Missouri, 1967

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 23, 1967

April 23, 1967 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

5 tornado, 4 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
2
Property damage
$103,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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, 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail,

When
April 23, 5:05 AM CST
Where
County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.000, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
April 23, 6:05 AM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
37.200, -93.400

Tornado, Webster

When
April 23, 6:20 AM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.200, -93.050

Tornado, Greene

When
April 23, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Greene County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.250, -93.130

Tornado, Webster

When
April 23, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.170, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When
April 23, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Christian County
Coordinates
37.080, -93.080

Tornado, Howell

When
April 23, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Howell County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.000, -91.720

Hail, Butler

When
April 23, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -90.580

Hail, Butler

When
April 23, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.580, -90.280

Hail, Stoddard

When
April 23, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Stoddard County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.780, -90.080

Tornado, Dunklin

When
April 23, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Dunklin County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.600, -89.980

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: 10056838, 10056839, 10056840, 10056841, 10056842, 10056843, 10057418, 10057419, 10057420, 10057421, 10058211.