Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, January 24, 1967

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, January 24, 1967
Start: 1967-01-24T11:50
End: 1967-01-24T19:07
Location: Missouri

January 24, 1967 · 19 events in 12 counties and zones

10 tornado, 5 hail, 4 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: 5
Injuries: 236
Property damage: $33 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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 tornado, 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Buchanan

When: January 24, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Buchanan County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.600, -94.930

Hail, Clinton

When: January 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Clinton County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.500, -94.580

Hail, Jackson

When: January 24, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.880, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: January 24, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 38.880, -94.580

Hail, Jackson

When: January 24, 12:26 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 39.000, -94.580

Hail, Jackson

When: January 24, 12:28 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.000, -94.500

Tornado, Clinton

When: January 24, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Clinton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.450, -94.230

Tornado, Jackson

When: January 24, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.100, -94.250

Tornado, Caldwell

When: January 24, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.550, -94.050

Tornado, Ray

When: January 24, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Ray County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8.3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 18 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 39.170, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: January 24, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 39.080, -94.580

Tornado, Livingston

When: January 24, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 39.880, -93.480

Tornado, Sullivan

When: January 24, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.270, -93.020

Tornado, Putnam

When: January 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.480, -92.770

Tornado, Schuyler

When: January 24, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Schuyler County
Rating: F4
Path length: 18.9 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 40.400, -92.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: January 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.000, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When: January 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Linn County
Coordinates: 39.780, -93.280

Tornado, St. Louis

When: January 24, 6:55 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Rating: F4
Path length: 25 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 216 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 38.680, -90.550

Hail, St. Louis

When: January 24, 7:07 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.780, -90.400

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1967 Every state in 1967 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Missouri, 1967

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: 10056784, 10056785, 10056786, 10056787, 10056788, 10056789, 10056790, 10056791, 10056792, 10056793, 10056794, 10056795, 10056796, 10056797, 10056798, 10056799, 10056800, 10056801, 10056802.