TornadoLookup

Tornado history near

Joplin, Missouri

40 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of here since 1950. The closest path came within 0.1 miles: an F3 tornado on May 5, 1971.

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151
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Each line is one tornado’s recorded path, drawn faint at its surveyed width and bright down the middle. Tap a path for the storm. Dots are tornadoes NOAA recorded with a touchdown point but no end point.

The worst within 25 miles

EF5
Joplin Tornado (2011)
May 22, 2011 · Jasper County, Missouri
2.2 miles away · 161 deaths · 1,150 injured · 21.6 mi path
EF4
Picher Tornado (2008)
May 10, 2008 · Newton County, Missouri
12 miles away · 21 deaths · 350 injured · 75.5 mi path
F3
F3 tornado · Lawrence County, Missouri
May 4, 2003
21 miles away · 7 deaths · 48 injured · 49.0 mi path
F3
F3 tornado · Cherokee County, Kansas
May 4, 2003
7.3 miles away · 5 deaths · 34 injured · 25.0 mi path

All 151 tornadoes within 25 miles, closest first

DistanceRatingDateWhereDeathsInjuredPath
0.1 miF3May 5, 1971Jasper County, Missouri16013.1 mi
0.6 miF4April 3, 1956Jasper County, Missouri–5941.8 mi
0.7 mi ◦F1June 28, 1999Jasper County, Missouri––0.2 mi
0.7 mi ◦F1April 28, 1996Jasper County, Missouri–122.5 mi
0.7 mi ◦F1April 28, 1996Jasper County, Missouri––0.1 mi
0.7 mi ◦F1April 7, 1986Jasper County, Missouri––0.7 mi
0.7 mi ◦F1July 26, 1964Jasper County, Missouri––0.2 mi
1.0 miEF1April 23, 2026Jasper County, Missouri––1.1 mi
1.5 miF1May 26, 1955Jasper County, Missouri––2.7 mi
1.6 miEF1May 6, 2024Jasper County, Missouri––4.5 mi
2.2 miEF5May 22, 2011Joplin Tornado (2011)1611,15021.6 mi
2.4 mi ◦F1March 14, 1990Jasper County, Missouri––0.5 mi
2.4 miF1February 9, 1959Jasper County, Missouri–14.3 mi
2.4 mi ◦F1March 24, 1954Jasper County, Missouri––0.5 mi
3.2 mi ◦F1April 7, 1986Jasper County, Missouri––0.5 mi
3.8 mi ◦F0April 26, 1991Jasper County, Missouri––0.1 mi
3.9 miF0June 30, 2005Newton County, Missouri––2.0 mi
4.0 mi ◦F0April 26, 1991Newton County, Missouri––0.2 mi
4.3 miF2October 8, 1993Jasper County, Missouri––6.0 mi
4.3 miF0June 30, 2005Newton County, Missouri––2.0 mi
4.6 miEF1May 2, 2024Jasper County, Missouri––0.8 mi
4.9 mi ◦F1September 16, 1958Jasper County, Missouri––0.5 mi
4.9 mi ◦F0June 22, 1991Jasper County, Missouri––0.5 mi
4.9 mi ◦F2July 4, 1951Jasper County, Missouri–10.1 mi
4.9 miF1April 15, 2001Newton County, Missouri–15.0 mi
5.0 miEF3May 22, 2019Jasper County, Missouri––9.2 mi
5.4 miEF0April 2, 2015Jasper County, Missouri––0.1 mi
5.5 miEF1September 1, 2014Newton County, Missouri––4.9 mi
5.5 mi ◦F0April 9, 1994Jasper County, Missouri––0.2 mi
5.8 miF0June 30, 2005Cherokee County, Kansas––6.0 mi
6.4 miEF1April 20, 2025Jasper County, Missouri––24.1 mi
6.6 mi ◦F1April 7, 1986Cherokee County, Kansas––0.5 mi
7.3 miF3May 4, 2003Cherokee County, Kansas53425.0 mi
7.4 mi ◦F1February 4, 1971Newton County, Missouri––0.2 mi
8.1 miEF0May 22, 2019Jasper County, Missouri––7.9 mi
8.5 miF2May 5, 1960Ottawa County, Oklahoma–236.6 mi
8.6 mi ◦F1July 4, 2004Newton County, Missouri––1.0 mi
8.9 miEF1May 6, 2024Jasper County, Missouri––2.0 mi
9.0 mi ◦F0June 12, 2004Jasper County, Missouri––0.1 mi
9.3 miF2March 12, 1961Newton County, Missouri–61.9 mi
Show the other 111 tornadoes
DistanceRatingDateWhereDeathsInjuredPath
10.1 mi ◦F1February 9, 1959Cherokee County, Kansas––0.5 mi
10.4 mi ◦F2September 3, 1959Cherokee County, Kansas–11.0 mi
10.5 mi ◦F1May 15, 1968Jasper County, Missouri–32.5 mi
11.4 miF2February 17, 1961Cherokee County, Kansas––7.3 mi
11.4 miF0May 20, 2001Newton County, Missouri––0.5 mi
11.4 miEF2April 27, 2014Ottawa County, Oklahoma13711.4 mi
11.5 mi ◦F0June 12, 2004Cherokee County, Kansas––0.1 mi
11.7 miEF4May 10, 2008Picher Tornado (2008)2135075.5 mi
12.1 miF1April 6, 2006Cherokee County, Kansas––1.0 mi
12.1 miEF1June 13, 2026Jasper County, Missouri––1.2 mi
12.1 miEF0May 6, 2024Cherokee County, Kansas––24.1 mi
12.2 mi ◦F0September 25, 1994Newton County, Missouri––0.5 mi
12.6 miF1April 6, 2006Jasper County, Missouri––4.0 mi
12.7 mi ◦F1July 19, 1956Cherokee County, Kansas–––
12.9 miEF1May 10, 2008Ottawa County, Oklahoma––2.3 mi
12.9 mi ◦F1April 2, 1982Cherokee County, Kansas––0.2 mi
12.9 mi ◦UnratedMay 24, 1957Cherokee County, Kansas–––
12.9 mi ◦UnratedJune 5, 1953Cherokee County, Kansas–––
13.0 mi ◦F1September 27, 1973Jasper County, Missouri–––
13.3 mi ◦F0May 4, 2003Jasper County, Missouri––0.2 mi
13.4 miEF0May 10, 2017Newton County, Missouri––1.0 mi
13.7 mi ◦F0May 26, 1955Cherokee County, Kansas–––
13.9 miEF1May 19, 2013Jasper County, Missouri––0.5 mi
14.2 mi ◦F0December 18, 2002Cherokee County, Kansas––0.5 mi
14.3 mi ◦F2April 21, 1973Jasper County, Missouri–25.0 mi
14.4 mi ◦F0June 13, 2005Newton County, Missouri––0.2 mi
14.5 mi ◦F2May 5, 1971Cherokee County, Kansas––1.0 mi
14.7 mi ◦F0September 25, 1994Newton County, Missouri––0.5 mi
14.8 mi ◦F1May 15, 1963Clay County, Missouri––0.2 mi
14.9 miEF0May 19, 2017Newton County, Missouri––4.1 mi
15.0 mi ◦F2April 13, 1974Newton County, Missouri––0.5 mi
15.3 miF1February 9, 1960Ottawa County, Oklahoma––8.2 mi
15.6 mi ◦F1November 15, 1988Jasper County, Missouri––1.0 mi
15.8 mi ◦F1February 24, 1956Newton County, Missouri––0.3 mi
15.8 miEF1May 16, 2015Newton County, Missouri–135.0 mi
16.0 miEF1April 26, 2016Newton County, Missouri––0.8 mi
16.1 mi ◦F1May 29, 1985Newton County, Missouri––1.0 mi
16.1 mi ◦F1June 11, 1959Jasper County, Missouri––1.0 mi
16.3 miEF0March 31, 2008Newton County, Missouri–33.8 mi
16.4 mi ◦F1June 8, 1974Newton County, Missouri––2.0 mi
16.4 mi ◦F1October 8, 1993Newton County, Missouri––0.1 mi
16.5 miF4April 24, 1975Christian County, Missouri––5.4 mi
16.6 miF4April 24, 1975Newton County, Missouri3226.5 mi
16.8 miF1March 12, 2006Newton County, Missouri–17.1 mi
16.9 mi ◦F1April 3, 1999Cherokee County, Kansas––0.1 mi
16.9 miEF1April 26, 2016Ottawa County, Oklahoma––1.6 mi
17.2 miEF1May 8, 2024Ottawa County, Oklahoma––0.3 mi
17.5 mi ◦F0June 2, 1971Jasper County, Missouri–10.5 mi
17.5 miEF1May 10, 2008Jasper County, Missouri1103.0 mi
17.5 mi ◦F1June 8, 1974Newton County, Missouri–61.0 mi
17.6 miF3March 15, 1982Jasper County, Missouri––9.0 mi
17.7 mi ◦F0May 18, 1965Cherokee County, Kansas–––
17.8 miF3August 7, 1960Ottawa County, Oklahoma––4.7 mi
17.9 mi ◦F1June 2, 1962Newton County, Missouri––0.5 mi
18.0 miEF1October 11, 2021Newton County, Missouri––3.3 mi
18.1 miEF2May 20, 2013Newton County, Missouri––19.3 mi
18.2 mi ◦F1April 19, 1968Newton County, Missouri––1.0 mi
18.2 miEF1May 22, 2019Cherokee County, Kansas––7.3 mi
18.2 miEF2April 4, 2017Newton County, Missouri––16.5 mi
18.3 mi ◦F1May 19, 1960Barton County, Missouri––1.5 mi
18.3 miF2December 29, 1972Mayes County, Oklahoma––31.2 mi
18.4 mi ◦F0July 5, 1962Jasper County, Missouri––0.2 mi
18.4 miEF1March 31, 2008Newton County, Missouri––5.4 mi
18.4 mi ◦F1May 19, 1960Cherokee County, Kansas–––
18.4 mi ◦F1March 24, 1954Cherokee County, Kansas–––
18.5 miF2April 25, 1961Jasper County, Missouri––9.0 mi
18.5 mi ◦F1May 24, 1957Ottawa County, Oklahoma––1.0 mi
18.8 miF3March 26, 1976Jasper County, Missouri1329.1 mi
18.8 miEF2May 22, 2011Newton County, Missouri––14.1 mi
18.8 mi ◦F1October 26, 1970Newton County, Missouri––0.1 mi
19.0 mi ◦F0May 26, 1997Ottawa County, Oklahoma––0.1 mi
19.0 mi ◦F1May 5, 1971Ottawa County, Oklahoma–––
19.1 mi ◦F0May 11, 1971Cherokee County, Kansas––1.9 mi
19.4 mi ◦F0April 16, 1969Ottawa County, Oklahoma––0.3 mi
19.5 miF2January 27, 1967Newton County, Missouri––4.9 mi
19.6 miF1December 18, 2002Barton County, Missouri1711.0 mi
19.6 miEF0August 19, 2018Newton County, Missouri––1.1 mi
19.8 miEF1February 27, 2023Newton County, Missouri––0.8 mi
19.9 mi ◦F0April 29, 1983Newton County, Missouri––1.0 mi
19.9 mi ◦F1April 5, 1965Jasper County, Missouri––1.5 mi
20.4 mi ◦F1June 18, 1977Cherokee County, Kansas––1.0 mi
20.9 miF3May 4, 2003Lawrence County, Missouri74849.0 mi
21.1 miEF1February 28, 2012Barton County, Missouri––16.0 mi
21.2 miEF1May 20, 2019Crawford County, Kansas––10.7 mi
21.3 miEF1May 19, 2017McDonald County, Missouri––2.0 mi
21.4 miEF1July 12, 2010Cherokee County, Kansas––2.8 mi
21.4 miEF1May 20, 2019Cherokee County, Kansas––2.2 mi
21.5 mi ◦F0December 18, 2002Cherokee County, Kansas––0.5 mi
21.6 miEF3May 22, 2019Barton County, Missouri3111.3 mi
21.6 mi ◦F1September 27, 1973Cherokee County, Kansas––0.5 mi
21.7 mi ◦F0June 8, 1974Jasper County, Missouri–––
21.9 mi ◦EF0June 10, 2007Cherokee County, Kansas––0.1 mi
21.9 miEF0May 6, 2024Cherokee County, Kansas––2.7 mi
22.1 mi ◦F0September 18, 1988Ottawa County, Oklahoma––2.5 mi
22.2 miEF1April 30, 2019Ottawa County, Oklahoma––13.5 mi
22.3 miEF0September 1, 2014Newton County, Missouri––1.2 mi
22.3 miEF0April 20, 2025Barton County, Missouri––19.8 mi
22.4 mi ◦F2May 31, 1958Newton County, Missouri––0.5 mi
22.6 mi ◦F1May 29, 1985Newton County, Missouri––0.5 mi
22.8 miF1April 15, 2001Newton County, Missouri––8.0 mi
23.4 miEF1April 26, 2026Cherokee County, Kansas––4.4 mi
23.5 miF3July 20, 1956Anderson County, Kansas––69.5 mi
23.7 miF1September 26, 1996Newton County, Missouri––9.0 mi
24.0 miF1March 28, 1973Craig County, Oklahoma––28.0 mi
24.2 miEF0April 29, 2025Newton County, Missouri––2.1 mi
24.2 miF1November 2, 1961Cherokee County, Kansas–212.4 mi
24.4 mi ◦F1May 23, 1968Ottawa County, Oklahoma–––
24.5 miF0June 30, 2005Cherokee County, Kansas––3.0 mi
24.8 mi ◦F2May 15, 1965Ottawa County, Oklahoma–––
24.9 mi ◦F0May 6, 2003Muskogee County, Oklahoma––0.2 mi
24.9 miF1December 14, 1971Newton County, Missouri–324.2 mi
How the distance is measured. NOAA records each tornado as a straight line from touchdown to lift-off in every county it crossed. We measure from your point to the nearest place on that line, and join the county pieces back into one tornado. Real paths wander, so read anything under a mile as “it came through here,” not as a survey measurement. About one record in four, mostly from 1996–2006, has no end point; those are measured to touchdown only.