Tornadoes · United States · Missouri

Tornadoes in Montgomery County, Missouri

25 tornadoes have crossed Montgomery County since 1950, 62nd of the 115 counties in Missouri with a tornado on record, an average of one every 3.0 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 16. 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
25
Deaths
0
Injuries
16
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, March 13, 2006

The strongest

  1. F3, Montgomery, Lincoln, Pike and Calhoun counties, Missouri and IllinoisMarch 13, 2006F3, 44.5 mi (72 km)
  2. F3, Montgomery and Warren counties, MissouriMarch 13, 2006F3, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  3. F2, Audrain and Montgomery counties, MissouriSeptember 22, 1993F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  4. F2, Montgomery County, MissouriApril 23, 1955F2, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  5. F2, Montgomery County, MissouriJuly 20, 1981F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Montgomery County, MissouriMay 12, 1980F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  7. F2, Montgomery County, MissouriMay 12, 1980F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 17 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Montgomery County. Each year links to every tornado in Missouri that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF0
20231EF0
20211EF0
20172EF1
20133EF0
20111EF1
20071EF0
200647F3
20041F0
20001F1
19981F0
19931F2
198212F1
19812F2
198027F2
19551F2
19521F1

Every tornado that crossed Montgomery County

25 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
November 4, 20249:28 PM CSTEF0Montgomery1.925
August 12, 20233:34 AM CDTEF0Montgomery2.540
December 10, 20216:55 PM CSTEF0Montgomery4.350$25,000
May 19, 20174:23 AM CDTEF0Montgomery4.075
March 6, 201711:17 PM CSTEF1Montgomery20.9150
May 31, 20136:28 PM CDTEF0Montgomery1.140
May 31, 20136:21 PM CDTEF0Montgomery0.230
May 31, 20136:20 PM CDTEF0Montgomery0.530
May 25, 20112:15 PM CDTEF1Montgomery7.1100
October 2, 20076:17 PM CDTEF0Montgomery2.140$50,000
June 10, 20065:50 PM CDTF0Montgomery1.360
March 13, 20061:20 AM CSTF3Montgomery to IL44.53006$2.7 million
March 13, 200612:00 AM CSTF3Montgomery6.03001$800,000
March 12, 200611:43 PM CSTF0Callaway6.2200
May 27, 20046:40 PM CDTF0Montgomery1.075
July 18, 20005:55 PM CDTF1Montgomery4.050$70,000
April 13, 19983:20 PM CDTF0Montgomery0.250
September 22, 19935:50 PM CDTF2Audrain12.0120$500,000 to $5 million
December 2, 19829:45 AM CSTF1Montgomery2.0702$50,000 to $500,000
July 20, 19813:07 PM CDTF2Montgomery1.050$5,000 to $50,000
April 13, 19819:50 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.110under $50
May 12, 19808:45 PM CDTF2Montgomery0.5100$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 19808:40 PM CDTF2Montgomery0.51007$50,000 to $500,000
April 23, 19554:15 PM GMT-6F2Montgomery11.0100$5,000 to $50,000
July 17, 19525:15 PM GMT-5F1Montgomery0.210$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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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.