Johnson County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Johnson County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Apr 12, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 14 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 14 injured

22 milongest path · 2003

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F114

(E)F27

(E)F30

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 12, 1964	F2	10.7 mi	100 yd	3	1
May 4, 2003	F2	22 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2006	F2	12.8 mi	200 yd	4	0
May 15, 1968	F2	12.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 15, 1968	F2	5.2 mi	200 yd	2	0
Jul 22, 1961	F2	1.3 mi	133 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1969	F2	0.3 mi	150 yd	1	0
May 26, 1996	F1	12 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 2004	F1	10.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 4, 2003	F1	10 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2001	F1	8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2005	F1	8 mi	75 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 6, 2017	EF0	3.9 mi	25 yd	0
May 26, 2016	EF0	1.4 mi	25 yd	0
May 20, 2010	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Oct 17, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Feb 28, 2007	EF1	6.2 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 24, 2007	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 30, 2006	F0	9 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 12, 2006	F0	8.8 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 12, 2006	F2	12.8 mi	200 yd	4
Jun 4, 2005	F1	8 mi	75 yd	2
Oct 29, 2004	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 29, 2004	F1	10.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 12, 1964, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lafayette County, MO30 Henry County, MO19 Pettis County, MO43 Cass County, MO41 Jackson County, MO49 Ray County, MO34 Benton County, MO29 Saline County, MO24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Johnson County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Johnson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Apr 12, 1964, with a 10.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Johnson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 33). 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).