Callaway County

Callaway County, MO

Data available through 1/1/2013

Date

Time (CST)

F/EF-Scale

Length (Miles)

Maximum Width (Yards)

Killed

Injured

Property Damage

Source*

5/14/1877

600 pm

F3

n/a

n/a

1

15

n/a

G

Moved NE, destroying a dozen homes in the NW part of Fulton.  "Feathers were blown from the chickens."

4/18/1880

530 pm

F4

65

1500

1

n/a

n/a

G

Touched down 3 miles NE of Climax Springs in Camden County and moved NE through Morgan, Miller, Moniteau and Cole Counties before dissipating in Callaway County.  It crossed the Missouri River 4 miles NW of Jefferson City.    One person was killed in Callaway County and several people injured as the tornado reintensified SE of New Bloomfield.  The tornado killed a total of 14 and injured 90 along its entire track. 

4/18/1880

600 pm

F2

21

100

2

8

n/a

G

Formed over NW Cole County and moved NE through Boone County before dissipating over Callaway County.  Its track was parallel and just north of the tornado listed above.  It passed about 3 miles W of New Bloomfield, and through the Guthrie and Carrington areas.  Two deaths and at least eight injuries were reported along this part of the path.  The tornado apparently lifted and dissipated a short distance beyond Carrington. 

4/19/1927

1115 am

F2

40

n/a

0

0

n/a

G

A complex combination of tornadoes and downbursts formed over Boone County and moved NE into Callaway County passing 2 miles NW of Millersburg.  It dissipated SW of Benton in Audrain County.  Three homes, 5 barns, and a school were damaged or destroyed along the path. 

5/8/1927

915 pm

F4

40

400

5

n/a

n/a

G

Developed over Cole County and moved NE passing through Boone County before entering Callaway County..  The tornado swept away large homes and killed people 4 miles W of New Bloomfield.  West of New Bloomfield, the "sturdy" home of a "well-to-do farmer" was blown away, pulling over a concrete basement wall.  The 16 foot by 6 foot section crushed to death two members of the family and a guest.  One person died at the edge of Carrington, one person died in a frail home 2 miles S of McCredie.  The tornado moved into Audrain County before dissipating.  This tornado killed a total of 6 people, injured 30, and caused a total of $170,000 in property damage. 

3/30/1938

1136 am

F2

30

400

n/a

n/a

n/a

G

Formed over Boone County and moved NE, passing through the far northwestern part of Callaway County  before dissipating near Mexico in Audrain County.  An elderly man was killed in the destruction of his home near the tri-county border.  The tornado killed a total of 1, injured 18, and caused $120,000 in property damage. 

3/30/1938

300 pm

F2

28

400

0

8

$60,000

G

Skipped NE from 2 miles N of "Dixie" passing 6 miles SE of Fulton and ending 2 miles S of Williamsburg.  At least 5 homes were torn apart or unroofed. 

9/27/1959

855 pm

F0

0.1

10

0

0

n/a

NCDC

6/30/1960

800 pm

F1

0.2

17

0

0

n/a

NCDC

6/7/1961

715 pm

F1

0.5

50

0

0

>$500

NCDC

Witnesses described a "box shaped" cloud with straight sides and a level bottom, with a "top shaped" funnel cloud.  Evidence of a sharp pressure drop as a funnel passed close to a barn, with part of the roof lifted from the supporting wall.  Debris scattered for 0.5 mile. 

7/20/1964

400 pm

F1

0.5

50

0

1

Minor

NCDC

A mobile home was blown over, injuring one occupant.  Barn was also destroyed.

5/23/1966

445 pm

F1

1.5

50

0

0

>$5,000

NCDC

This touchdown, point is approximately 12.5 miles SW of the Garden Prairie Community which was hit later.   Tornado leveled barn and several outbuildings carrying tin from the barn roof up to two miles

5/23/1966

500 pm

F2

12

100

0

0

n/a

NCDC

Formed 3 miles SE of New Bloomfield and moved NE to 5 miles SE of Fulton.  A barn and outbuildings were leveled.  Tin roofing was carried up to 2 miles. 

7/17/1968

555 pm

F0

1

50

0

0

>$500

NCDC

A small tornado damaged one barn on a farm 0.75 mile E and 0.3 mile N of Hatton.

9/7/1970

320 pm

F1

0.1

17

0

0

>$500

NCDC

A small tornado dipped down briefly to destroy an equipment shed and partially unroofed a barn on a farm 0.5 mile S of I-70 at the Hatton Interchange.

11/1/1971

930 am

F1

0.3

30

0

0

>$500

NCDC

A tornado touched down briefly on the west edge of New Bloomfield and while traveling in a W to E direction damaged a few outbuildings on a farm and caused minor damages at two residences before lifting. 

7/20/1973

530 pm

F1

1

50

0

0

>$500

NCDC

Debris blocked highway S of Fulton.  Storm moved NE from intersection to Fulton. 

5/12/1980

512 pm

F2

25

50

0

0

>$5,000

NCDC

Tornado reported moving from near Columbia in Boone County to 2 miles S of Millersburg  where a home and a house trailer were destroyed. 

5/12/1980

645 pm

F1

0.5

50

0

0

n/a

NCDC

3/15/1982

1105 pm

F0

24

200

0

0

>$50,000

NCDC

A weak tornado along with damaging straight line winds produced scattered damaged across the county.  Some of the damage includes a church just W of Fulton, a garage taken off a house 2 miles SW of Calwood and a shed destroyed near Carrington.  Damage was scattered.

5/15/1990

1239 pm

F0

0.2

50

0

0

$0

NCDC

A tornado was reported at Route WW and Little Rock Road.

7/2/1992

610 pm

F0

0.1

23

0

0

$0

NCDC

Spotter reported a brief touchdown 4 miles W of New Bloomfield.

9/7/1992

830 pm

F0

0.2

20

0

0

>$500

NCDC

A garage was flattened with many large trees and power lines broke off.

9/7/1992

830 pm

F1

0.3

20

0

0

>$5,000

NCDC

A mobile home was picked up, dropped, and flattened with large trees and power poles also knocked down.

4/15/1994

225 am

F1

25

70

0

0

n/a

NCDC

Tornado caused intermittent damage over Cole, Callaway and Osage Counties.   Moved through extreme southern Callaway County and produced minor structural damage to the building of a trucking firm in Old Cedar City near the intersection of Highway 63 and Highway 54.   Tornado caused over >$500,00 in property in Cole, Callaway, and Osage Counties.

4/26/1994

720 pm

F0

1

20

0

0

$0

NCDC

An off-duty policeman reported a tornado near Holts Summit on County Road AA moving northeast. Damage was limited to only a few downed trees. 

7/8/1995

450 pm

F0

0

80

0

0

$0

NCDC

A brief touchdown was reported just east of Fulton. 

4/13/1998

140 pm

F1

1

70

0

0

$50,000

NCDC

A small tornado occurred along Highway 54 between Kingdom City and Fulton, destroying 4 mobile homes and damaging at least 6 others. The destroyed mobile homes were unoccupied. A nearby barn lost its roof and several nearby storage sheds were also destroyed. 

2/25/2000

345 pm

F0

7

75

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A small tornado tracked for about 7 miles across west central Callaway County. Trees were downed and some outbuildings damaged. 

2/25/2000

400 pm

F1

3

100

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A tornado occurred near Hatton and downed trees and destroyed a couple of outbuildings.

2/29/2000

617 pm

F0

3

40

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A small tornado formed in north Callaway County. One barn was destroyed and several trees downed or uprooted.

4/20/2000

310 am

F1

 2

60 

0

0

$50,000

NCDC

A small tornado struck a farm south of Williamsburg. One barn was completely destroyed as was a grain silo. Three outbuildings were also severely damaged.

4/10/2001

630 pm

F1

3

100

1

2

$75,000

NCDC

The second tornado from the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis County Warning Area formed just west of Fulton near Route F. Shortly after forming, the tornado destroyed a mobile home killing a man inside and injuring his wife and son. The tornado moved NNE snapping off trees, destroying outbuildings and overturning an unoccupied school bus. The tornado then turned more to the east and crossed Highway 54. A nearby warehouse complex received roof damage and several empty truck trailers were pushed over.

9/19/2005

536 pm

F0

0

50

0

0

$0

NCDC

A small tornado formed in a corn field and caused a distinct path of damage for about 0.1 of a mile.

3/12/2006

1130 pm

F1

5

75

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The first indication of tornado damage was in extreme southern Callaway County southwest of Tebbetts. A mobile home was flipped onto its side on County Road 4010 about 11:30 pm CST. The tornado tracked northeast across the flood plain and then crossed the Missouri River into into Osage County.

3/12/2006

1143 pm

F0

1

50

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The tornado that formed in Callaway County at about 11:30 pm CST in southern Callaway County, then moved into Osage County, crossed the Missouri river again into southeast Callaway County. The tornado continued for about a half mile causing tree damage.

3/12/2006

1144 pm

F0

4

200

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The tornado that formed in northeast Osage County crossed the Missouri River into Callaway County moving northeast and damaged a home along Highway 94 about 2 miles west of the Callaway Montgomery County line. Numerous trees were also either snapped off or uprooted in this area.The tornado then moved into Montgomery County.

3/13/2006

1230 am

F2

13

100

0

2

n/a

NCDC

A tornado initially formed at approximately 12:30 am CST along County Road 337 about 2 miles northeast of Guthrie. Light tree damaged occurred in this area. The tornado traveled northeast and moderately damaged a home just north of County Road 328 approximately 1.5 miles west of US Highway 54. The home was moved approximately 25 feet off the foundation. Extensive tree damage occurred to the southwest and northeast of this location. Two people were injured at this location and were hospitalized for several days. Another home just to the east suffered roof damage. The damage width in this area was about 100 yards wide and was rated as F2 intensity. The tornado damaged a barn along US Highway 54 approximately 2 miles southwest of Fulton. Debris from the barn was thrown into the highway median. The track continued to the northeast and damaged trees along Highway NN, and damaged outbuildings along Highway C approximately 1.5 miles south of Fulton. The damage in this area was rated as F0 intensity. The tornado track continued northeast crossing Highways O and UU causing tree damage. The tornado dissipated approximately 3 miles east of Fulton along highway JJ. The damage in this area was rated as F0 intensity. The complete tornado track was approximately 13 miles long.

6/10/2006

455 pm

F0

1

75

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A small tornado formed just north of Shamrock on the west side of Highway B. At this location one home sustained minor roof damage. The tornado moved southeast crossing Highway B and damaged two machine sheds and downed several large trees. Further southeast a barn was completely destroyed. A man observed the tornado from a tractor while the tornado was in this area. The last damage noted was several large trees downed near County Road 1037.

10/17/2007

1055 pm

EF0

1

30

0

0

$50,000

NCDC

A tornado touched down and damaged a horse stable, double wide mobile home, trees and a large garage near CR 264. It briefly travelled to the northeast damaging additional trees before lifting and dissipating.Elevated convection developed north of a warm frontal boundary that extended from just southwest of Kansas City to just south of Columbia then into southern Illinois near Sparta. Numerous reports of wind damage were received as well as 4 tornadoes.

7/27/2008

1005 pm

EF0

1

80

0

0

n/a

NCDC

The tornado initially touched down a quarter of a mile north of Stephens on County Road 269. As it travelled to the south through Stephens, two homes and three mobile homes sustained roof and window damage. At the same time, hail up to ping pong size fell causing additional roof damage. Three vehicles were damaged by fallen trees and the large hail. A medium sized camper was tossed by the tornado and landed a quarter of a mile north of Stephens. The tornado continued travelling south along County Road 269 and damaged three additional mobile homes and three machine sheds. Sheet metal roofing from the machine sheds was partially uplifted and a number of windows were broken by the hail. A large barn was totally destroyed by the tornado with the debris field extending over 150 yards to the southeast. The tornado dissipated approximately half a mile north of Interstate 70.A large mesoscale complex developed over the region producing severe weather and very heavy rain on already saturated soils.

3/10/2010

1134 pm

EF0

1

40

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A tornado traveled from 3 miles west southwest of Mokane to 3 miles west northwest of Mokane, touching down one mile north of Highway 94 on Highway PP. Several large tree branches were blown down in this location. A small utility building was damaged on a farmstead along Highway PP. The tornado continued to move to the north northeast for about eight tenths of a mile before lifting and dissipating. It was rated EF0 with a max damage width of 40 yards.

3/10/2010

1136 pm

EF0

3.7

40

0

0

n/a

NCDC

A tornado touched down on the western and northern sides of South Callaway High School and Elementary School 2 miles west northwest of Mokane. The tornado initially hit the west side of the football stadium damaging the stands. The tornado then moved north northeastward and caused minor damage to the northern part of the roof of the elementary school. Additional damage occurred on the western side of the softball field in which the two dugouts were destroyed and the fence surrounding the baseball field was damaged. A number of trees were uprooted west of the baseball field. The tornado was travelling uphill and crossed Highway C approximately one and a half miles northwest of Mokane. Additional minor tree damage was found off of Highway VV approximately 3.5 miles north of Mokane before lifting and dissipating. The tornado had a max width of 40 yards, a path length of 3.7 miles and was rated EF0.

*Sources:

G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991.  A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT.

NCDC - National Climatic Data Center U.S. Local Storms Events Data (www.ncdc.noaa.gov)