Oregon County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Oregon County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Dec 24, 1982). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 25 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 25 injured

63 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F15

(E)F25

(E)F34

(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
Dec 24, 1982	F4	63 mi	440 yd	11	0
Oct 18, 1984	F3	26 mi	440 yd	1	1
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	57.2 mi	800 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	23.5 mi	800 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1970	F3	5 mi	200 yd	7	0
Dec 24, 1982	F2	33 mi	300 yd	2	1
May 26, 2024	EF2	45.5 mi	400 yd	1	0
Nov 5, 2005	F2	9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1968	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 21, 1967	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1999	F1	10.5 mi	50 yd	2	0
Apr 29, 1984	F1	5 mi	77 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	57.2 mi	800 yd	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF3	23.5 mi	800 yd	0
May 26, 2024	EF2	45.5 mi	400 yd	1
May 19, 2017	EF0	0.8 mi	300 yd	0
May 25, 2011	EF1	2.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 9, 2009	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Jan 8, 2008	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 2006	F0	2 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 25, 2006	F0	8 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 5, 2005	F2	9 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 3, 1999	F1	10.5 mi	50 yd	2
Apr 30, 1985	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 24, 1982, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Howell County, MO46 Ripley County, MO25 Carter County, MO22 Fulton County, AR23 Randolph County, AR25 Shannon County, MO19 Sharp County, AR24 Lawrence County, AR24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Oregon County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Oregon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Dec 24, 1982, with a 63-mile path.

When is tornado season in Oregon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 22). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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