Tornado History Map

Wright County, Missouri tornado history

32 tornadoes recorded in or across Wright County from 1959 to 2025, 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 Wright County

The Storm Prediction Center records 32 tornadoes whose paths touched Wright County, Missouri between 1959 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 26 September 1959. The most recent was on 3 June 2025.

  • 32tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 12injuries
  • 469per 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 Wright County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0825%
F1 / EF11753%
F2 / EF2516%
F3 / EF313%
F4 / EF413%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Wright County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 2010s.1950s11960s21970s41980s21990s32000s52010s82020s7

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s4
1980s2
1990s3
2000s5
2010s8
2020s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Apr.Jan1Feb2Mar2Apr10May8Jun3Jul0Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec5
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb2
Mar2
Apr10
May8
Jun3
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec5

Records for Wright County

  • Strongest: Niangua, Missouri tornado26 September 1959, F4, 7.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Missouri tornado12 March 2006, F3, 32 miles long
  • Most recent: Missouri tornado3 June 2025, EF0, 0.4 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Wright 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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