Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, February 9, 1959

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, February 9, 1959
Start: 1959-02-09T14:10
End: 1959-02-09T23:30
Location: Missouri

February 9, 1959 · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $58,000
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 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jasper

When: February 9, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.080, -94.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: February 9, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Coordinates: 37.200, -94.280

Tornado, Jasper

When: February 9, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.3 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.080, -94.420

Hail, Laclede

When: February 9, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Laclede County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.700, -92.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Laclede

When: February 9, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Laclede County
Coordinates: 37.700, -92.680

Hail, Pulaski

When: February 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 37.780, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: February 9, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 38.280, -94.000

Tornado, Dade

When: February 9, 11:01 PM CST
Where: Dade County
Rating: F1
Path length: 8.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.480, -93.880

Tornado, Dade

When: February 9, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Dade County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.550, -93.750

Tornado, Dade

When: February 9, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Dade County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 37.580, -93.720

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1959 Every state in 1959 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Missouri, 1959

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: 10062640, 10062641, 10062642, 10062643, 10062644, 10062645, 10062646, 10062647, 10062648, 10062649.