Mississippi County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Mississippi County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 22, 1981). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 66 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 66 injured

63 milongest path · 1981

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F110

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Apr 22, 1981	F4	63 mi	400 yd	32	1
Mar 20, 1955	F3	3.6 mi	250 yd	17	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	57.3 mi	10 yd	6	2
Apr 1, 1970	F2	5.1 mi	50 yd	4	0
Jul 15, 1971	F2	1 mi	33 yd	6	0
May 22, 1957	F2	0.4 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1971	F2	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	15.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2013	EF1	7.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 4, 2021	EF1	3.7 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 1971	F1	2.4 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 26, 2024	unrated	0.4 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	unrated	0.7 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 4, 2021	EF1	3.7 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	15.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2013	EF1	7.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2002	F1	1.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 18, 1996	F1	2 mi	50 yd	1	0
May 18, 1991	F1	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1981	F4	63 mi	400 yd	32	1
May 20, 1974	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 24, 1973, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Carlisle County, KY8 Fulton County, KY17 Hickman County, KY16 Scott County, MO49 Ballard County, KY23 Alexander County, IL17 New Madrid County, MO37 Pulaski County, IL12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mississippi County, Missouri had?

26 tornadoes touched Mississippi County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mississippi County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 22, 1981, with a 63-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Mississippi County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 26). 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).