Storms in Missouri in 1979
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Missouri in 1979, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Missouri in 1979 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 134
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 33
- Damage
- $8.1 million
- Episodes
- 41
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 33 | $8.1 million |
Every episode, month by month
February 1979
March 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 22, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 23, 1979
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, March 29, 1979
- Hail in Missouri, March 30, 1979
April 1979
- Hail in Missouri, April 8, 1979
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 11, 1979
- Hail in Missouri, April 25, 1979
May 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 3, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 10, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 19, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 26, 1979
June 1979
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 4, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 6, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 7, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 8, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 12, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 19, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 20, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 21, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 28, 1979
July 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 5, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 11, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 13, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 15, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 16, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 24, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 28, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 29, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 30, 1979
August 1979
- Hail in Missouri, August 20, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 21, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 22, 1979
September 1979
October 1979
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Every year in MissouriEvery state in 1979Tornadoes in Missouri in 197919781980
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.