Missouri, 1967

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 21, 1967

April 21, 1967 · 22 events in 14 counties and zones

15 tornado, 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
9
Property damage
$905,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

15 tornado, 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barry

When
April 21, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Barry County
Coordinates
36.700, -93.680

Tornado, Scotland

When
April 21, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Scotland County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
40.580, -91.970

Hail, Nodaway

When
April 21, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Nodaway County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.500, -95.080

Tornado, Clinton

When
April 21, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
39.620, -94.580

Hail, Ray

When
April 21, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Ray County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
39.280, -94.080

Tornado, Clinton

When
April 21, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Clinton County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.730, -94.230

Tornado, Daviess

When
April 21, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Daviess County
Rating
F2
Path length
8.4 mi
Path width
90 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.020, -94.100

Tornado, Daviess

When
April 21, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Daviess County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
39.920, -93.920

Tornado, Ray

When
April 21, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Ray County
Rating
F3
Path length
14.6 mi
Path width
440 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.470, -93.770

Tornado, Grundy

When
April 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Grundy County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.120, -93.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
April 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Coordinates
39.200, -93.000

Tornado, Grundy

When
April 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Grundy County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.120, -93.330

Tornado, Chariton

When
April 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Chariton County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.650, -93.230

Hail, Johnson

When
April 21, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.880, -94.000

Tornado, Saline

When
April 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Rating
F2
Path length
13.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.080, -93.330

Tornado, Linn

When
April 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Rating
F4
Path length
59 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.700, -93.170

Tornado, Saline

When
April 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.120, -93.080

Tornado, Saline

When
April 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.170, -93.050

Tornado, Lafayette

When
April 21, 3:03 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
39.100, -93.650

Tornado, Bates

When
April 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Bates County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
38.400, -94.330

Hail, Johnson

When
April 21, 3:43 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.700, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When
April 21, 8:11 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
38.700, -90.400

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: 10056816, 10056817, 10056818, 10056819, 10056820, 10056821, 10056822, 10056823, 10056824, 10056825, 10056826, 10056827, 10056828, 10056829, 10056830, 10056831, 10056832, 10056833, 10056834, 10056835, 10056836, 10056837.