Tornadoes · United States · Missouri

Tornadoes in Boone County, Missouri

35 tornadoes have crossed Boone County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 30th of the 115 counties in Missouri with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.2 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 26. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
35
Deaths
0
Injuries
26
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, November 10, 1998

The strongest

  1. F3, Boone County, MissouriNovember 27, 1990F3, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  2. F3, Boone County, MissouriNovember 10, 1998F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  3. F3, Boone County, MissouriNovember 27, 1990F3, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  4. F2, Boone, Monroe, Shelby and Clark counties, MissouriApril 30, 1954F2, 89.6 mi (144 km)
  5. F2, Moniteau, Cole, Boone and Callaway counties, MissouriMay 12, 1980F2, 42.7 mi (69 km)
  6. F2, Boone and Audrain counties, MissouriDecember 4, 1956F2, 11.1 mi (18 km)
  7. F2, Boone County, MissouriApril 8, 1999F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  8. F2, Howard and Boone counties, MissouriSeptember 27, 1959F2, 6.4 mi (10 km)
  9. F2, Boone County, MissouriApril 8, 1999F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  10. F2, Boone County, MissouriMay 26, 1973F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 22 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Boone County. Each year links to every tornado in Missouri that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF0
20252EF1
20161EF0
20011F0
20002F1
199925F2
1998116F3
19951F0
19922F1
199023F3
198711F0
19851F1
19843F1
19822F1
19801F2
197331F2
19721F1
19661F1
19651F0
19594F2
19561F2
19541F2

Every tornado that crossed Boone County

35 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 17, 20268:08 PM CDTEF0Cole3.550
April 20, 20255:33 PM CDTEF1Boone2.3100$22,000
April 20, 20255:18 PM CDTEF1Boone3.3100
July 7, 20166:45 AM CDTEF0Boone0.350
May 17, 20014:30 PM CDTF0Boone0.150
March 26, 20006:15 PM CSTF1Boone0.3150$50,000
February 25, 20003:35 PM CSTF0Boone0.250
April 8, 19996:05 PM CDTF2Boone10.0120
April 8, 19995:55 PM CDTF2Boone4.01205
November 10, 19981:58 AM CSTF3Boone2.07016$6.0 million
July 8, 19955:15 PM CDTF0Boone0.280
July 2, 19926:43 PM CDTF0Boone0.223
July 2, 19926:33 PM CDTF1Boone0.550$50,000 to $500,000
November 27, 199011:20 AM CSTF3Boone12.0503$5 million to $50 million
November 27, 199011:12 AM CSTF3Boone1.050$50,000 to $500,000
June 2, 19872:56 PM CDTF0Boone1.0201$50 to $500
June 17, 19851:04 AM CDTF1Boone1.0100$500,000 to $5 million
October 16, 19845:30 AM CDTF1Boone4.050$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19845:45 PM CDTF1Boone0.310$5,000 to $50,000
April 3, 19843:15 PM CSTF1Boone0.327$50 to $500
May 29, 19824:00 AM CDTF1Boone0.120$500 to $5,000
April 16, 19825:05 PM CSTF0Boone0.350
May 12, 19806:12 PM CDTF2Moniteau42.750$5,000 to $50,000
December 4, 19736:30 AM CSTF0Boone0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19737:50 PM CDTF2Boone3.0501$50,000 to $500,000
March 13, 19739:46 PM CSTF1Boone6.150$5,000 to $50,000
September 7, 19724:15 PM CDTF1Boone0.133$5,000 to $50,000
December 8, 19662:30 AM GMT-6F1Boone2.573$5,000 to $50,000
January 25, 19659:50 PM GMT-6F0Boone0.110under $50
October 4, 19598:40 PM GMT-5F0Boone0.210$500 to $5,000
October 4, 19598:40 PM GMT-5F0Boone0.217$500 to $5,000
September 28, 19595:00 PM GMT-5F1Boone0.110$500 to $5,000
September 27, 19598:23 PM GMT-5F2Howard6.450$5,000 to $50,000
December 4, 195610:30 PM GMT-6F2Boone11.1400$50,000 to $500,000
April 30, 19544:15 PM GMT-5F2Boone89.6100$5,000 to $50,000

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.