Missouri, 1955

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 23, 1955

April 23, 1955 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

6 tornado, 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$128,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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.

Event by event

6 tornado, 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Worth

When
April 23, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.520, -94.530

Tornado, Atchison

When
April 23, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Atchison County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.430, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
April 23, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
38.580, -92.780

Hail, Jackson

When
April 23, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -94.500

Hail, Chariton

When
April 23, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Chariton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -92.780

Hail, Cass

When
April 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -94.280

Hail, Montgomery

When
April 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -91.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
April 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.780, -94.280

Tornado, Montgomery

When
April 23, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Rating
F2
Path length
9.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.970, -91.550

Tornado, Montgomery

When
April 23, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.100, -91.570

Tornado, Lincoln

When
April 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.9 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.070, -91.150

Tornado, Dunklin

When
April 23, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.500, -90.150

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10064769, 10064770, 10064771, 10064772, 10064773, 10064774, 10064775, 10064776, 10064777, 10064778, 10064779, 10064780.