Morgan County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Morgan County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 31, 1954).

27tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 8 injured
21 milongest path · 1954
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F111
(E)F27
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 31, 1954F221 mi440 yd00
Mar 5, 1961F29.6 mi50 yd00
May 28, 1954F26.8 mi100 yd20
Mar 12, 2006F26 mi100 yd50
Mar 15, 1982F25 mi600 yd00
Apr 30, 1954F23.6 mi400 yd00
Oct 14, 1966F22.3 mi50 yd00
Oct 23, 2001F115.5 mi300 yd10
Sep 21, 1955F14.7 mi500 yd00
Apr 6, 1978F12 mi100 yd00
Jul 19, 1950F11.5 mi440 yd00
May 14, 1982F11 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 20, 2025EF00.7 mi75 yd00
Apr 27, 2024EF03.5 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2017EF10.1 mi300 yd00
May 27, 2017EF10.1 mi50 yd00
Mar 6, 2017EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 20, 2013EF00.7 mi100 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F11 mi250 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F26 mi100 yd50
Mar 12, 2006F06 mi100 yd00
May 6, 2003F013 mi100 yd00
May 6, 2003F015 mi100 yd00
Oct 23, 2001F115.5 mi300 yd10

Nearby counties

Moniteau County, MO21Benton County, MO29Camden County, MO24Miller County, MO31Cooper County, MO19Pettis County, MO43Cole County, MO11Hickory County, MO15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morgan County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Morgan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 31, 1954, with a 21-mile path.

When is tornado season in Morgan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 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).