Tornado History Map

Lincoln County, Missouri tornado history

23 tornadoes recorded in or across Lincoln County from 1953 to 2024, 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 Lincoln County

The Storm Prediction Center records 23 tornadoes whose paths touched Lincoln County, Missouri between 1953 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 13 March 2006. The most recent was on 4 November 2024.

  • 23tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 367per 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 Lincoln County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01043%
F1 / EF11043%
F2 / EF214%
F3 / EF329%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lincoln County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1950s41960s21970s11980s21990s12000s72010s52020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s2
1970s1
1980s2
1990s1
2000s7
2010s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Apr.Jan1Feb1Mar4Apr5May2Jun3Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov1Dec2
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb1
Mar4
Apr5
May2
Jun3
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov1
Dec2

Records for Lincoln County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Missouri tornado13 March 2006, F3, 6 injuries, 44.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Missouri tornado4 November 2024, EF0, 6.1 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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