Cooper County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Cooper County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Sep 7, 1992).

19tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
28 milongest path · 2006
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F15
(E)F24
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 7, 1992F210.2 mi60 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF26.1 mi200 yd00
Apr 20, 1973F22.3 mi50 yd00
May 14, 1982F21 mi77 yd00
Apr 10, 2001F15 mi50 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F14 mi—00
May 14, 1982F12 mi100 yd00
May 21, 1973F10.5 mi50 yd00
Apr 20, 1973F10.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F028 mi150 yd00
Mar 6, 2017EF017.4 mi400 yd00
Aug 13, 2005F08 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 2, 2025EF26.1 mi200 yd00
Mar 6, 2017EF017.4 mi400 yd00
May 25, 2011EF00.1 mi40 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F028 mi150 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F01 mi75 yd00
Aug 13, 2005F08 mi100 yd00
Apr 10, 2001F15 mi50 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F14 mi—00
Sep 7, 1992F210.2 mi60 yd00
Jul 11, 1992F00.2 mi30 yd00
Apr 29, 1984F01 mi50 yd00
May 14, 1982F21 mi77 yd00

Nearby counties

Moniteau County, MO21Howard County, MO8Pettis County, MO43Boone County, MO34Saline County, MO24Morgan County, MO27Cole County, MO11Randolph County, MO11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cooper County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cooper County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Sep 7, 1992, with a 10.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cooper County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 19). 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).