Texas County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Texas County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 25, 1954). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 26 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 26 injured

35.4 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F117

(E)F28

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 25, 1954	F4	12.1 mi	100 yd	0	2
Apr 11, 1979	F3	35.4 mi	400 yd	9	0
May 8, 2009	EF2	27.9 mi	880 yd	2	0
Dec 2, 1982	F2	23 mi	150 yd	9	0
Mar 24, 1988	F2	12 mi	50 yd	5	0
Apr 3, 1968	F2	11.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1974	F2	7.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1968	F2	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 8, 1966	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1975	F2	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	22.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	14.2 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 16, 2025	EF1	2.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	22.3 mi	200 yd	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	14.2 mi	400 yd	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF1	1.1 mi	450 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	5.6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	6 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 13, 2018	EF1	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 13, 2018	EF1	5.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 19, 2009	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd	1
May 8, 2009	EF0	6.8 mi	200 yd	0
May 8, 2009	EF2	27.9 mi	880 yd	2
May 8, 2009	EF1	3.5 mi	440 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 25, 1954, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Wright County, MO31 Dent County, MO21 Shannon County, MO19 Howell County, MO46 Pulaski County, MO19 Phelps County, MO34 Douglas County, MO41 Laclede County, MO27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Texas County, Missouri had?

35 tornadoes touched Texas County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Texas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 25, 1954, with a 12.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Texas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 35). 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).