Tornado History Map

Pettis County, Missouri tornado history

45 tornadoes recorded in or across Pettis County from 1952 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 Pettis County

The Storm Prediction Center records 45 tornadoes whose paths touched Pettis County, Missouri between 1952 and 2024. They killed 3 people and injured 111. The busiest month is May, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 20 April 1973. The most recent was on 6 May 2024.

  • 45tornadoes
  • 3deaths
  • 111injuries
  • 660per 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 Pettis County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01738%
F1 / EF11738%
F2 / EF2613%
F3 / EF3511%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Pettis County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 16 in 2000s.1950s11960s11970s71980s111990s12000s162010s52020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1970s7
1980s11
1990s1
2000s16
2010s5
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar11Apr8May12Jun3Jul1Aug1Sep2Oct3Nov3Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar11
Apr8
May12
Jun3
Jul1
Aug1
Sep2
Oct3
Nov3
Dec1

Records for Pettis County

  • Deadliest: Missouri tornado12 March 2006, F2, 1 death, 6 injuries, 11.2 miles long
  • Strongest: Missouri tornado20 April 1973, F3, 4 injuries, 19.4 miles long
  • Longest path: Missouri tornado12 March 2006, F0, 28 miles long
  • Most recent: Missouri tornado6 May 2024, EF1, 9.7 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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