Nodaway County tornado history

39 tornadoes touched Nodaway County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 29, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 31 people.

39tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 31 injured

25 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F113

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F41

(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
Mar 29, 1979	F4	18.8 mi	500 yd	20	0
Oct 8, 1958	F3	23.1 mi	300 yd	7	2
Nov 16, 1952	F3	21.6 mi	600 yd	2	0
May 31, 1954	F2	21 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1964	F2	10.8 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 23, 1966	F2	5.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 1969	F2	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 10, 1959	F2	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 4, 1959	F1	24.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1999	F1	13.5 mi	—	2	0
Jun 8, 1974	F1	10.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 27, 1967	F1	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 16, 2024	EF0	3.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 16, 2024	EF1	0.6 mi	50 yd
Oct 8, 2018	EF0	2.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 28, 2017	EF0	1.3 mi	25 yd
Mar 6, 2017	EF0	5.8 mi	25 yd
Sep 9, 2014	EF0	3 mi	30 yd
Jun 30, 2014	EF0	3.5 mi	200 yd
Jun 26, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Apr 24, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Apr 24, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Aug 26, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 13, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Oct 8, 1958, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Holt County, MO15 Worth County, MO14 Andrew County, MO26 Gentry County, MO20 Taylor County, IA41 Page County, IA40 Atchison County, MO19 DeKalb County, MO21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nodaway County, Missouri had?

39 tornadoes touched Nodaway County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Nodaway County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 29, 1979, with a 18.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Nodaway County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 39). 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).