yd00
May 8, 2002F00.1 mi25 yd00
May 6, 1993F010 mi50 yd00
May 6, 1993F11.2 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

DeKalb County, MO21Clay County, MO38Buchanan County, MO21Caldwell County, MO11Platte County, MO17Ray County, MO34Daviess County, MO21Andrew County, MO26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clinton County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Clinton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 14, 1955, with a 9.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Clinton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 26). 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).