Missouri, 1978Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 18, 1978
April 18, 1978 · NWS NG · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 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
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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, Butler
- When
- April 18, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -90.330
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis (C)
- When
- April 18, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) County
- Coordinates
- 38.530, -90.450
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis (C)
- When
- April 18, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.250
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 18, 19784 deaths · 31 injured · $325,000 · F4 · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 18, 197833 injured · $3.1 million · F3 · 30 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, April 18, 1978$300,000 · F2 · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 18, 1978$525,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 18, 1978$275,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 18, 1978$250,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Tornado in Maryland, April 18, 1978$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 18, 19781.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Indiana, April 18, 19781 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 18, 19780.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in South Carolina, April 18, 19780.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 18, 197870 kt wind · 1 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: 10057284, 10057285, 10057286.