Laclede County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Laclede County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jan 7, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 29 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 29 injured

50.4 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F113

(E)F26

(E)F32

(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
Jan 7, 2008	EF3	50.4 mi	300 yd	18	3
Mar 12, 2006	F3	32 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1960	F2	18.2 mi	200 yd	3	0
Nov 10, 1995	F2	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 7, 2008	EF2	5.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 1966	F2	5.2 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 8, 2009	EF2	2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2008	EF2	1.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	22.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 23, 2019	EF1	11.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	11 mi	150 yd	5	0
May 27, 2017	EF1	9 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	22.3 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 1, 2024	EF0	2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 1, 2024	EF0	2.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 1, 2024	EF0	2.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 23, 2019	EF1	11.1 mi	440 yd	0
May 27, 2017	EF1	9 mi	100 yd	0
May 27, 2017	EF1	5 mi	400 yd	0
May 27, 2017	EF1	2.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 27, 2017	EF1	—	100 yd	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	11 mi	150 yd	5
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	0.3 mi	75 yd	0
May 8, 2009	EF2	2 mi	440 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 7, 2008, EF3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Dallas County, MO18 Pulaski County, MO19 Camden County, MO24 Wright County, MO31 Webster County, MO38 Miller County, MO31 Texas County, MO35 Hickory County, MO15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Laclede County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Laclede County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jan 7, 2008, with a 50.4-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Laclede County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 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).