Missouri, 1976

Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 30, 1976

May 30, 1976 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

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

Hail, Bates

When
May 30, 1:55 AM CST
Where
Bates County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.400, -94.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
May 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Cass County
Coordinates
38.650, -94.350

Hail,

When
May 30, 3:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
0.1 in hail
Coordinates
37.980, -90.050

Hail, Texas

When
May 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.130, -92.100

Hail, Iron

When
May 30, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Iron County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.630, -90.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Cape Girardeau

When
May 30, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Cape Girardeau County
Coordinates
37.300, -89.530

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.

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: 10058403, 10058404, 10058405, 10058406, 10058407, 10058408.