Missouri, 1978

Hail in Missouri, April 30, 1978

April 30, 1978 · NWS NG · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 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.

  • 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
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.

Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Newton

When
April 30, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.920, -94.520

Hail, Jasper

When
April 30, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.070, -94.500

Hail, Barry

When
April 30, 3:24 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.550, -93.750

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10057290, 10057291, 10057292.