Dent County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Dent County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 21, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 5 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 5 injured

24 milongest path · 1988

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

By rating

(E)F09

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 21, 1957	F3	10.2 mi	440 yd	2	0
Apr 3, 1968	F2	11.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1999	F2	2 mi	250 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF1	6.8 mi	440 yd	0	2
Nov 15, 1988	F1	24 mi	73 yd	1	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	18 mi	75 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	8.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 25, 1965	F1	7.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	6.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1994	F1	3 mi	50 yd	2	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF1	2.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 12, 1978	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
May 19, 2025	EF1	6.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF0	1 mi	75 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF0	4.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 24, 2021	EF1	8.2 mi	400 yd	0
May 27, 2017	EF0	—	50 yd	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF1	2.5 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	18 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF1	6.8 mi	440 yd	2
Aug 24, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 4, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 1, 1999	F2	2 mi	250 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 31, 2010, EF1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Phelps County, MO34 Crawford County, MO25 Shannon County, MO19 Reynolds County, MO25 Texas County, MO35 Washington County, MO26 Pulaski County, MO19 Iron County, MO26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dent County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Dent County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 21, 1957, with a 10.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dent County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 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).