Tornado History Map

Scotland County, Missouri tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Scotland County from 1959 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 Scotland County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Scotland County, Missouri between 1959 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 24 January 1967. The most recent was on 27 May 2024.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 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 Scotland County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0744%
F1 / EF1531%
F2 / EF2213%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF416%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Scotland County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1950s11960s21970s11990s32000s32010s52020s1

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
1960s2
1970s1
1990s3
2000s3
2010s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan1Feb0Mar2Apr4May4Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar2
Apr4
May4
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Scotland County

Notable tornadoes in Scotland County

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

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