Tornado History Map

Dade County, Missouri tornado history

29 tornadoes recorded in or across Dade County from 1956 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 Dade County

The Storm Prediction Center records 29 tornadoes whose paths touched Dade County, Missouri between 1956 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 11 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 20 April 1973. The most recent was on 26 May 2024.

  • 29tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 6injuries
  • 592per 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 Dade County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01655%
F1 / EF1931%
F2 / EF227%
F3 / EF327%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Dade County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 2010s.1950s31960s21970s41990s12000s62010s92020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s2
1970s4
1990s1
2000s6
2010s9
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in May.Jan0Feb5Mar1Apr7May11Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb5
Mar1
Apr7
May11
Jun2
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec2

Records for Dade County

  • Strongest: Missouri tornado20 April 1973, F3, 6 injuries, 7.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Missouri tornado12 March 2006, F0, 57 miles long
  • Most recent: Missouri tornado26 May 2024, EF0, 3.1 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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