Missouri, 1958

Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 23, 1958

April 23, 1958 · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 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
$3,000
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, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Audrain

When
April 23, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Audrain County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.200, -91.900

Hail, Audrain

When
April 23, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Audrain County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.200, -92.080

Hail, Howard

When
April 23, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -92.780

Hail, Boone

When
April 23, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -92.400

Hail, Cole

When
April 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Cole County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.580, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Cole

When
April 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Cole County
Coordinates
38.580, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
April 23, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
37.580, -90.280

Tornado, St. Louis

When
April 23, 11:10 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.780, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When
April 23, 11:15 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
38.780, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 23, 11:22 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
38.280, -91.000

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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: 10060871, 10060872, 10060873, 10060874, 10060875, 10060876, 10060877, 10060878, 10060879, 10060880.