Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 24, 1977

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 24, 1977
Start: 1977-07-24T15:30
End: 1977-07-24T23:05
Location: Missouri

July 24, 1977 · NWS NG · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Louis

When: July 24, 3:30 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.870, -90.200

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When: July 24, 4:30 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County
Coordinates: 38.780, -90.480

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: July 24, 5:20 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.420

Hail, Nodaway

When: July 24, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Nodaway County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 40.350, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Gentry

When: July 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Gentry County
Coordinates: 40.250, -94.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Holt

When: July 24, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Coordinates: 39.980, -95.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 24, 10:28 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 39.270, -94.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: July 24, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 39.800, -93.550

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.

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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: 10059631, 10059632, 10059633, 10059634, 10059635, 10055986, 10055987, 10055988.