Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 23, 1978

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 23, 1978
Start: 1978-06-23T06:45
End: 1978-06-23T17:25
Location: Missouri

June 23, 1978 · NWS NG · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain

When: June 23, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Audrain County
Coordinates: 39.130, -91.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain

When: June 23, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Audrain County
Coordinates: 39.280, -91.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Callaway

When: June 23, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Callaway County
Coordinates: 38.950, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: June 23, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.220, -91.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain

When: June 23, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Audrain County
Coordinates: 39.130, -91.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: June 23, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 38.980, -93.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: June 23, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 38.720, -93.550

Hail, Camden

When: June 23, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Camden County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.250, -92.750

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.
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: 10057342, 10057343, 10057344, 10058207, 10058208, 10058209, 10058210, 10058426.