Jefferson County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Feb 24, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 46 people.

46tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 46 injured

77.6 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F122

(E)F25

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 24, 1956	F4	77.6 mi	500 yd	36	6
Apr 22, 1981	F3	7.1 mi	100 yd	0	1
Dec 31, 2010	EF3	6.7 mi	440 yd	6	1
Mar 11, 2006	F3	5.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	25.3 mi	850 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF2	12.2 mi	370 yd	0	0
May 18, 1995	F2	7.2 mi	150 yd	3	0
May 28, 1967	F2	2.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 1967	F2	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2010	EF1	18.3 mi	581 yd	0	0
May 31, 2013	EF1	12.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF1	8.6 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 7, 2025	EF1	4.9 mi	300 yd	0
May 19, 2025	unrated	2.4 mi	1 yd	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	25.3 mi	850 yd	0
Jul 16, 2024	EF0	2 mi	25 yd	0
May 26, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 18, 2024	EF1	7.8 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 15, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 15, 2023	EF1	4 mi	360 yd	1
Apr 15, 2023	EF1	0.9 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 7, 2017	EF0	2.6 mi	80 yd	0
Mar 7, 2017	EF0	1.1 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 8, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 24, 1956, F4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Monroe County, IL41 St. Louis County, MO57 Washington County, MO26 Franklin County, MO34 St. Louis city, MO7 St. Francois County, MO25 Ste. Genevieve County, MO12 St. Clair County, IL61

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jefferson County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jefferson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Feb 24, 1956, with a 77.6-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jefferson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 46). 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).