Tornado Warnings in Missouri
4,605 tornado warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 4,605
- Busiest year
- 2008316 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 112over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dunklin County133
- Pemiscot County131
- Stoddard County129
- Christian County119
- Franklin County119
- Jefferson County119
- Newton County116
- Cape Girardeau County114
- Bollinger County114
- Douglas County114
- Saint Louis County113
- Scott County112
- Webster County111
- Howell County111
- Greene County110
- Pike County110
- Washington County110
- Texas County110
- Barry County109
- Jasper County106
- Shannon County102
- Ozark County101
- Barton County100
- Sainte Genevieve County100
- Lawrence County99
- New Madrid County99
- Stone County99
- Polk County98
- Saint Charles County97
- Saint Francois County97
- Wright County96
- Butler County93
- Wayne County93
- Taney County91
- Laclede County91
- Dade County90
- Lincoln County88
- Mississippi County85
- Phelps County85
- Callaway County84
75 more counties
- Crawford County83
- Johnson County82
- Vernon County80
- Perry County80
- Cedar County78
- St. Clair County76
- Iron County75
- Pulaski County74
- Dallas County74
- McDonald County73
- Camden County73
- Montgomery County71
- Jackson County70
- Reynolds County70
- Benton County69
- Cass County69
- Madison County68
- Pettis County67
- Oregon County67
- Dent County66
- Nodaway County66
- Ray County65
- Hickory County65
- Audrain County64
- Boone County64
- Warren County63
- Ralls County61
- Ripley County61
- Gasconade County59
- Bates County58
- Marion County57
- Carter County57
- Clay County56
- Henry County56
- Miller County55
- Saline County55
- Lafayette County54
- Morgan County50
- Sullivan County49
- Osage County49
- Andrew County48
- Lewis County48
- Clinton County48
- Daviess County48
- Harrison County47
- City of Saint Louis47
- Carroll County46
- Monroe County46
- Cole County45
- Atchison County45
- Platte County44
- Maries County43
- Moniteau County43
- Cooper County43
- Buchanan County42
- Clark County41
- Linn County39
- Holt County39
- Grundy County39
- DeKalb County38
- Caldwell County37
- Gentry County37
- Macon County36
- Shelby County36
- Mercer County36
- Chariton County36
- Howard County34
- Adair County33
- Putnam County33
- Livingston County30
- Knox County28
- Worth County25
- Randolph County23
- Scotland County22
- Schuyler County19
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 12:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | New Madrid, Stoddard | 18 min |
| Aug 20, 12:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Mississippi | 13 min |
| Aug 19, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Wayne | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Carter | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Carter | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Shannon | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Reynolds | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Shannon | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Shannon | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Madison, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois | 39 min |
| Jul 31, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LSX | Saint Francois, Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Dent, Shannon, Texas | 46 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.