Missouri, 1968

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, June 11, 1968

June 11, 1968 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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
0
Property damage
$60
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Clair

When
June 11, 12:30 AM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.200, -94.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Pettis

When
June 11, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Pettis County
Coordinates
38.880, -93.180

Hail, Dunklin

When
June 11, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Dunklin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.500, -90.080

Tornado, Cooper

When
June 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cooper County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
38.830, -92.830

Tornado, Bates

When
June 11, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Bates County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
38.270, -94.080

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.

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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: 10059965, 10059966, 10059967, 10059968, 10059969.