Missouri, 1955

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, March 14, 1955

March 14, 1955 · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 5 tornado, 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
$775,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

5 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chariton

When
March 14, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Chariton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -93.180

Hail, Carroll

When
March 14, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.580, -93.280

Hail, Buchanan

When
March 14, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Buchanan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.700, -94.780

Tornado, Clinton

When
March 14, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F3
Path width
250 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.650, -94.250

Hail, Caldwell

When
March 14, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -94.000

Tornado, Caldwell

When
March 14, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Rating
F3
Path length
5.7 mi
Path width
250 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.650, -94.220

Tornado, Caldwell

When
March 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
250 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.650, -94.100

Tornado, Clay

When
March 14, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.3 mi
Path width
250 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.300, -94.220

Tornado, Clay

When
March 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
39.350, -94.230

Hail, Clay

When
March 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
39.380, -94.280

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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: 10064749, 10064750, 10064751, 10064752, 10064753, 10064754, 10064755, 10064756, 10064757, 10064758.