Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- May 18, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.330, -92.830
Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 18, 1981
10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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
10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess
- When
- May 18, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess County
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -93.970
Hail, Laclede
- When
- May 18, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -92.820
Hail, Phelps
- When
- May 18, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -91.870
Hail, Dent
- When
- May 18, 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Dent County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.650, -91.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Bollinger
- When
- May 18, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -90.030
Hail, Cape Girardeau
- When
- May 18, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -89.670
Hail, Washington
- When
- May 18, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -90.780
Hail, Iron
- When
- May 18, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -91.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 18, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -90.780
Hail, Benton
- When
- May 18, 4:33 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -93.330
Hail, Dade
- When
- May 18, 4:42 PM CST
- Where
- Dade County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -93.850
Hail, Pettis
- When
- May 18, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -93.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 18, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -90.720
Tornado, Butler
- When
- May 18, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 36.770, -90.400
Hail, Butler
- When
- May 18, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.570, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Stoddard
- When
- May 18, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard County
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -89.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- May 18, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -89.320
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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 18, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 18, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 18, 1981
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, May 18, 1981
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, May 18, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 18, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 18, 1981
- Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 1981
More
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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: 10058333, 10058334, 10058335, 10058336, 10058337, 10058338, 10058339, 10058340, 10058341, 10058342, 10058343, 10058344, 10058345, 10058346, 10058347, 10059210, 10059211, 10059212.