Douglas County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Douglas County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 11, 1979).

41tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 22 injured
35.4 milongest path · 1979
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F018
(E)F113
(E)F29
(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 11, 1979F335.4 mi400 yd90
Dec 2, 1982F223 mi150 yd90
May 12, 1990F218 mi100 yd00
Dec 24, 1982F217 mi200 yd40
May 21, 1957F214.5 mi500 yd00
May 6, 1960F25.7 mi50 yd00
May 8, 2009EF22.5 mi880 yd00
May 8, 2009EF22.3 mi1,320 yd00
Mar 13, 1973F22 mi50 yd00
Apr 13, 1974F22 mi100 yd00
Nov 5, 2005F117 mi530 yd00
Oct 21, 2019EF116.3 mi450 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 20, 2025EF02.8 mi50 yd00
Nov 4, 2024EF0—50 yd00
Nov 4, 2024EF0—50 yd00
Nov 4, 2024EF0—50 yd00
May 26, 2024EF04 mi150 yd00
Apr 28, 2021EF01.9 mi100 yd00
Oct 21, 2019EF116.3 mi450 yd00
Oct 21, 2019EF112.9 mi450 yd00
Apr 30, 2019EF01.9 mi50 yd00
Apr 30, 2019EF18.6 mi200 yd00
Apr 30, 2019EF13 mi200 yd00
Apr 30, 2019EF02.9 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Ozark County, MO35Wright County, MO31Webster County, MO38Taney County, MO23Howell County, MO46Christian County, MO44Texas County, MO35Baxter County, AR24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Douglas County, Missouri had?

41 tornadoes touched Douglas County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Douglas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 11, 1979, with a 35.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Douglas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 41). 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).