Shelby County, MO
| Date | Time (CST) | F-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Killed | Injured | Property Damage | Source* |
| 12/9/1879 | 330 pm | F3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | G |
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A tornado touched down 9 miles S of Shelbina in Monroe County. Five farm homes and at least that many barns were destroyed. Some homes were almost leveled to the ground. There were a total of 5 injuries. |
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| 3/30/1938 | 115 pm | F2 | 22 | n/a | 0 | 6 | n/a | G |
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Formed 8 miles S of Shelbyville and followed an intermittent path to the NE in Shelby County. Homes and barns were torn apart or completely destroyed on 4 farms. |
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| 6/15/1950 | 100 am | F1 | 0.2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SPC |
| 4/30/1954 | 315 pm | F2 | 90 | 100 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SPC |
| 6/15/1957 | 600 pm | F1 | 0.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SPC |
| 6/3/1962 | 330 pm | F1 | 0.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | >$5,000 | SD, SPC |
| Tornado observed near Clarence moving NW. | ||||||||
| 3/4/1963 | 830 am | F1 | 0.25 | 30 | 0 | 0 | >$5,000 | SD, SPC |
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Cattle self feeder and a 1,000 lb steer were picked up and thrown 100 ft away. Twenty foot portable building was moved 300 feet. Other small buildings were destroyed. |
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| 4/17/1963 | 545 pm | F0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
| Tornado followed an irregular path from western Shelby County to the Mississippi River. | ||||||||
| 6/12/1970 | 400 pm | F2 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | >$5,000 | SD, SPC |
| A storm which may have been associated with a tornado in Macon produced another tornado that caused substantial damage to outbuildings on two farms in extreme NW Shelby County. The path began 2.5 miles N and 1 mile W of Leonard and extended to a point 3 miles N and 0.75 mile E of Leonard. On these farms three 3300 bushel capacity, empty metal grain bins became airborne with 2 of them traveling move than 0.25 mile. | ||||||||
| 4/13/1974 | 515 pm | F3 | n/a | 50 | 0 | 0 | >$5,000 | SD, SPC |
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The tornado first hit a farm SW of Cherry Box causing destruction of farm buildings, grain bins, and machine sheds. Fourteen head of varied livestock plus chickens were killed. A church was hit next plus chickens were killed. A church was hit next causing extensive damage. The storm then hit a farm NE of Cherry Box. |
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| 4/23/1975 | 440 pm | F4 | 28 | 1000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | G, SPC |
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Tornado developed over Macon County and dissipated over western Shelby County. Tornado was at it's maximum intensity near Macon. This tornado killed 1 and injured 4. |
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| 8/5/1986 | 545 pm | F1 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SPC |
| Tornado developed over eastern Macon County and dissipated near Clarence. The tornado caused scattered light tree damage along it's intermittent path. | ||||||||
| 7/4/1995 | 612 pm | F1 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | $4,500 | SPC |
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This a continuation of the tornado that produced F3 damage in Moberly. It continued its NE movement and entered western Monroe County SW of Duncans Bridge. Several farm buildings were damaged in this area, including a barn, grain bin, machine shed, and power lines. The tornado crossed into southern Shelby County about 8 miles south of Clarence and crossed Highway 36 around 627 pm CST. Along County Road K west Shelbyville, several trees and power lines were knocked over or snapped off. The tornado lifted over open ground to the W of Shelbyville around 642 pm. It continued to produce funnel clouds into neighboring counties and debris was carried some 100 to 150 miles NE. There were no known injuries. |
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| 5/10/2003 | 428 pm | F0 | 3.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
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A small tornado crossed rural farmland to the northwest and north of Clarence. Damage was limited to some trees. |
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| 5/10/2003 | 450 pm | F0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | N/A | SD |
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A small tornado crossed farmland in north Shelby County, north and northeast of Bethel. A piece of farm equipment was damaged and some trees were downed. |
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| *Sources: |
G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes
1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental
Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. |
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