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Eldon, MO tornado history

27 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Eldon, MO from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 85th of 211 Missouri cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 22, 2019 (EF3, 32.7-mile path). SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Eldon, MO in 2026.

27tornadoes since 1950
12016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
0deaths
34injuries
May 22, 2019most 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: 01960s: 31970s: 31980s: 61990s: 82000s: 62010s: 12020s: 01950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 8
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Eldon, 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 Eldon, MO

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Apr 17, 2026Prelim. report––Morgan County, MO6.7 mi
May 22, 2019EF332.7 mi0 / 33Miller County, MO0.1 mi
Jul 5, 2004F10.2 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO5.8 mi
Jul 5, 2004F10.2 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO4.7 mi
Jul 5, 2004F10.2 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO3.3 mi
May 6, 2003F00.2 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO0.2 mi
May 6, 2003F013.0 mi0 / 0Morgan County, MO0.2 mi
Oct 23, 2001F115.5 mi0 / 1Morgan County, MO3.5 mi
Apr 8, 1999F112.0 mi0 / 0Cole County, MO9.6 mi
Jul 7, 1993F00.1 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO2.2 mi
Jul 7, 1993F05.0 mi0 / 0Moniteau County, MO8.4 mi
Jun 7, 1990F10.2 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO0.2 mi
Jun 7, 1990F10.2 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO5.4 mi
Jun 7, 1990F20.5 mi0 / 0Moniteau County, MO6.8 mi
Jun 7, 1990F10.2 mi0 / 0Moniteau County, MO6.8 mi
Jun 7, 1990F10.2 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO0.2 mi
Oct 2, 1986F210.0 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO6.0 mi
May 1, 1983F19.0 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO7.1 mi
May 1, 1983F10.5 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO0.2 mi
Apr 2, 1982F10.5 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO1.4 mi
Apr 2, 1982F11.0 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO2.0 mi
Apr 2, 1982F10.3 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO2.5 mi
May 16, 1977F00.1 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO0.2 mi
Jun 14, 1971F12.0 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO7.2 mi
Jun 12, 1970F10.8 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO1.4 mi
Jun 16, 1967F00.1 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO5.8 mi
Oct 14, 1966F22.3 mi0 / 0Miller County, MO3.1 mi
Mar 5, 1961F29.6 mi0 / 0Morgan County, MO5.4 mi

More: Miller County tornadoes · Missouri tornado history · Eldon hail history · Missouri damaging wind

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 Eldon

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Eldon in damage surveys (1 EF3, 1 EF1, 1 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
Apr 17, 2026EF085 mph1.3 mi150 yd0 / 000:59–01:01 UTCNWS Springfield, MO
May 22, 2019EF1104 mph13.0 mi880 yd0 / 103:56–04:16 UTCNWS LSX,
May 22, 2019EF3160 mph20.2 mi1,500 yd0 / 1104:20–04:51 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.