Tornado History Map

Johnson County, Missouri tornado history

35 tornadoes recorded in or across Johnson County from 1960 to 2017, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Johnson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 35 tornadoes whose paths touched Johnson County, Missouri between 1960 and 2017. They killed 1 person and injured 14. The busiest month is May, with 15 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 12 April 1964. The most recent was on 6 March 2017.

  • 35tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 14injuries
  • 422per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Johnson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01337%
F1 / EF11543%
F2 / EF2720%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Johnson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in 2000s.1960s91970s21980s21990s22000s172010s3

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s9
1970s2
1980s2
1990s2
2000s17
2010s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in May.Jan0Feb2Mar4Apr4May15Jun3Jul2Aug0Sep1Oct3Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar4
Apr4
May15
Jun3
Jul2
Aug0
Sep1
Oct3
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Johnson County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Missouri tornado12 April 1964, F2, 1 death, 3 injuries, 10.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Missouri tornado6 May 2003, F0, 2 injuries, 22 miles long
  • Most recent: Missouri tornado6 March 2017, EF0, 3.9 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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