Daviess County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Daviess County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 29, 2004). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 9 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 9 injured

22 milongest path · 2004

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F16

(E)F25

(E)F30

(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
May 29, 2004	F4	22 mi	800 yd	6	3
Apr 10, 1965	F2	11.1 mi	50 yd	1	0
Apr 21, 1967	F2	8.4 mi	90 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F2	3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2014	EF2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2014	EF1	9.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 1964	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1966	F1	2.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 12, 1978	F1	1 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jul 7, 1958	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 1964	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 24, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2016	EF0	4.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2014	EF1	9.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2014	EF2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2005	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 29, 2004	F4	22 mi	800 yd	6	3
May 29, 2004	F0	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 2004	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 29, 2004, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Caldwell County, MO11 DeKalb County, MO21 Grundy County, MO19 Livingston County, MO13 Harrison County, MO27 Gentry County, MO20 Clinton County, MO26 Mercer County, MO17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Daviess County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Daviess County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 29, 2004, with a 22-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Daviess County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 21). 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).