Missouri, 1981

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 13, 1981

April 13, 1981 · NWS NG · 32 events in 23 counties and zones

14 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 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
$753,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
32

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

14 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Holt

When
April 13, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Holt County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -95.320

Tornado, Holt

When
April 13, 2:28 PM CST
Where
Holt County
Rating
F0
Path length
2.8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
39.950, -95.220

Tornado, Andrew

When
April 13, 2:42 PM CST
Where
Andrew County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
39.970, -94.970

Tornado, Holt

When
April 13, 2:51 PM CST
Where
Holt County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.970, -95.220

Hail, Gentry

When
April 13, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -94.530

Hail, Gentry

When
April 13, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -94.320

Hail, Daviess

When
April 13, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Daviess County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -94.130

Hail, Buchanan

When
April 13, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Buchanan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.750, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When
April 13, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Stone County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
39.070, -94.820

Hail, Pike

When
April 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.680, -90.970

Tornado, Gentry

When
April 13, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.200, -94.420

Hail, Jackson

When
April 13, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
39.080, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Worth

When
April 13, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Coordinates
40.400, -94.400

Hail, Linn

When
April 13, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Linn County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
39.780, -93.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Ray

When
April 13, 7:34 PM CST
Where
Ray County
Coordinates
39.220, -94.130

Hail, Jackson

When
April 13, 7:38 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.020, -94.480

Hail, Carroll

When
April 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.370, -93.720

Hail, Jackson

When
April 13, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.850, -94.550

Hail, Chariton

When
April 13, 8:03 PM CST
Where
Chariton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.430, -93.130

Tornado, Saline

When
April 13, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Rating
F1
Path length
14.9 mi
Path width
167 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.020, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When
April 13, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
39.130, -93.200

Hail, Saline

When
April 13, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.130, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
April 13, 8:34 PM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
39.420, -92.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Pettis

When
April 13, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Pettis County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
38.780, -93.430

Tornado, Howard

When
April 13, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F1
Path length
15.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.080, -92.930

Hail, Johnson

When
April 13, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.720, -93.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When
April 13, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Coordinates
39.030, -92.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
April 13, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
39.530, -92.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
April 13, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
39.700, -91.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When
April 13, 9:32 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Coordinates
39.050, -92.250

Tornado, Montgomery

When
April 13, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
39.030, -91.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Ralls

When
April 13, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Ralls County
Coordinates
39.580, -91.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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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: 10058283, 10058284, 10058285, 10058286, 10058287, 10058288, 10058289, 10058290, 10058291, 10058292, 10058293, 10058294, 10058295, 10058296, 10058297, 10058298, 10058299, 10058300, 10058301, 10058302, 10058303, 10058304, 10058305, 10058306, 10058307, 10058308, 10058309, 10058310, 10058311, 10058312, 10058313, 10058314.