Harrison County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Harrison County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 81 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 81 injured

134 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F18

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F42

(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
Jun 7, 1984	F4	134 mi	250 yd	64	3
May 29, 2004	F4	22 mi	800 yd	6	3
Oct 8, 1958	F3	23.1 mi	300 yd	7	2
May 27, 1995	F3	30.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1960	F3	27 mi	300 yd	4	0
Apr 29, 1970	F2	29.3 mi	800 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1958	F2	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 24, 1989	F2	2.5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	16.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2005	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 21, 1977	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 24, 1989	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	16.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF0	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2006	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2005	F1	5 mi	100 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
May 24, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 24, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2003	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2003	F0	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 1995	F3	30.4 mi	150 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jun 7, 1984, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Mercer County, MO17 Gentry County, MO20 Worth County, MO14 Daviess County, MO21 Grundy County, MO19 Decatur County, IA20 Ringgold County, IA29 DeKalb County, MO21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Harrison County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Harrison County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 7, 1984, with a 134-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Harrison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 27). 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).