Hail, Lawrence
- When
- April 29, 12:04 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.220, -93.850
Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 29, 1983
10 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 22
- Property damage
- $28 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Benton
- When
- April 29, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.250, -93.380
Hail, Texas
- When
- April 29, 4:40 AM CST
- Where
- Texas County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.330, -91.970
Hail, Barry
- When
- April 29, 6:55 AM CST
- Where
- Barry County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -93.750
Hail, Newton
- When
- April 29, 7:05 AM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.870, -94.370
Hail, Greene
- When
- April 29, 7:03 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -93.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- April 29, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -94.080
Tornado, Greene
- When
- April 29, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -93.500
Tornado, Greene
- When
- April 29, 8:23 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 5.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 19 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -93.450
Tornado, Newton
- When
- April 29, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 36.800, -94.520
Hail, Pulaski
- When
- April 29, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -92.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- April 29, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -95.420
Hail, Moniteau
- When
- April 29, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Moniteau County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.630, -92.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- April 29, 10:47 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -94.600
Hail, Audrain
- When
- April 29, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -91.980
Hail, Hickory
- When
- April 29, 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hickory County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.930, -93.330
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, Greene | 1983-04-29 | Direct |
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1983Every state in 1983This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Missouri, 1983
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: 10057378, 10057379, 10057380, 10057381, 10057382, 10057383, 10057384, 10057385, 10057386, 10057387, 10057388, 10057389, 10057390, 10057391, 10057392, 10057393.