Thunderstorm Wind, Platte
- When
- April 2, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Platte County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -94.730
Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 2, 1982
23 thunderstorm wind, 14 tornado, 13 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 28
- Property damage
- $51 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 50
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
23 thunderstorm wind, 14 tornado, 13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 2, 1:56 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -94.520
Hail, Clay
- When
- April 2, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -94.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- April 2, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County
- Coordinates
- 37.830, -94.370
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- April 2, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6.8 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -94.180
Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 2, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -94.130
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- April 2, 2:32 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 700 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 39.130, -94.130
Hail, Clay
- When
- April 2, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.080, -94.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- April 2, 2:38 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County
- Coordinates
- 37.850, -94.330
Hail, Henry
- When
- April 2, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -93.770
Hail, St. Clair
- When
- April 2, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.200, -94.030
Tornado, St. Clair
- When
- April 2, 3:07 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.120, -93.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette
- When
- April 2, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County
- Coordinates
- 39.200, -93.700
Tornado, Pettis
- When
- April 2, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -93.400
Hail, Benton
- When
- April 2, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -93.380
Hail, Jasper
- When
- April 2, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -94.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- April 2, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.070, -94.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- April 2, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -93.380
Tornado, Lafayette
- When
- April 2, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.3 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -93.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Barton
- When
- April 2, 3:26 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -94.100
Hail, Barton
- When
- April 2, 3:32 PM CST
- Where
- Barton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.400, -94.100
Hail, Greene
- When
- April 2, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.120, -93.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Cooper
- When
- April 2, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cooper County
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -93.000
Hail, Barry
- When
- April 2, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Barry County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.920, -93.920
Hail, Barry
- When
- April 2, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Barry County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- April 2, 4:48 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -92.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- April 2, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -92.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- April 2, 5:03 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Coordinates
- 39.470, -92.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Chariton
- When
- April 2, 5:03 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton County
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -92.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Camden
- When
- April 2, 5:07 PM CST
- Where
- Camden County
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -92.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Webster
- When
- April 2, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -92.920
Tornado, Miller
- When
- April 2, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -92.530
Tornado, Laclede
- When
- April 2, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.620, -92.780
Tornado, Pettis
- When
- April 2, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -93.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Audrain
- When
- April 2, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain County
- Coordinates
- 39.180, -91.900
Tornado, Miller
- When
- April 2, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 38.380, -92.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Osage
- When
- April 2, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Osage County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -91.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Moniteau
- When
- April 2, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Moniteau County
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -92.500
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- April 2, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -92.100
Tornado, Camden
- When
- April 2, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Camden County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -92.750
Tornado, Ozark
- When
- April 2, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ozark County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 500 yd
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 36.570, -92.220
Tornado, Howell
- When
- April 2, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Howell County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 14 mi
- Path width
- 500 yd
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 28 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -92.100
Tornado, Miller
- When
- April 2, 6:37 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -92.570
Tornado, Cole
- When
- April 2, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cole County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -92.070
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles
- When
- April 2, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles County
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -90.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Ste. Genevieve (C)
- When
- April 2, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ste. Genevieve (C) County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.020, -90.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 2, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 37.170, -90.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunklin
- When
- April 2, 9:27 PM CST
- Where
- Dunklin County
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -90.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Stoddard
- When
- April 2, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard County
- Coordinates
- 37.100, -89.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Mississippi
- When
- April 2, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi County
- Coordinates
- 36.920, -89.330
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.
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- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 2, 1982
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 2, 1982
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 2, 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 2, 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, April 2, 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 2, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 2, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 2, 1982
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: 10057533, 10057534, 10057535, 10057536, 10057537, 10057538, 10057539, 10057540, 10057541, 10057542, 10057543, 10057544, 10057545, 10057546, 10057547, 10057548, 10057549, 10057550, 10057551, 10057552, 10057553, 10057554, 10057555, 10057556, 10057557, 10057558, 10058421, 10058422, 10058423, 10058424, 10058425, 10058640, 10058641, 10058642, 10058643, 10058644, 10058645, 10058646, 10058647, 10058648, and more.