Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, December 24, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, December 24, 1982
Start: 1982-12-24T02:15
End: 1982-12-24T22:45
Location: Missouri

December 24, 1982 · NWS AT · 27 events in 20 counties and zones

14 tornado, 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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: 1
Injuries: 13
Property damage: $21 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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 tornado, 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Stone

When: December 24, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Stone County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.650, -93.420

Tornado, Christian

When: December 24, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Christian County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 37.030, -93.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When: December 24, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Christian County
Coordinates: 37.020, -93.170

Tornado, Greene

When: December 24, 12:18 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 37.100, -93.100

Tornado, Webster

When: December 24, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 37.130, -93.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: December 24, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 37.120, -93.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: December 24, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Stone County
Coordinates: 36.600, -93.430

Hail, Pulaski

When: December 24, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.950, -92.270

Hail, Greene

When: December 24, 2:24 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.320, -93.580

Tornado, Ozark

When: December 24, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Ozark County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.780, -92.580

Tornado, Douglas

When: December 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Rating: F2
Path length: 14 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.800, -92.530

Tornado, Webster

When: December 24, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 37.450, -93.030

Hail, Warren

When: December 24, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.820, -91.130

Hail, Lincoln

When: December 24, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.000, -90.980

Tornado, Oregon

When: December 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Oregon County
Rating: F4
Path length: 25 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.500, -91.520

Tornado, Shannon

When: December 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Shannon County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.220, -91.380

Tornado, Oregon

When: December 24, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Oregon County
Rating: F2
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.500, -91.280

Tornado, Carter

When: December 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F4
Path length: 18 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.800, -91.200

Hail, Pettis

When: December 24, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Pettis County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.700, -93.230

Tornado, Ripley

When: December 24, 6:27 PM CST
Where: Ripley County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.720, -91.120

Tornado, Carter

When: December 24, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 36.800, -91.070

Hail, Camden

When: December 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Camden County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.000, -92.750

Hail, Miller

When: December 24, 7:08 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.350, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooper

When: December 24, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Cooper County
Coordinates: 38.970, -92.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: December 24, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Coordinates: 39.020, -92.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: December 24, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Macon County
Coordinates: 39.620, -92.480

Tornado, Cape Girardeau

When: December 24, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 37.400, -89.680

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Carter	1982-12-24				Direct

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Missouri, 1982

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: 10056503, 10056504, 10056505, 10056506, 10056507, 10056508, 10056509, 10056510, 10056511, 10056512, 10056513, 10056514, 10056515, 10056516, 10056517, 10056518, 10056519, 10056520, 10056521, 10056522, 10056523, 10056524, 10056525, 10056526, 10056527, 10056528, 10056529.