Missouri, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 7, 1980

April 7, 1980 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

5 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
18
Property damage
$10 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

5 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Charles

When
April 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.780, -90.500

Hail, Dade

When
April 7, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Dade County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.380, -93.970

Hail, Hickory

When
April 7, 5:44 PM CST
Where
Hickory County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.930, -93.330

Hail, Polk

When
April 7, 5:44 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.620, -93.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When
April 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Cedar County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.700, -93.800

Hail, Dallas

When
April 7, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -93.100

Tornado, Camden

When
April 7, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Camden County
Rating
F2
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
37.850, -92.420

Tornado, Pulaski

When
April 7, 7:38 PM CST
Where
Pulaski County
Rating
F2
Path length
14.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
37.870, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 7, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
38.450, -91.000

Tornado, Franklin

When
April 7, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Rating
F2
Path length
6.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
38.400, -91.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 7, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
38.230, -90.570

Tornado, St. Louis

When
April 7, 10:42 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
38.780, -90.330

Tornado, St. Charles

When
April 7, 10:50 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County
Rating
F3
Path length
3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
38.830, -90.280

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10058517, 10058518, 10058519, 10058520, 10058521, 10058522, 10058523, 10058524, 10058525, 10058526, 10058527, 10058528, 10058529.