Pulaski County, Missouri tornado history

20 tornadoes recorded in or across Pulaski County from 1950 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 Pulaski County

The Storm Prediction Center records 20 tornadoes whose paths touched Pulaski County, Missouri between 1950 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 31 December 2010. The most recent was on 14 March 2025.

  • 20tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 22injuries
  • 366per 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 Pulaski County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0525%
F1 / EF1840%
F2 / EF2420%
F3 / EF3315%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Pulaski County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2000s.1950s11960s31970s21980s21990s32000s52010s22020s2

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
1960s3
1970s2
1980s2
1990s3
2000s5
2010s2
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in May.Jan2Feb0Mar1Apr2May6Jun2Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov2Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May6
Jun2
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov2
Dec1

Records for Pulaski County

  • Strongest: Missouri tornado31 December 2010, EF3, 4 injuries, 7.5 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Missouri tornado14 March 2025, EF1, 22.3 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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