Tornadoes · United States · Missouri

Tornadoes in Wright County, Missouri

31 tornadoes have crossed Wright County since 1950, 38th of the 115 counties in Missouri with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.5 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 12. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
31
Deaths
0
Injuries
12
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, September 26, 1959

The strongest

  1. F4, Wright County, MissouriSeptember 26, 1959F4, 7.8 mi (13 km)
  2. F3, Webster, Wright and Laclede counties, MissouriMarch 12, 2006F3, 32.0 mi (51 km)
  3. F2, Douglas, Wright and Texas counties, MissouriDecember 2, 1982F2, 23.0 mi (37 km)
  4. F2, Douglas and Wright counties, MissouriMay 12, 1990F2, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  5. F2, Wright County, MissouriApril 13, 1974F2, 9.2 mi (15 km)
  6. EF2, Wright County, MissouriApril 13, 2018EF2, 9.0 mi (14 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20254EF1
20242EF1
20211EF1
20194EF1
20183EF2
20171EF0
20091EF1
20081EF1
20061F3
20021F0
20011F1
19991F0
19941F1
19901F2
19831F1
198219F2
197611F1
197412F2
19731F1
19711F1
19621F0
19591F4

Every tornado that crossed Wright County

31 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 3, 20254:37 PM CDTEF0Wright0.4100$8,000
April 20, 20255:08 PM CDTEF1Wright2.1400
April 20, 20254:59 PM CDTEF0Wright1.850$25,000
March 14, 20256:40 PM CDTEF1Webster19.8400$275,000
May 26, 20245:11 PM CDTEF1Wright14.2400$515,000
May 26, 20243:39 AM CDTEF1Wright2.31,200$100,000
December 10, 20216:13 PM CSTEF1Webster6.375$350,000
May 21, 20193:17 PM CDTEF1Wright23.8200$5.0 million
April 30, 20199:35 PM CDTEF1Wright2.2100$60,000
April 30, 20197:58 PM CDTEF0Wright2.4100$100,000
April 30, 20197:30 PM CDTEF1Wright1.475$250,000
December 1, 20181:37 AM CSTEF0Wright0.350
April 13, 20187:35 PM CDTEF1Wright5.075$25,000
April 13, 20187:13 PM CDTEF2Wright9.0100$300,000
May 19, 20173:00 AM CDTEF0Wright0.350$5,000
May 8, 20099:07 AM CDTEF1Wright3.8440$50,000
January 8, 20083:45 AM CSTEF1Wright11.9150$200,000
March 12, 200611:15 PM CSTF3Webster32.0200$530,000
December 18, 20029:55 AM CSTF0Wright10.0100$70,000
February 24, 20013:24 PM CSTF1Webster6.550$150,000
June 1, 19997:35 PM CDTF0Wright0.250
April 26, 19947:45 PM CDTF1Wright1.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 12, 19904:20 PM CDTF2Douglas18.0100$500,000 to $5 million
April 28, 19836:08 PM CDTF1Wright2.050$500 to $5,000
December 2, 19823:30 AM CSTF2Douglas23.01509$500,000 to $5 million
February 21, 197612:15 AM CSTF1Wright0.3501$5,000 to $50,000
April 13, 19749:50 PM CDTF2Wright9.21772$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19737:00 PM CDTF1Wright2.050$500 to $5,000
May 1, 19718:00 PM CDTF1Wright0.350$50 to $500
June 9, 19624:40 PM GMT-5F0Wright0.510under $50
September 26, 19593:45 PM GMT-5F4Wright7.8100$50,000 to $500,000

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.