Missouri, 1977Tornado and Damaging Winds in Missouri, February 23, 1977
February 23, 1977 · NWS S · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- February 23, 1:34 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -94.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Saline
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline County
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -93.000
Tornado, St. Louis
- When
- February 23, 8:26 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -90.430
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francois
- When
- February 23, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- St. Francois County
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -90.420
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 23, 19772 deaths · 6 injured · $800,000 · F4 · 9 events
- Tornado in Oklahoma, February 23, 19774 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, February 23, 19771 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 12 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 23, 19771 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 6 events
- Tornado in Iowa, February 23, 19771 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 23, 1977$25,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 23, 19775 events
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, February 23, 19771 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, February 23, 19771 event
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: 10059528, 10059529, 10059530, 10059531.