Phelps County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Phelps County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 31, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 13 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

4killed · 13 injured

19.5 milongest path · 1978

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F116

(E)F25

(E)F33

(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
Dec 31, 2010	EF3	11 mi	500 yd	6	2
Jun 1, 1999	F3	7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 7, 2008	EF3	4.7 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 12, 1978	F2	19.5 mi	400 yd	4	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	10.3 mi	500 yd	1	0
Jun 1, 1999	F2	2 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1973	F2	0.3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Dec 8, 1966	F2	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF1	6.8 mi	440 yd	0	2
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	18 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	10.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 2006	F1	8 mi	350 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	10.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	10.3 mi	500 yd	1	0
May 7, 2024	EF0	9.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 19, 2022	EF1	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 19, 2022	EF1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 21, 2019	EF1	5.9 mi	800 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	5.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	18 mi	75 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF3	11 mi	500 yd	6	2

Deadliest: Dec 31, 2010, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Maries County, MO10 Pulaski County, MO19 Dent County, MO21 Crawford County, MO25 Texas County, MO35 Osage County, MO12 Miller County, MO31 Gasconade County, MO8

Questions

How many tornadoes has Phelps County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Phelps County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Dec 31, 2010, with a 11-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Phelps County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 of 34). 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).