Tornado History Map

Cole County, Missouri tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Cole County from 1966 to 2019, 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 Cole County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Cole County, Missouri between 1966 and 2019. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 22 May 2019. The most recent was on 22 May 2019.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 33injuries
  • 281per 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 Cole County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0327%
F1 / EF1545%
F2 / EF2218%
F3 / EF319%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Cole County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1980s.1960s11980s61990s22010s2

The 2010s only run to 2019, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1980s6
1990s2
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr3May5Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr3
May5
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Cole County

  • Strongest and Most recent: Missouri tornado22 May 2019, EF3, 33 injuries, 32.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Missouri tornado12 May 1980, F2, 42.7 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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