Missouri, 1983

Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 27, 1983

May 27, 1983 · NWS NG · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

8 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

8 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pettis

When
May 27, 7:05 AM CST
Where
Pettis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.680, -93.230

Hail, Pettis

When
May 27, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Pettis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.680, -93.230

Tornado, Worth

When
May 27, 6:46 PM CST
Where
Worth County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.480, -94.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Gentry

When
May 27, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Coordinates
40.200, -94.450

Hail, Nodaway

When
May 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Nodaway County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -95.080

Hail, Nodaway

When
May 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Nodaway County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -95.080

Hail, Gentry

When
May 27, 8:17 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -94.450

Hail, Barton

When
May 27, 8:22 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.480, -94.600

Hail, Gentry

When
May 27, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -94.450

Hail, Gentry

When
May 27, 8:43 PM CST
Where
Gentry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -94.450

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10057126, 10057127, 10057128, 10057129, 10057130, 10062617, 10062618, 10062619, 10062620, 10062621.