DeKalb County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched DeKalb 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 19 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 19 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)F09

(E)F15

(E)F26

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

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
May 18, 1971	F2	55.4 mi	100 yd	6	0
Jun 29, 1960	F2	25.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2006	F2	13 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 20, 1957	F2	9.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 1965	F2	9.6 mi	50 yd	7	0
May 29, 2004	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 29, 2004	F1	20 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 13, 1974	F1	7.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F1	6.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 1964	F1	1.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 28, 1982	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 20, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 9, 2014	EF0	0.8 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2006	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2006	F2	13 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 29, 2004	F1	20 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 29, 2004	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 29, 2004	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 29, 2004	F4	22 mi	800 yd	6	3
May 29, 2004	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1993	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

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

Nearby counties

Clinton County, MO26 Gentry County, MO20 Andrew County, MO26 Daviess County, MO21 Buchanan County, MO21 Caldwell County, MO11 Harrison County, MO27 Doniphan County, KS20

Questions

How many tornadoes has DeKalb County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in DeKalb County?

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

When is tornado season in DeKalb County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 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).