Missouri, 1981

Hail in Missouri, April 12, 1981

April 12, 1981 · NWS ATA · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

11 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
11

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

11 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Howard

When
April 12, 7:42 AM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.150, -92.700

Hail, Boone

When
April 12, 8:25 AM CST
Where
Boone County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.950, -92.330

Hail, Gasconade

When
April 12, 9:50 AM CST
Where
Gasconade County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.700, -91.430

Hail, Montgomery

When
April 12, 10:03 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.920, -91.450

Hail, Franklin

When
April 12, 10:42 AM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
38.450, -91.000

Hail, Franklin

When
April 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.480, -90.820

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 12, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
38.230, -90.570

Hail, St. Francois

When
April 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where
St. Francois County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.780, -90.420

Hail, Gentry

When
April 12, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.120, -94.220

Hail, Gentry

When
April 12, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.120, -94.220

Hail, Pike

When
April 12, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -91.220

What these are

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.

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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: 10057196, 10057197, 10057198, 10057199, 10057200, 10058062, 10058063, 10058064, 10058065, 10058066, 10058067.