Dade County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Dade County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 20, 1973).

27tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 6 injured
57 milongest path · 2006
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F19
(E)F22
(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
Apr 20, 1973F37.8 mi100 yd60
Dec 19, 1957F26.6 mi100 yd00
Apr 25, 1961F21 mi250 yd00
Feb 28, 2012EF118.4 mi100 yd00
Feb 9, 1959F114.4 mi100 yd00
May 5, 1971F111 mi50 yd00
Jun 18, 2011EF110.9 mi200 yd00
Feb 24, 1956F17.2 mi33 yd00
Jun 18, 2011EF16 mi100 yd00
May 8, 2009EF11.9 mi100 yd00
Apr 30, 2019EF10.6 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2003F10.2 mi25 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 26, 2024EF03.1 mi75 yd00
May 6, 2024EF00.4 mi200 yd00
Feb 27, 2023EF00.4 mi200 yd00
Feb 27, 2023EF01.3 mi100 yd00
Apr 30, 2019EF10.6 mi50 yd00
Apr 18, 2019EF01 mi200 yd00
Apr 17, 2019EF02 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2017EF00.9 mi100 yd00
May 19, 2017EF00.5 mi75 yd00
May 19, 2013EF00.7 mi100 yd00
Feb 28, 2012EF118.4 mi100 yd00
Jun 18, 2011EF110.9 mi200 yd00

Nearby counties

Cedar County, MO20Lawrence County, MO30Barton County, MO39Polk County, MO38Greene County, MO58Jasper County, MO52Vernon County, MO30St. Clair County, MO25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dade County, Missouri had?

27 tornadoes touched Dade County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dade County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 20, 1973, with a 7.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dade County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 27). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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