# Tornadoes in Missouri since 1950: 2,656, #10 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Missouri has 2,656 tornadoes (3.6% of the US), #10 by count and #12 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Missouri since 1950

Missouri has recorded **2,656 tornadoes since 1950**: 3.6% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#10 by count** and **#12 per person** (42.53 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Missouri has recorded 2,656 tornadoes since 1950, 3.6% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #10 of 51 by count and #12 per person (42.53 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Missouri’s busiest year was 2006, with 96 tornadoes; it averages 34.9 a year.
* 35 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#12

national rank (per capita)

2,656

tornadoes

42.53

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Missouri: 2,656 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/missouri.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Missouri tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s213

1960s303

1970s240

1980s245

1990s287

2000s560

2010s518

2020s290

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,055 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 1,061 |
| F2/EF2  | 381   |
| F3/EF3  | 112   |
| F4/EF4  | 34    |
| F5/EF5  | 1     |
| Unrated | 12    |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2006 (96).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Missouri, newest first

2017-02-28 · EF42011-05-22 · EF52011-04-22 · EF42006-09-22 · F42006-03-12 · F42004-05-29 · F42003-05-04 · F42002-04-24 · F41991-11-29 · F41984-06-07 · F41982-04-02 · F41981-04-22 · F41979-03-29 · F41977-05-04 · F41977-05-04 · F41975-04-24 · F41975-04-23 · F41975-04-23 · F41973-04-21 · F41973-04-20 · F41973-04-19 · F41970-06-12 · F41969-06-22 · F41969-06-22 · F41967-12-21 · F41967-04-21 · F41967-01-24 · F41967-01-24 · F41959-09-26 · F41959-02-10 · F41957-05-21 · F41956-02-24 · F41954-04-05 · F41954-03-25 · F41952-03-21 · F4

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