Missouri, 1956

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 28, 1956

April 28, 1956 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
0
Property damage
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Buchanan

When
April 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Buchanan County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
39.580, -94.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
April 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates
38.780, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 28, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
38.280, -91.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
April 28, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
39.000, -94.580

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.

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: 10063712, 10063713, 10063714, 10063715.