Tornado History

Buchanan Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Buchanan, Missouri. The records below identify 25 tornadoes from 1956 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.3M, with 0 deaths and 21 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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25recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$4.3Mminimum property damage
May 19, 2025latest tornado
25.1 milongest listed path
400 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 April 10, 19651965F3 May 29, 20042004F2 June 16, 19731973F2 January 24, 19671967F2 July 26, 19691969F2 June 29, 19601960F2 May 18, 19711971F1 May 30, 19851985F1 May 30, 19851985F1 June 22, 19641964F1 November 29, 19751975F1 April 28, 19561956F1 May 31, 19621962EF1 March 29, 20222022F0 June 4, 2005EF0 April 10, 2008F0 September 20, 2001F0 September 20, 2001F0 September 20, 2001F0 September 20, 2001F0 May 29, 2004EF0 June 29, 2014EF0 May 25, 2020EF0 May 19, 2025Unknown July 4, 1995© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)5
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)4
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20014
  • 19852
  • 20042
  • 19561
  • 19601
  • 19621
  • 19641
  • 19651

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 10, 1965F3Buchanan, Missouri14 mi200 yd02$250K
May 29, 2004F3Buchanan, Missouri5 mi400 yd00N/A
June 16, 1973F2Buchanan, Missouri6 mi33 yd014$2.5M
January 24, 1967F2Buchanan, Missouri6.1 mi100 yd00$250K
July 26, 1969F2Buchanan, Missouri0.1 mi20 yd00$250K
June 29, 1960F2Buchanan, Missouri25.1 mi100 yd00$25K
May 18, 1971F2Buchanan, Missouri3.6 mi50 yd02$25K
May 30, 1985F1Buchanan, Missouri6.6 mi50 yd00$250K
May 30, 1985F1Buchanan, Missouri7.5 mi50 yd03$250K
June 22, 1964F1Buchanan, Missouri1 mi50 yd00$25K
November 29, 1975F1Buchanan, Missouri3 mi150 yd00$25K
April 28, 1956F1Buchanan, Missouri2 mi33 yd00$250

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.