Springfield, Missouri tornadoes

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41confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Springfield since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 29, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total41within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthApril10 of 41
StrongestF4Nov 29, 1991
Deaths15whole paths, see note
Injuries203whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Springfield.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

100 Jan: 5Feb: 2Mar: 2Apr: 10May: 8Jun: 2Jul: 2Aug: 1Sep: 1Oct: 4Nov: 3Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 10 of 41 tornadoes.

By time of day

70 12 AM: 4: 1: 13 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 1: 3: 29 AM: 0: 1: 012 PM: 1: 0: 13 PM: 0: 2: 56 PM: 3: 7: 19 PM: 2: 3: 212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 7:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

50 1950: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01970: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 2: 11990: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 5: 52010: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 32020: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 319501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
12
EF1
17
EF2
7
EF3
4
EF4
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F3, May 4, 2003

7 deaths, 48 injuries Strongest

F4, November 29, 1991

10 mile path Longest path

50.39 miles, EF3

January 7, 2008, whole path Widest

880 yards, F3

May 4, 2003
Every tornado

All 41 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 29, 2025EF04.87 mi25 yd00
Apr 29, 2025EF11.55 mi50 yd00
Apr 18, 2025EF00.22 mi50 yd00
Jan 10, 2020EF06.98 mi75 yd00
Oct 21, 2019EF01.41 mi20 yd00
Oct 20, 2019EF04.72 mi100 yd00
Apr 30, 2019EF210.28 mi400 yd03
May 19, 2017EF02.49 mi200 yd00
Apr 27, 2016EF00.23 mi40 yd00
Jul 21, 2013EF00.62 mi50 yd00
May 8, 2009EF03.54 mi100 yd00
May 8, 2009EF11.76 mi75 yd00
May 8, 2009EF13.88 mi100 yd00
Apr 9, 2009EF01.64 mi150 yd00
Feb 10, 2009EF15.42 mi75 yd00
Jun 19, 2008EF11.25 mi100 yd00
Jan 8, 2008EF11.13 mi50 yd00
Jan 7, 2008EF26.69 mi300 yd00
Jan 7, 2008EF350.39 mi300 yd318
Jan 7, 2008EF26.44 mi200 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F342 mi250 yd18
May 4, 2003F349 mi880 yd748
Oct 10, 2001F10.5 mi100 yd05
Jun 26, 2001F00.1 mi50 yd00
May 27, 1995F14 mi400 yd00
Nearby

Springfield and its county

Springfield spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Greene County (58 tornadoes) and Christian County (44). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.