Missouri, 1968

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 19, 1968

April 19, 1968 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Newton

When
April 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.830, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Buchanan

When
April 19, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Buchanan County
Coordinates
39.700, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
April 19, 9:48 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
38.500, -94.580

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
April 19, 9:55 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
39.200, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
April 19, 10:08 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates
39.780, -94.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
April 19, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
39.280, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
April 19, 10:30 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Coordinates
40.000, -94.500

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.
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.

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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: 10060697, 10060698, 10060699, 10060700, 10060701, 10060702, 10060703.