Doe Run-Libertyville, MO F4 Tornado – June 22, 1969
This tornado traveled 15+ miles from near Doe Run, south of Farmington and lifted just to the ENE of Libertyville. 22 homes were completely destroyed. There were 4 fatalities.
Mussel Fork-Callao, MO F4 Tornado – June 12, 1970
Seventeen tornadoes occurred on June 12, 1970 per the Storm Prediction Center Database. The strongest is the topic of this summary. It was rated F4 and traveled 16-17 miles across parts of Chariton and Macon Counties in Missouri.
Fremont-Van Buren, MO F4 Tornado – May 21, 1957
The month of May in 1957 was very active. Per the NWS Paducah, approximately 231 tornadoes were reported. The Storm Prediction Center shows 18 on May 21. One of the strongest was later rated F4. The town of Fremont, MO was devastated. Per Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes, “Only seven homes were left in tact in Fremont, with possibly F5 damage to homes, schools, and businesses on the east side of town.”
Ruskin Heights F5 Tornado – May 20, 1957
This F5 is commonly known as the “Ruskin Heights Tornado” because of the tremendous damage inflicted there. It has also been called “The Kansas-Missouri Tornado” and “The Ottawa-Kansas City Tornado”. It developed southwest of Williamsburg, KS, traveled close to 70 miles and ended near Knobtown, MO. This tornado was the strongest of 35 that occurred on May 20, 1957.
Picher, OK-Neosho, MO EF4 Tornado – May 10, 2008
There were 37 tornadoes recorded on May 10, 2008. The strongest, an EF4 that caused extensive damage in the town of Picher, OK. 200 homes were destroyed here and 6 people were killed.
St. Louis EF4 Tornado – April 22, 2011
Per the SPC Database, 20 tornadoes occurred on April 22, 2011. The strongest, an EF4 hit parts of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. It reached maximum intensity as it tracked through the community of Bridgeton, just west of Lambert St. Louis International Airport, in St. Louis County.
Westboro to Northboro F4 Tornado – April 5, 1954
Per the SPC, 9 tornadoes occurred on April 5, 1954 all in KS, MO and IA. The strongest for the day was given a rating of F4. Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes has a rating of F3 and notes there was “near-F4 damage”.
Texas County, MO F4 Tornado – March 25, 1954
A tornado, given a rating of F4, traveled 12.1 miles through parts of Texas County, MO on this day in 1954. The max width was 100 yards. This is the only F4 on record for March 25 (1950-2016).
Girard KS to Osceola, MO F3 Tornado – March 15, 1982
This was one of the strongest tornadoes of an outbreak of 23 that occurred during the evening of March 15, 1982. Most of the twisters were in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. This tornado was given a rating of F3. It had a path of 70 miles. There were 2 fatalities and 8 injuries.
Ste. Genevieve County, MO to Perry County, IL F3 Tornado – March 11, 2006
15 tornadoes occurred on March 11, 2006. Half of them where in the state of Missouri. We look at one of the strongest for the day and the event where fatalities occurred.