Missouri, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, October 18, 1984

October 18, 1984 · NWS T · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 hail, 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
1
Property damage
$5.3 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Barry

When
October 18, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.750, -93.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Daviess

When
October 18, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Daviess County
Coordinates
39.970, -93.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When
October 18, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Stone County
Coordinates
36.900, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Barry

When
October 18, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Coordinates
36.920, -93.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When
October 18, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Christian County
Coordinates
36.930, -93.280

Hail, Barry

When
October 18, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.750, -93.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When
October 18, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Christian County
Coordinates
37.050, -93.300

Tornado, Christian

When
October 18, 4:28 PM CST
Where
Christian County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.000, -93.220

Tornado, Greene

When
October 18, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.170, -93.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Pettis

When
October 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Pettis County
Coordinates
38.700, -93.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Cooper

When
October 18, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Cooper County
Coordinates
38.720, -93.000

Tornado, Texas

When
October 18, 7:02 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
37.130, -92.100

Tornado, Oregon

When
October 18, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Oregon County
Rating
F3
Path length
10 mi
Path width
440 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
36.770, -91.520

Tornado, Shannon

When
October 18, 7:47 PM CST
Where
Shannon County
Rating
F3
Path length
16 mi
Path width
440 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
36.870, -91.400

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Shannon1984-10-18Direct

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.

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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: 10057788, 10057789, 10057790, 10057791, 10057792, 10057793, 10057794, 10057795, 10057796, 10057797, 10057798, 10057799, 10057800, 10057801.