Webster County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Webster County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jan 7, 2008). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 48 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 48 injured

50.4 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F115

(E)F26

(E)F32

(E)F40

(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
Jan 7, 2008	EF3	50.4 mi	300 yd	18	3
Mar 12, 2006	F3	32 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 1982	F2	16 mi	100 yd	1	0
Nov 17, 1958	F2	12.8 mi	127 yd	0	0
May 20, 1990	F2	12 mi	100 yd	9	0
Apr 23, 1967	F2	11.1 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jan 7, 2008	EF2	8.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2006	F2	7 mi	150 yd	13	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	19.8 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 1954	F1	14.4 mi	900 yd	0	0
May 25, 2011	EF1	9.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 21, 2019	EF1	7.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 20, 2025	EF0	1.1 mi	30 yd
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	19.8 mi	400 yd
Dec 10, 2021	EF1	6.3 mi	75 yd
Oct 21, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	250 yd
May 21, 2019	EF1	7.1 mi	100 yd
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	4.2 mi	75 yd
Aug 19, 2018	EF0	4 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2017	EF1	2 mi	300 yd
May 25, 2011	EF1	9.3 mi	100 yd
Apr 10, 2011	EF0	6.7 mi	100 yd
Dec 31, 2010	EF0	3.1 mi	150 yd
May 8, 2009	EF1	3.8 mi	400 yd

Deadliest: Jan 7, 2008, EF3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Wright County, MO31 Greene County, MO58 Christian County, MO44 Dallas County, MO18 Laclede County, MO27 Douglas County, MO41 Polk County, MO38 Taney County, MO23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Webster County, Missouri had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Webster County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jan 7, 2008, with a 50.4-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Webster County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 38). 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).