St. Francois County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched St. Francois County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 22, 1969). Tornadoes here killed 13 and injured 72 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

13killed · 72 injured

25.4 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F18

(E)F28

(E)F32

(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
Jun 22, 1969	F4	15.1 mi	440 yd	14	4
May 21, 1957	F3	22.2 mi	400 yd	50	8
Oct 24, 2021	EF3	16.7 mi	450 yd	1	0
Dec 18, 1957	F2	2.7 mi	33 yd	1	1
May 24, 1971	F2	25.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 2006	F2	25 mi	880 yd	1	0
Mar 18, 1952	F2	18.4 mi	100 yd	1	0
Feb 9, 1960	F2	9.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 16, 1963	F2	4.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 1963	F2	2 mi	50 yd	2	0
Jun 3, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 11, 2006	F1	11 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 7, 2025	EF0	1.3 mi	65 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF1	4.2 mi	500 yd	0
Oct 24, 2021	EF3	16.7 mi	450 yd	1
Jul 31, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	120 yd	0
Jun 27, 2020	EF1	0.7 mi	125 yd	0
May 14, 2009	EF1	0.6 mi	200 yd	0
Sep 22, 2006	F2	25 mi	880 yd	1
Apr 2, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 11, 2006	F1	11 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 12, 2004	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 27, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	40 yd	0
May 12, 2002	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: May 21, 1957, F3, 8 killed.

Nearby counties

Iron County, MO26 Ste. Genevieve County, MO12 Madison County, MO37 Washington County, MO26 Jefferson County, MO46 Monroe County, IL41 Perry County, MO27 Randolph County, IL45

Questions

How many tornadoes has St. Francois County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in St. Francois County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 22, 1969, with a 15.1-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in St. Francois County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 25). 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).