Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 3, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 3, 1984
Start: 1984-04-03T13:00
End: 1984-04-03T18:30
Location: Missouri

April 3, 1984 · NWS T · 31 events in 16 counties and zones

26 hail, 3 tornado, 2 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.

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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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

26 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Platte

When: April 3, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Platte County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.200, -94.700

Hail, Osage

When: April 3, 1:13 PM CST
Where: Osage County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.480, -91.850

Hail, Gasconade

When: April 3, 1:38 PM CST
Where: Gasconade County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.570, -91.470

Hail, Morgan

When: April 3, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Morgan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.670, -92.880

Hail, Callaway

When: April 3, 1:42 PM CST
Where: Callaway County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.830, -91.920

Hail, Callaway

When: April 3, 2:23 PM CST
Where: Callaway County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.850, -91.930

Hail, Callaway

When: April 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Callaway County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.900, -92.130

Hail, Cooper

When: April 3, 2:36 PM CST
Where: Cooper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.970, -92.730

Hail, Franklin

When: April 3, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.550, -91.000

Tornado, Boone

When: April 3, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 39.000, -92.580

Hail, Boone

When: April 3, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.980, -92.450

Hail, St. Charles

When: April 3, 3:35 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.720, -90.680

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 3, 3:45 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.570, -90.600

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.570

Hail, St. Charles

When: April 3, 4:08 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.820, -90.700

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 3, 4:09 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.570

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: April 3, 4:09 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.570

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 3, 4:25 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.450

Hail, St. Louis (C)

When: April 3, 4:26 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -90.250

Hail, Cole

When: April 3, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Cole County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.680, -92.370

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 3, 4:46 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.450

Tornado, Moniteau

When: April 3, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Moniteau County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Coordinates: 38.650, -92.780

Hail, St. Louis (C)

When: April 3, 4:50 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -90.250

Hail, Cooper

When: April 3, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Cooper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.870, -92.920

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 3, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.270, -90.550

Hail, Cooper

When: April 3, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Cooper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.900, -92.870

Tornado, Dunklin

When: April 3, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Dunklin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Coordinates: 36.230, -90.070

Hail, Cooper

When: April 3, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Cooper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.950, -92.880

Hail, Cape Girardeau

When: April 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.430, -89.650

Hail, Cape Girardeau

When: April 3, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.180, -89.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Cape Girardeau

When: April 3, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County
Coordinates: 37.380, -89.530

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Missouri, 1984

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: 10056314, 10056315, 10056316, 10056317, 10056318, 10056319, 10056320, 10056321, 10056322, 10056323, 10056324, 10056325, 10056326, 10056327, 10056328, 10056329, 10056330, 10056331, 10056332, 10056333, 10056334, 10056335, 10056336, 10056337, 10056338, 10056339, 10056340, 10056341, 10056342, 10057201, 10057202.