Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 3, 1981

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 3, 1981
Start: 1981-04-03T15:40
End: 1981-04-03T23:45
Location: Missouri

April 3, 1981 · NWS T · 35 events in 27 counties and zones

34 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 35

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

34 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 3, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 39.080, -94.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: April 3, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Vernon County
Coordinates: 37.830, -94.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Coordinates: 37.170, -94.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When: April 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cedar County
Coordinates: 37.870, -94.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: April 3, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 39.370, -92.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Nodaway

When: April 3, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Nodaway County
Coordinates: 40.350, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooper

When: April 3, 6:34 PM CST
Where: Cooper County
Coordinates: 38.970, -92.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Pettis

When: April 3, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Pettis County
Coordinates: 38.700, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Pettis

When: April 3, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Pettis County
Coordinates: 38.700, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: April 3, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 39.130, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: April 3, 7:08 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Coordinates: 39.230, -92.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Pettis

When: April 3, 7:17 PM CST
Where: Pettis County
Coordinates: 38.670, -93.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: April 3, 7:34 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Coordinates: 38.950, -92.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: April 3, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Coordinates: 38.220, -92.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain

When: April 3, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Audrain County
Coordinates: 39.180, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: April 3, 8:08 PM CST
Where: Stone County
Coordinates: 36.500, -93.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When: April 3, 8:17 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Coordinates: 38.230, -92.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Hickory

When: April 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Hickory County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 37.870, -93.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: April 3, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 37.120, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Platte

When: April 3, 9:02 PM CST
Where: Platte County
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates: 39.300, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 3, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 39.080, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Gasconade

When: April 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Gasconade County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.380, -91.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: April 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 37.970, -91.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Dent

When: April 3, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Dent County
Coordinates: 37.650, -91.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 38.170, -90.830

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When: April 3, 10:20 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County
Coordinates: 38.800, -90.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: April 3, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.450, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: April 3, 10:30 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph)
Coordinates: 38.750, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 3, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 37.970, -90.880

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: April 3, 10:46 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 72 kt (83 mph)
Coordinates: 38.750, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 3, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 38.330, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 38.230, -90.570

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis (C)

When: April 3, 11:15 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) County
Coordinates: 38.650, -90.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Iron

When: April 3, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Iron County
Coordinates: 37.600, -90.630

Hail, St. Francois

When: April 3, 11:45 PM CST
Where: St. Francois County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.680, -90.380

What these are

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.
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: 10057141, 10057142, 10057143, 10057144, 10057145, 10057146, 10057147, 10057148, 10057149, 10057150, 10057151, 10057152, 10057153, 10057154, 10057155, 10057156, 10057157, 10057158, 10057159, 10057160, 10057161, 10057162, 10057163, 10057164, 10057165, 10057166, 10057167, 10057168, 10057169, 10057170, 10057171, 10057172, 10057173, 10057174, 10057175.