Tornadoes · United States · Missouri

Tornadoes in Webster County, Missouri

40 tornadoes have crossed Webster County since 1950, 2 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 22nd of the 115 counties in Missouri with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.9 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 48. 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
40
Deaths
3
Injuries
48
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, January 7, 2008

The deadliest in Webster 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, Christian, Greene and Webster counties, MissouriDecember 24, 1982F2, 16.0 mi (26 km)
  4. F2, Webster and Dallas counties, MissouriNovember 17, 1958F2, 12.8 mi (21 km)
  5. F2, Greene and Webster counties, MissouriMay 20, 1990F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  6. F2, Webster County, MissouriApril 23, 1967F2, 11.1 mi (18 km)
  7. EF2, Webster County, MissouriJanuary 7, 2008EF2, 8.6 mi (14 km)
  8. F2, Webster County, MissouriMarch 12, 2006F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 25 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Webster County. Each year links to every tornado in Missouri that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20262EF0
20252EF1
20211EF1
20192EF1
20182EF1
20171EF1
20112EF1
20101EF0
20091EF1
20086318EF3
20071EF0
2006213F3
20041F1
20031F0
20021F0
20011F1
19991F0
19961F0
19941F1
1990212F2
198412F1
198221F2
196732F2
19581F2
19541F1

Every tornado that crossed Webster County

40 tornadoes, newest first. The 2 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 7, 20268:19 PM CDTEF0Webster0.450
June 26, 20266:52 PM CDTEF0Webster1.575
April 20, 20254:46 PM CDTEF0Webster1.130$100,000
March 14, 20256:40 PM CDTEF1Webster19.8400$275,000
December 10, 20216:13 PM CSTEF1Webster6.375$350,000
October 21, 20191:18 AM CDTEF1Christian6.3250$100,000
May 21, 20192:48 PM CDTEF1Webster7.1100$35,000
December 1, 20181:22 AM CSTEF1Webster4.275$90,000
August 19, 20183:32 PM CDTEF0Webster4.050
May 19, 20172:15 AM CDTEF1Webster2.0300$10,000
May 25, 20111:30 AM CDTEF1Webster9.3100$20,000
April 10, 201110:55 PM CDTEF0Webster6.7100$10,000
December 31, 201012:31 AM CSTEF0Webster3.1150$100,000
May 8, 20098:38 AM CDTEF1Webster3.8400$50,000
January 8, 20083:18 AM CSTEF0Webster4.7150$750,000
January 8, 20083:16 AM CSTEF0Webster7.250$15,000
January 7, 20089:57 PM CSTEF0Webster10.650$8,000
January 7, 20088:42 PM CSTEF1Webster5.2150$50,000
January 7, 20087:42 PM CSTEF2Webster8.6200$1.0 million
January 7, 20086:29 PM CSTEF3Greene50.4300318$19 million
June 30, 20075:40 PM CDTEF0Webster0.150
March 12, 200611:15 PM CSTF3Webster32.0200$530,000
March 12, 200611:03 PM CSTF2Webster7.015013$700,000
November 1, 20045:15 AM CSTF1Webster6.0500$50,000
May 4, 20038:20 PM CDTF0Webster0.220
December 18, 20029:49 AM CSTF0Webster0.550
February 24, 20013:24 PM CSTF1Webster6.550$150,000
April 8, 19997:15 PM CDTF0Webster0.10$20,000
April 21, 199611:30 PM CDTF0Webster2.070$100,000
April 10, 19941:35 AM CDTF1Webster2.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 20, 199010:50 PM CDTF0Webster0.2503$50,000 to $500,000
May 20, 199010:20 PM CDTF2Greene12.01009
October 16, 198412:15 PM CDTF1Christian6.02002$500,000 to $5 million
December 24, 19823:50 PM CSTF0Webster0.350under $50
December 24, 198212:10 PM CSTF2Christian16.01001$500,000 to $5 million
July 28, 19676:10 AM GMT-5F0Webster0.110under $50
April 23, 19676:30 AM GMT-6F2Webster11.1501$5,000 to $50,000
April 23, 19676:20 AM GMT-6F1Webster0.1101$500 to $5,000
November 17, 19581:30 PM GMT-6F2Webster12.8127$5,000 to $50,000
March 24, 195411:45 PM GMT-6F1Webster14.4900$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.