Missouri, 1977

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 8, 1977

November 8, 1977 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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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  • 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
11

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bates

When
November 8, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Bates County
Coordinates
38.400, -94.600

Tornado, Jackson

When
November 8, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.050, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
November 8, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
39.050, -94.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
November 8, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
39.020, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Platte

When
November 8, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Coordinates
39.170, -93.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
November 8, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
39.320, -94.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
November 8, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Coordinates
39.630, -94.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
November 8, 10:22 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
39.370, -94.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Linn

When
November 8, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Coordinates
39.780, -93.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When
November 8, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Sullivan County
Coordinates
40.270, -92.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Adair

When
November 8, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Adair County
Coordinates
40.200, -92.580

What these are

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.

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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: 10056180, 10056181, 10056182, 10056183, 10056184, 10056185, 10056186, 10056187, 10056188, 10056189, 10056190.