Storms in Missouri in 1955
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Missouri in 1955, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Missouri in 1955 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 77
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- $2.1 million
- Episodes
- 32
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 34 | 0 | 25 | $2.1 million |
| Hail | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1955
March 1955
April 1955
- Hail in Missouri, April 13, 1955
- Hail in Missouri, April 18, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 22, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 23, 1955
- Tornado in Missouri, April 26, 1955
May 1955
- Hail in Missouri, May 7, 1955
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 23, 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 26, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 27, 1955
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 28, 1955
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 31, 1955
June 1955
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 2, 1955
- Hail in Missouri, June 5, 1955
- Hail in Missouri, June 6, 1955
- Hail in Missouri, June 19, 1955
- Hail in Missouri, June 21, 1955
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 24, 1955
- Hail in Missouri, June 25, 1955
July 1955
- Tornado in Missouri, July 5, 1955
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 10, 1955
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 18, 1955
- Tornado in Missouri, July 23, 1955
August 1955
September 1955
- Tornado in Missouri, September 21, 1955
- Hail in Missouri, September 22, 1955
- Tornado in Missouri, September 24, 1955
October 1955
November 1955
More
Every year in MissouriEvery state in 1955Tornadoes in Missouri in 195519541956
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.