Tornadoes · United States · Missouri

Tornadoes in Laclede County, Missouri

27 tornadoes have crossed Laclede County since 1950, 52nd of the 115 counties in Missouri with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.8 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 29. 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
27
Deaths
3
Injuries
29
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, January 7, 2008

The deadliest in Laclede County

  1. EF3, Greene, Webster and Laclede counties, MissouriJanuary 7, 20083 killed, 18 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Greene, Webster and Laclede counties, MissouriJanuary 7, 2008EF3, 50.4 mi (81 km)
  2. F3, Webster, Wright and Laclede counties, MissouriMarch 12, 2006F3, 32.0 mi (51 km)
  3. F2, Laclede County, MissouriNovember 15, 1960F2, 18.2 mi (29 km)
  4. F2, Laclede County, MissouriNovember 10, 1995F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  5. EF2, Laclede County, MissouriJanuary 7, 2008EF2, 5.4 mi (9 km)
  6. F2, Laclede County, MissouriOctober 14, 1966F2, 5.2 mi (8 km)
  7. EF2, Laclede County, MissouriMay 8, 2009EF2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  8. EF2, Laclede County, MissouriMarch 31, 2008EF2, 1.8 mi (3 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 19 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Laclede County. Each year links to every tornado in Missouri that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20243EF0
20191EF1
20174EF1
201225EF1
20091EF2
20083318EF3
20071EF0
20061F3
20041F1
20031F0
199611F1
19951F2
19941F1
199312F0
19901F1
19821F1
19661F2
196013F2

Every tornado that crossed Laclede County

27 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 14, 20257:12 PM CDTEF1Laclede22.3200$320,000
April 1, 202411:24 PM CDTEF0Laclede2.3100$75,000
April 1, 202411:20 PM CDTEF0Laclede2.2100$100,000
April 1, 202411:06 PM CDTEF0Dallas2.0200$200,000
May 23, 20191:49 AM CDTEF1Laclede11.1440$155,000
May 27, 20173:25 PM CDTEF1Laclede0.0100
May 27, 20173:09 PM CDTEF1Laclede2.1100
May 27, 20173:05 PM CDTEF1Laclede5.0400$100,000
May 27, 20172:50 PM CDTEF1Laclede9.0100$100,000
February 29, 201212:22 AM CSTEF1Laclede0.375$500,000
February 29, 201212:18 AM CSTEF1Laclede11.01505$750,000
May 8, 20099:25 AM CDTEF2Laclede2.0440$500,000
March 31, 20082:46 PM CDTEF2Laclede1.875$500,000
January 7, 20089:00 PM CSTEF2Laclede5.4300$100,000
January 7, 20086:29 PM CSTEF3Greene50.4300318$19 million
October 17, 200711:35 PM CDTEF0Laclede0.135$10,000
March 12, 200611:15 PM CSTF3Webster32.0200$530,000
May 30, 20043:53 PM CDTF1Laclede1.0200$10,000
May 6, 20037:35 PM CDTF0Laclede0.220
May 5, 199610:53 AM CDTF1Laclede4.01001$500,000
November 10, 19954:50 PM CSTF2Laclede10.0200$500,000 to $5 million
April 26, 19947:22 PM CDTF1Laclede2.550$5,000 to $50,000
April 24, 199311:15 PM CDTF0Laclede0.5432$50,000 to $500,000
March 14, 19906:25 PM CSTF1Laclede0.550$500 to $5,000
April 2, 19825:30 PM CSTF1Laclede0.330$50,000 to $500,000
October 14, 19666:30 PM GMT-5F2Laclede5.233$5,000 to $50,000
November 15, 19603:30 PM GMT-6F2Laclede18.22003$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.