The tornado outbreak of January 24, 1967

30 tornadoesIowa, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin

30 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 11:50 AM and 8:40 PM CST, 8 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 7 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · January 24, 1967

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 30 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; F3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for F3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Standard Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 30; on Tuesday, January 24, 1967
F3 or stronger: 8; 2 rated F4 or F5
Killed: 7; Along all the paths
Injured: 268; Along all the paths
Path miles: 198; All the paths end to end
First and last: 11:50 AM to 8:40 PM; Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown. 2 have a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of January 24, 1967

11:50 AM	F2	Buchanan County MO	6.1	100	0	0
12:35 PM	F2	Clinton County MO	2.5	50	0	0
12:40 PM	F3	Jackson County, Ray County MO	14.5	200	2	18
12:50 PM	F0	Caldwell County MO	2.0	100	0	0
2:00 PM	F0	Livingston County MO	0.1	10	0	0
2:20 PM	F1	Sullivan County MO	7.3	50	0	0
2:45 PM	F4	Schuyler County, Scotland County and 1 more MO, IA	25.7	440	0	2
2:45 PM	F1	Putnam County MO	2.5	50	0	0
3:15 PM	F3	Van Buren County IA	25.0	400	0	0
3:45 PM	F1	Washington County IA	1.0	200	0	0
3:50 PM	F0	Henry County IA	0.1	150	0	0
4:00 PM	F2	Louisa County IA	3.0	250	0	0
4:15 PM	F3	Lee County IA	4.3	300	1	6
4:20 PM	F2	Lee County IA	3.0	200	0	4
4:20 PM	F2	Louisa County IA	2.0	150	0	1
4:40 PM	F2	Henderson County IL	5.7	77	0	0
4:45 PM	F2	Clinton County IA	2.0	150	0	0
4:50 PM	F2	Scott County IA	2.0	143	0	0
5:11 PM	F2	Scott County IA	2.0	250	0	0
5:15 PM	F2	Clinton County IA	1.0	200	0	0
5:15 PM	F2	Clinton County IA	0.1	100	0	0
5:30 PM	F3	Carroll County IL	7.4	77	0	12
5:30 PM	F1	Mason County IL	4.5	30	0	1
5:30 PM	F3	Mason County IL	5.1	80	1	3
6:10 PM	F3	Green County, Rock County WI	24.9	200	0	0
6:30 PM	F2	Tazewell County, Woodford County IL	3.3	77	0	0
6:50 PM	F2	Macoupin County IL	2.5	100	0	0
6:50 PM	F2	McLean County IL	2.5	73	0	0
6:55 PM	F4	St. Louis County MO	25.0	200	3	216
8:40 PM	F2	Champaign County IL	10.4	50	0	5

By state

Tornadoes by state, January 24, 1967

Iowa	12	2	1
Missouri	9	3	5
Illinois	8	2	1
Wisconsin	1	1	0

Tornadoes in 1967 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.