Missouri, 1978Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 26, 1978
August 26, 1978 · NWS ATA · 6 events in 4 counties and zones
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- 6
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, Cole
- When
- August 26, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cole County
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -92.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- August 26, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -91.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 26, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -94.500
Hail, Shannon
- When
- August 26, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Shannon County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -91.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.080, -94.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 26, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -94.380
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 26, 1978$250 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 26, 197885 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 26, 197851 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 26, 19781.25 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in North Carolina, August 26, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 26, 197851 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: 10056208, 10056209, 10056210, 10056211, 10056212, 10056213.