Missouri, 1970

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 9, 1970

May 9, 1970 · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

9 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

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

Hail, Clay

When
May 9, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.280, -94.580

Hail, Adair

When
May 9, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.080, -92.580

Hail, Cass

When
May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -94.500

Hail, Cass

When
May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -94.580

Hail, Audrain

When
May 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Audrain County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.200, -91.900

Hail, Pettis

When
May 9, 5:41 PM CST
Where
Pettis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.700, -93.280

Hail, Jasper

When
May 9, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -94.500

Tornado, Camden

When
May 9, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Camden County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.9 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.020, -92.750

Hail, Cooper

When
May 9, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Cooper County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -92.580

Hail, Newton

When
May 9, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
36.880, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Barry

When
May 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Coordinates
36.880, -94.000

Tornado, Scott

When
May 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
37.020, -89.500

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: 10060056, 10060057, 10060058, 10060059, 10060060, 10060061, 10060062, 10060063, 10060064, 10060065, 10060066, 10060067.