Ray County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Ray County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 4, 1977). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 26 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 26 injured

48.6 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F112

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F42

(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
May 4, 1977	F4	48.6 mi	880 yd	1	0
May 4, 1977	F4	12 mi	400 yd	5	0
Jan 24, 1967	F3	14.5 mi	200 yd	18	2
Apr 21, 1967	F3	14.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 20, 1957	F2	12.8 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 10, 2014	EF2	12.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Dec 4, 1960	F2	11 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 16, 2015	EF2	10 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 7, 1961	F2	7.3 mi	50 yd	2	0
Mar 14, 1955	F2	3.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1951	F2	2.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 17, 1958	F2	2 mi	33 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 4, 2023	EF0	4.5 mi	20 yd
Oct 9, 2018	EF0	4 mi	50 yd
May 16, 2015	EF0	0.9 mi	100 yd
May 16, 2015	EF2	10 mi	250 yd
May 16, 2015	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd
May 10, 2014	EF2	12.6 mi	500 yd
May 10, 2014	EF0	0.6 mi	25 yd
Apr 15, 2006	F0	10.1 mi	75 yd
Mar 12, 2006	F1	17 mi	150 yd
Nov 27, 2005	F1	2 mi	75 yd
Jun 12, 2003	F0	1 mi	50 yd
May 30, 2001	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Jan 24, 1967, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Lafayette County, MO30 Clay County, MO38 Caldwell County, MO11 Carroll County, MO17 Jackson County, MO49 Clinton County, MO26 Livingston County, MO13 Johnson County, MO33

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ray County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Ray County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 4, 1977, with a 48.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Ray County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 34). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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