Shelby County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Shelby County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 23, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 5 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 5 injured

89.6 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F112

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 23, 1975	F4	28.2 mi	1,700 yd	4	1
Jul 4, 1995	F3	26 mi	23 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1974	F3	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1954	F2	89.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1970	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	18.5 mi	150 yd	1	0
Aug 5, 1986	F1	13 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	8.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 2025	EF1	3.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 2011	EF1	1.2 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 2011	EF1	1.1 mi	70 yd	0	0
Feb 27, 2011	EF1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 9, 2025	EF1	0.4 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 9, 2025	EF1	3.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 24, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	18.5 mi	150 yd	1
Apr 27, 2016	EF0	0.8 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 26, 2011	EF1	1.1 mi	70 yd	0
Jun 26, 2011	EF1	1.2 mi	70 yd	0
Feb 27, 2011	EF1	1 mi	30 yd	0
Feb 27, 2011	EF0	2 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	8.6 mi	100 yd	0
May 10, 2003	F0	5.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 10, 2003	F0	5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 23, 1975, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Monroe County, MO26 Knox County, MO10 Marion County, MO16 Macon County, MO17 Lewis County, MO13 Randolph County, MO11 Ralls County, MO13 Adair County, MO10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Shelby County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Shelby County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 23, 1975, with a 28.2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Shelby County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (7 of 23). 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).