Saline County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Saline County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 12, 2006).

24tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 6 injured
35 milongest path · 2006
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F08
(E)F18
(E)F27
(E)F31
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 12, 2006F335 mi350 yd00
May 12, 1980F227 mi100 yd00
Apr 21, 1967F220.4 mi100 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F220 mi150 yd60
Sep 20, 1965F213 mi100 yd00
May 9, 2003F210 mi300 yd00
Dec 4, 1956F29 mi33 yd00
Jul 22, 1961F24.1 mi200 yd00
Apr 13, 1981F130.1 mi167 yd00
Jun 7, 1982F112 mi250 yd00
Oct 29, 2004F110.5 mi50 yd00
May 10, 2014EF17.3 mi1,350 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 4, 2023EF01.5 mi20 yd00
Apr 24, 2020EF0—50 yd00
May 10, 2014EF17.3 mi1,350 yd00
May 22, 2011EF13.5 mi75 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F220 mi150 yd60
Mar 12, 2006F335 mi350 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F06.4 mi100 yd00
Oct 29, 2004F110.5 mi50 yd00
May 9, 2003F210 mi300 yd00
May 9, 2003F00.2 mi25 yd00
Jun 25, 1994F00.2 mi50 yd00
Mar 12, 1991F00.2 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Carroll County, MO17Howard County, MO8Pettis County, MO43Cooper County, MO19Chariton County, MO16Lafayette County, MO30Johnson County, MO33Randolph County, MO11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Saline County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Saline County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 12, 2006, with a 35-mile path.

When is tornado season in Saline County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 24). 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).