Jackson County tornado history

49 tornadoes touched Jackson County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 20, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 47 and injured 259 people.

49tornadoes since 1950
F5strongest rating
47killed · 259 injured
69.4 milongest path · 1957
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F022
(E)F113
(E)F29
(E)F33
(E)F41
(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 20, 1957F569.4 mi440 yd20744
May 4, 1977F412 mi400 yd50
Jan 24, 1967F314.5 mi200 yd182
Apr 12, 1964F319.5 mi100 yd101
Mar 6, 2017EF317.7 mi400 yd120
Jun 22, 1957F219.8 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F212.8 mi33 yd00
May 10, 2014EF212.6 mi500 yd00
May 16, 2015EF210 mi250 yd00
Jun 8, 2022EF29.6 mi200 yd00
May 26, 1965F24.9 mi500 yd40
Sep 20, 1965F21.5 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 3, 2025EF00.8 mi40 yd00
Jun 3, 2025EF13.7 mi50 yd00
May 6, 2024EF15.8 mi50 yd00
May 6, 2024EF04.4 mi50 yd00
Jun 8, 2022EF114.4 mi125 yd00
Jun 8, 2022EF29.6 mi200 yd00
Jun 4, 2020EF05.7 mi40 yd00
Sep 22, 2019EF00.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 2019EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 24, 2019EF00.7 mi25 yd00
Jun 26, 2018EF03.4 mi100 yd00
May 2, 2018EF01.6 mi25 yd00

Deadliest: May 20, 1957, F5, 44 killed.

Nearby counties

Clay County, MO38Wyandotte County, KS10Cass County, MO41Johnson County, KS49Ray County, MO34Lafayette County, MO30Johnson County, MO33Platte County, MO17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jackson County, Missouri had?

49 tornadoes touched Jackson County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jackson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 20, 1957, with a 69.4-mile path and 44 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jackson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 49). 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).