Tornado and Hail in Missouri, March 15, 1984

Name: Tornado and Hail in Missouri, March 15, 1984
Start: 1984-03-15T13:36
End: 1984-03-15T22:51
Location: Missouri

March 15, 1984 · NWS AT · 61 events in 34 counties and zones

34 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 1 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $30
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 61

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

34 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When: March 15, 1:36 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.120, -94.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: March 15, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.620, -94.200

Hail, Saline

When: March 15, 3:03 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.970, -93.420

Hail, Johnson

When: March 15, 3:12 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.720, -93.550

Hail, Scott

When: March 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.100, -89.570

Hail, Benton

When: March 15, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.280, -93.200

Hail, Jasper

When: March 15, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.180, -94.570

Hail, Saline

When: March 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Saline County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.130, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: March 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Lewis County
Coordinates: 40.170, -91.630

Hail, Morgan

When: March 15, 3:33 PM CST
Where: Morgan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.420, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: March 15, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 39.270, -90.900

Hail, Randolph

When: March 15, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.430, -92.550

Hail, Hickory

When: March 15, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Hickory County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.020, -93.470

Hail, Cole

When: March 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Cole County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.520, -92.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: March 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.800, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: March 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.980, -94.320

Hail, Camden

When: March 15, 4:09 PM CST
Where: Camden County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.230, -92.620

Hail, Randolph

When: March 15, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Randolph County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.430, -92.550

Hail, Boone

When: March 15, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.770, -92.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: March 15, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.800, -93.580

Hail, Greene

When: March 15, 4:18 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.420, -93.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When: March 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Camden County
Coordinates: 38.030, -92.770

Hail, Cole

When: March 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Cole County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.580, -92.230

Hail, Polk

When: March 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.800, -93.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: March 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Coordinates: 38.280, -93.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Camden

When: March 15, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Camden County
Coordinates: 38.100, -93.050

Hail, Boone

When: March 15, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.950, -92.380

Hail, Miller

When: March 15, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Miller County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 38.350, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: March 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 36.980, -94.320

Hail, Cole

When: March 15, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Cole County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.580, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: March 15, 4:41 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 38.820, -92.220

Tornado, Cole

When: March 15, 4:43 PM CST
Where: Cole County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 38.580, -92.130

Hail, Greene

When: March 15, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.120, -93.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Callaway

When: March 15, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Callaway County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 38.830, -92.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Ralls

When: March 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Ralls County
Coordinates: 39.650, -91.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Laclede

When: March 15, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Laclede County
Coordinates: 37.770, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: March 15, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 39.700, -91.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Pulaski

When: March 15, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Coordinates: 37.800, -92.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 15, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.450, -91.000

Hail, Pulaski

When: March 15, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.880, -92.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: March 15, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.700, -91.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Phelps

When: March 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Phelps County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.130, -91.770

Hail, Gasconade

When: March 15, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Gasconade County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.350, -91.500

Hail, Franklin

When: March 15, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 38.550, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 15, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.550, -91.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.480, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis (C)

When: March 15, 6:08 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.650

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: March 15, 6:08 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.450

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When: March 15, 6:09 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 38.800, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 15, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 38.480, -90.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 15, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.450, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: March 15, 6:27 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 38.750, -90.370

Hail, St. Louis (C)

When: March 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -90.250

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: March 15, 6:35 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Coordinates: 38.570, -90.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 15, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.480, -90.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 15, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 38.550, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: March 15, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 38.230, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francois

When: March 15, 7:24 PM CST
Where: St. Francois County
Coordinates: 37.780, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: March 15, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 37.150, -94.500

Hail, Barry

When: March 15, 10:51 PM CST
Where: Barry County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.920, -93.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Barry

When: March 15, 10:51 PM CST
Where: Barry County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 36.920, -93.920

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.

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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: 10059683, 10059684, 10059685, 10059686, 10059687, 10059688, 10059689, 10059690, 10059691, 10059692, 10059693, 10059694, 10059695, 10059696, 10059697, 10059698, 10059699, 10059700, 10059701, 10059702, 10059703, 10056057, 10059704, 10059705, 10059706, 10059707, 10056058, 10056059, 10056060, 10056061, 10056277, 10056278, 10056279, 10056280, 10056281, 10056282, 10056283, 10056284, 10056285, 10056286, and more.