Jasper County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Jasper County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (May 22, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 169 and injured 1,337 people.

52tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

169killed · 1,337 injured

41.8 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F125

(E)F26

(E)F36

(E)F41

(E)F51

unrated1

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 22, 2011	EF5	21.6 mi	1,600 yd	1,150	158
Apr 3, 1956	F4	41.8 mi	400 yd	59	0
May 4, 2003	F3	25 mi	880 yd	34	5
May 22, 2019	EF3	11.3 mi	880 yd	1	3
Mar 26, 1976	F3	29.1 mi	40 yd	3	1
May 5, 1971	F3	13.1 mi	70 yd	60	1
May 22, 2019	EF3	9.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 1982	F3	9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1961	F2	9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 1993	F2	7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 1993	F2	6 mi	220 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1973	F2	5 mi	100 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	24.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 6, 2024	EF1	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2024	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 2, 2024	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2021	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF3	9.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF0	7.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 22, 2019	EF3	11.3 mi	880 yd	1	3
May 20, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 19, 2013	EF1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF5	21.6 mi	1,600 yd	1,150	158

Deadliest: May 22, 2011, EF5, 158 killed.

Nearby counties

Barton County, MO39 Newton County, MO55 Cherokee County, KS46 Lawrence County, MO30 Dade County, MO27 Crawford County, KS37 Ottawa County, OK49 McDonald County, MO23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jasper County, Missouri had?

52 tornadoes touched Jasper County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jasper County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on May 22, 2011, with a 21.6-mile path and 158 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jasper County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 52). 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).