41
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
26
Direct injuries
$31.4M
Property damage
Tornado in Cass County, Missouri: 41 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #598 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Cass County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Cass County is the 1960s, when 13 of the county's 41 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Cass County archive, tornado makes up 5.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #598 for this hazard and #16 within Missouri, putting it in the 79.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Cass County with 14 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-04-12 | EF3 | 19.5 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1968-05-15 | EF3 | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | Crossed in |
| 1960-04-15 | EF3 | 8.4 mi | 500 yd | Crossed in |
| 2003-05-04 | EF2 | 22.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1969-04-04 | EF2 | 18.7 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 1961-07-22 | EF2 | 1.3 mi | 133 yd | Touched down here |
| 2015-09-18 | EF1 | 5.2 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2007-02-28 | EF1 | 6.2 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2003-05-04 | EF1 | 9.0 mi | 150 yd | Crossed in |
| 2003-05-09 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 2 | 15 | $25.0M | |
| Apr 13, 1964 | F3 | 1 | 10 | $2.5M | |
| May 10, 2003 | FREEMAN | F1 | 0 | 1 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2025 | STRASBURG | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | PECULIAR ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | ARCHIE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 3, 2018 | BELTON | EF0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2015 | HARRISONVILLE ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2015 | WEST LINE | EF1 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2015 | GOWDY | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2014 | BELTON VILLNAVE ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| May 6, 2012 | RAYMORE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 6, 2012 | HARRELSON | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cass County
- Hail 382
- Thunderstorm Wind 281
- Flash Flood 57
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tornado touched down 1 mile southeast of Freeman with F0 to F1 damage along a three mile track to 2 miles north northeast of Freeman where it lifted. Several RV's were flipped over in a RV park with one person injured. Tornado also did substantial damage to empty fuel tanks at a fuel farm, adjacent to the RV park.
Tornado briefly touched down at Highway 7 and County Road Z interchange. No damage and was reported by storm chaser. Tornado touched back down just north of the interchange, and then continued intermittently for 4 miles to the Johnson county line around Latour, near the inersection of Routes 2 and 131.
Tornado crossed from Bates county into Cass county…6 miles south-southwest of Creighton at 2005 CST. It moved northeast and exited Cass county into Henry county at 2007 CST…2 miles south of Creighton. F1 damage to several structures was noted.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Cass County, Missouri?
41 tornado events are recorded in Cass County between 1955 and 2025, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Cass County?
The strongest tornado on record in Cass County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Cass County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Cass County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/cass-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.