Lafayette County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Lafayette County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 4, 1977). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 17 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 17 injured

26.2 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F016

(E)F17

(E)F25

(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
May 4, 1977	F3	26.2 mi	100 yd	5	1
Mar 6, 2017	EF3	17.7 mi	400 yd	12	0
Sep 20, 1965	F2	13 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 15, 1968	F2	12.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 9, 2003	F2	10 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1958	F2	4.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 1, 1973	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 15, 1968	F1	4.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	1.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 1982	F1	1.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 21, 2000	F1	1 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1958	F1	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 6, 2024	EF0	4.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 24, 2019	EF0	2.7 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 17, 2017	EF0	4.8 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF3	17.7 mi	400 yd	12
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	1.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 27, 2014	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 26, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 25, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 5, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0

Deadliest: May 4, 1977, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Ray County, MO34 Johnson County, MO33 Jackson County, MO49 Carroll County, MO17 Saline County, MO24 Pettis County, MO43 Clay County, MO38 Cass County, MO41

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lafayette County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lafayette County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 4, 1977, with a 26.2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lafayette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 30). 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).