Stoddard County tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Stoddard County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 16, 2025). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 63 people.

50tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
6killed · 63 injured
36 milongest path · 1973
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F121
(E)F29
(E)F35
(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
May 16, 2025EF316.1 mi200 yd102
Feb 21, 1976F323.7 mi300 yd161
Feb 29, 2012EF320 mi700 yd01
May 7, 1973F336 mi100 yd70
May 26, 2024EF319.6 mi300 yd00
Dec 15, 1971F227 mi100 yd261
Apr 29, 1963F210.7 mi50 yd31
May 26, 2024EF225.6 mi300 yd00
Apr 2, 2025EF214.7 mi600 yd00
Feb 5, 2008EF213.9 mi200 yd00
Mar 14, 2025EF26.4 mi100 yd00
Jul 10, 2021EF25.8 mi175 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 16, 2025EF316.1 mi200 yd102
Apr 2, 2025EF214.7 mi600 yd00
Mar 14, 2025EF16.1 mi25 yd00
Mar 14, 2025EF14.6 mi50 yd00
Mar 14, 2025EF26.4 mi100 yd00
May 26, 2024EF225.6 mi300 yd00
May 26, 2024EF319.6 mi300 yd00
Jul 10, 2021EF25.8 mi175 yd00
Jun 21, 2018EF04.5 mi200 yd00
Apr 3, 2018EF04.5 mi100 yd00
Mar 9, 2017EF12.3 mi75 yd00
Mar 9, 2017EF111.2 mi250 yd00

Deadliest: May 16, 2025, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

New Madrid County, MO37Scott County, MO49Butler County, MO49Bollinger County, MO32Wayne County, MO27Mississippi County, MO26Cape Girardeau County, MO52Alexander County, IL17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Stoddard County, Missouri had?

50 tornadoes touched Stoddard County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Stoddard County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 16, 2025, with a 16.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Stoddard County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 50). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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