Missouri, 1966

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 19, 1966

April 19, 1966 · 15 events in 9 counties and zones

10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Greene

When
April 19, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -93.580

Hail,

When
April 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.200, -94.780

Hail, Platte

When
April 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.280, -94.680

Hail, Jackson

When
April 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -94.580

Hail,

When
April 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.000, -94.780

Hail, Platte

When
April 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.280, -94.780

Hail,

When
April 19, 2:30 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.200, -94.900

Hail,

When
April 19, 3:52 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.080, -94.680

Tornado, Daviess

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Daviess County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.880, -94.100

Hail,

When
April 19, 4:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.080, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
April 19, 4:15 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
39.080, -94.680

Tornado, Livingston

When
April 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Livingston County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.930, -93.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When
April 19, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
40.080, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Scotland

When
April 19, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Scotland County
Coordinates
40.380, -92.000

Hail, Dade

When
April 19, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Dade County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.380, -93.900

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.
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: 10057856, 10057857, 10057858, 10057859, 10057860, 10057861, 10057862, 10057863, 10057864, 10057865, 10057866, 10057867, 10057868, 10057869, 10057870.