Washington County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Washington County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Dec 21, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 14 and injured 150 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

14killed · 150 injured

27.9 milongest path · 1967

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F42

(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
Dec 21, 1967	F4	27.9 mi	200 yd	52	3
Jun 22, 1969	F4	20.2 mi	800 yd	22	2
May 21, 1957	F3	22.2 mi	400 yd	50	8
Apr 2, 2025	EF3	21.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 8, 1966	F3	1.3 mi	200 yd	2	0
Nov 9, 1984	F2	3 mi	340 yd	15	1
May 24, 1971	F2	25.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 1974	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2010	EF1	18.3 mi	581 yd	0	0
May 22, 1957	F1	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2025	EF1	4.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 2015	EF1	4.1 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 19, 2025	EF1	2.8 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2025	EF0	2.2 mi	140 yd	0
Apr 29, 2025	EF1	4.2 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF3	21.9 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 24, 2019	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Jul 8, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 8, 2015	EF1	4.1 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 30, 2010	EF1	18.3 mi	581 yd	0
Sep 22, 2006	F1	3.1 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 22, 2006	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 18, 2004	F1	0.2 mi	80 yd	7
Oct 18, 2004	F0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Crawford County, MO25 Iron County, MO26 St. Francois County, MO25 Jefferson County, MO46 Franklin County, MO34 Dent County, MO21 Reynolds County, MO25 Ste. Genevieve County, MO12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Washington County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Washington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Dec 21, 1967, with a 27.9-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Washington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 26). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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