Storms in Missouri in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Missouri in 1961, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Missouri in 1961 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 137
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 33
- Damage
- $4.6 million
- Episodes
- 38
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 43 | 1 | 33 | $4.6 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, March 4, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 5, 1961
- Tornado in Missouri, March 6, 1961
- Hail in Missouri, March 7, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, March 12, 1961
- Hail in Missouri, March 26, 1961
April 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 20, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 21, 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 22, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 23, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 24, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 25, 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 30, 1961
May 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 5, 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 6, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 7, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 8, 1961
June 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 6, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 7, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 27, 1961
- Hail in Missouri, June 29, 1961
July 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 5, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 13, 1961
- Hail in Missouri, July 15, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 18, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 20, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 22, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 23, 1961
August 1961
- Hail in Missouri, August 5, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 9, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 30, 1961
September 1961
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, September 13, 1961
- Hail in Missouri, September 23, 1961
- Hail in Missouri, September 24, 1961
October 1961
November 1961
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Every year in MissouriEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Missouri in 196119601962
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.