Tornado History

De Kalb Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on De Kalb, Missouri. The records below identify 19 tornadoes from 1957 through 2021, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $745K, with 3 deaths and 13 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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19recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$745Kminimum property damage
May 20, 2021latest tornado
13 milongest listed path
800 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 May 29, 20042004F2 April 10, 19651965F2 April 15, 20062006F2 May 20, 19571957F2 May 18, 19711971F2 May 18, 19711971F2 May 29, 20042004F1 May 13, 19741974F1 May 29, 20042004F1 August 20, 19641964F1 May 28, 19821982EF0 May 20, 20212021F0 May 26, 19851985F0 May 29, 20042004F0 May 29, 2004F0 April 15, 2006EF0 June 7, 2009EF0 June 7, 2009EF0 September 9, 2014© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)6
  • F1 (Moderate damage)4
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

  • 20045
  • 19712
  • 20062
  • 20092
  • 19571
  • 19641
  • 19651
  • 19741

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
May 29, 2004F4De Kalb, Missouri4 mi800 yd36$300K
April 10, 1965F2De Kalb, Missouri9.6 mi50 yd07$250K
April 15, 2006F2De Kalb, Missouri13 mi100 yd00$75K
May 20, 1957F2De Kalb, Missouri9.8 mi200 yd00$25K
May 18, 1971F2De Kalb, Missouri0 mi50 yd00$25K
May 18, 1971F2De Kalb, Missouri11.8 mi50 yd00$25K
May 29, 2004F2De Kalb, Missouri5 mi100 yd00N/A
May 13, 1974F1De Kalb, Missouri7.8 mi50 yd00$25K
May 29, 2004F1De Kalb, Missouri1 mi150 yd00$10K
August 20, 1964F1De Kalb, Missouri1.5 mi10 yd00$2K
May 28, 1982F1De Kalb, Missouri0.5 mi50 yd00$2K
May 20, 2021EF0De Kalb, Missouri0.88 mi50 yd00$5K

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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.