Missouri, 1981

Hail in Missouri, April 17, 1981

April 17, 1981 · NWS T · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 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
4

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

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Boone

When
April 17, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.930, -92.450

Hail, Boone

When
April 17, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.950, -92.330

Hail, Cooper

When
April 17, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Cooper County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.820, -92.600

Hail, St. Louis

When
April 17, 10:10 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.520, -90.430

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: 10058315, 10058316, 10058317, 10058318.