Tornado History

Carter Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Carter, Missouri. The records below identify 22 tornadoes from 1957 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $26.9M, with 8 deaths and 85 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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22recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$26.9Mminimum property damage
March 14, 2025latest tornado
20.5 milongest listed path
550 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 April 24, 20022002F4 December 24, 19821982F4 May 21, 19571957EF3 March 14, 20252025EF3 May 25, 20112011F3 March 25, 19641964F2 December 24, 19821982F2 April 24, 20042004F2 December 2, 19821982EF2 December 31, 20102010F1 April 29, 19841984EF1 March 14, 20252025EF1 December 23, 20152015EF1 June 13, 20082008F1 December 2, 1982EF0 May 4, 2020F0 June 7, 1995EF0 April 5, 2023EF0 March 12, 2020EF0 May 25, 2011EF0 May 26, 2024F0 June 4, 1973© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)3
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)5

Most Active Years

  • 19824
  • 20112
  • 20202
  • 20252
  • 19571
  • 19641
  • 19731
  • 19841

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 24, 2002F4Carter, Missouri20.5 mi300 yd02$15.0M
December 24, 1982F4Carter, Missouri18 mi300 yd00$2.5M
May 21, 1957F4Carter, Missouri9.1 mi500 yd775$250K
March 14, 2025EF3Carter, Missouri17.89 mi500 yd00$2.0M
May 25, 2011EF3Carter, Missouri11.4 mi550 yd00$300K
March 25, 1964F3Carter, Missouri13.3 mi300 yd00$25K
December 24, 1982F2Carter, Missouri10 mi300 yd11$2.5M
April 24, 2004F2Carter, Missouri7.6 mi200 yd05$600K
December 2, 1982F2Carter, Missouri9.5 mi200 yd00$250K
December 31, 2010EF2Carter, Missouri2.63 mi200 yd00$200K
April 29, 1984F1Carter, Missouri15 mi7 yd00$2.5M
March 14, 2025EF1Carter, Missouri17.34 mi325 yd00$500K

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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.