Warren County, Missouri tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Warren County from 1971 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 Warren County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Warren County, Missouri between 1971 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 10. The busiest month is April, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 13 March 2006. The most recent was on 16 July 2024.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 10injuries
  • 373per 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 Warren County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0531%
F1 / EF1744%
F2 / EF2319%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Warren County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1970s11980s41990s32000s22010s52020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1970s1
1980s4
1990s3
2000s2
2010s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Apr.Jan1Feb0Mar2Apr5May2Jun2Jul2Aug1Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar2
Apr5
May2
Jun2
Jul2
Aug1
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Warren County

  • Deadliest: Missouri tornado21 June 1981, F2, 1 death, 6 injuries, 6.5 miles long
  • Strongest: Missouri tornado13 March 2006, F3, 1 injury, 6 miles long
  • Longest path: Missouri tornado6 March 2017, EF1, 20.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Missouri tornado16 July 2024, EF0, 0.3 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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