National Storms

Berkeley, MO tornado history

38 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Berkeley, MO from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 23rd of 211 Missouri cities with a tornado on record. 9 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 16, 2025 (EF2, 23.2-mile path); the strongest, on April 22, 2011, was rated EF4. The deadliest, on February 9, 1959, killed 21 along its path. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Berkeley, MO in 2026.

38tornadoes since 1950
82016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
30deaths
664injuries
May 16, 2025most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.

1950s: 81960s: 41970s: 41980s: 11990s: 12000s: 32010s: 92020s: 81950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 9
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Berkeley, MO, by decade

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Berkeley, MO

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jun 21, 2026Prelim. report––St. Louis County, MO9.7 mi
May 16, 2025EF223.2 mi4 / 38St. Louis County, MO → IL6.0 mi
Mar 14, 2025EF211.0 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO → IL4.9 mi
Mar 14, 2025EF220.7 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO2.6 mi
Mar 14, 2024EF00.1 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO3.1 mi
May 19, 2022EF00.8 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO8.4 mi
May 19, 2022EF01.3 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO7.9 mi
May 19, 2022EF03.0 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO8.8 mi
Dec 10, 2021EF327.3 mi1 / 2St. Charles County, MO8.1 mi
Jun 7, 2014EF04.2 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO5.3 mi
Apr 2, 2014EF10.6 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO5.4 mi
May 31, 2013EF331.7 mi0 / 8St. Charles County, MO0.2 mi
Apr 10, 2013EF00.3 mi0 / 0St. Louis city, MO9.7 mi
Apr 10, 2013EF26.8 mi0 / 2St. Louis County, MO3.1 mi
Apr 22, 2011EF421.3 mi0 / 5St. Louis County, MO → IL0.8 mi
Feb 27, 2011EF13.3 mi0 / 0Madison County, IL9.5 mi
Dec 31, 2010EF12.7 mi0 / 0St. Louis city, MO8.0 mi
Apr 24, 2010EF04.4 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO3.4 mi
Jan 1, 2006F11.0 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO6.9 mi
Nov 27, 2005F00.5 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO8.7 mi
May 30, 2004F12.0 mi1 / 0St. Louis County, MO0.7 mi
Apr 13, 1998F13.0 mi0 / 1St. Louis County, MO4.0 mi
Apr 7, 1980F37.3 mi0 / 15St. Louis County, MO2.4 mi
May 12, 1978F10.5 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO2.4 mi
Jul 23, 1973F10.2 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO4.4 mi
May 26, 1973F21.0 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO9.1 mi
Jun 1, 1970F15.7 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO → IL6.5 mi
Aug 15, 1968F13.3 mi0 / 1St. Louis County, MO6.9 mi
Oct 24, 1967F321.8 mi0 / 2St. Louis County, MO → IL1.6 mi
Jan 24, 1967F425.0 mi3 / 216St. Louis County, MO0.2 mi
Oct 14, 1966F32.7 mi0 / 26St. Charles County, MO8.1 mi
Feb 9, 1959F423.9 mi21 / 345St. Louis County, MO → IL8.6 mi
Feb 9, 1959F00.2 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO3.0 mi
Apr 23, 1958F10.5 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO5.1 mi
Jun 14, 1957F10.2 mi0 / 0St. Charles County, MO9.4 mi
May 9, 1957F29.3 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO4.4 mi
Aug 30, 1956F18.9 mi0 / 0St. Louis County, MO2.4 mi
Mar 24, 1954F11.0 mi0 / 0St. Charles County, MO9.7 mi
Jan 3, 1950F39.5 mi0 / 3St. Louis County, MO → IL6.5 mi

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Berkeley

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 17 tornadoes within 10 miles of Berkeley in damage surveys (4 EF3, 5 EF2, 3 EF1, 5 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Jun 21, 2026EF074 mph0.5 mi10 yd0 / 019:21–19:22 UTCNWS St. Louis
May 16, 2025EF3152 mph12.3 mi3,168 yd4 / 3819:39–19:53 UTCNWS St. Louis
May 16, 2025EF1107 mph11.6 mi–0 / 019:50–20:05 UTCNWS St. Louis
Mar 14, 2025EF2120 mph10.8 mi1,320 yd0 / 002:38–02:53 UTCNWS St. Louis
Mar 14, 2025EF2122 mph20.7 mi880 yd0 / 002:16–02:39 UTCNWS St. Louis
Mar 14, 2024EF075 mph0.1 mi50 yd0 / 012:46–12:47 UTCNWS St. Louis
May 19, 2022EF085 mph1.3 mi50 yd0 / 022:03–22:04 UTCNWS St. Louis
May 19, 2022EF080 mph0.9 mi50 yd0 / 022:06–22:07 UTCNWS St. Louis
May 19, 2022EF080 mph3.0 mi75 yd0 / 021:58–22:03 UTCNWS St. Louis
Dec 10, 2021EF3165 mph27.3 mi150 yd1 / 201:32–02:01 UTCNWS St. Louis
Apr 2, 2014EF1100 mph0.6 mi100 yd0 / 010:19–10:21 UTCNWS St. Louis
Apr 22, 2011EF1–42.3 mi–0 / 000:59–01:36 UTCNWS St. Louis
Apr 21, 2011EF3–2.9 mi–0 / 000:00 UTCNWS St. Louis
Apr 21, 2011EF2–11.2 mi–0 / 000:00 UTCNWS St. Louis
Apr 21, 2011EF2–0.9 mi–0 / 000:00 UTCNWS St. Louis
Apr 21, 2011EF2–1.6 mi–0 / 000:00 UTCNWS St. Louis
Apr 21, 2011EF3–0.2 mi–0 / 000:00 UTCNWS St. Louis

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.