Missouri, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 30, 1985

April 30, 1985 · NWS AT · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

  • 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
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dunklin

When
April 30, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.230, -90.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunklin

When
April 30, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Dunklin County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
36.230, -90.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Christian

When
April 30, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Christian County
Coordinates
37.070, -93.570

Hail, Greene

When
April 30, 2:54 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -93.300

Thunderstorm Wind, New Madrid

When
April 30, 3:10 PM CST
Where
New Madrid County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.430, -89.700

Hail, Greene

When
April 30, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -93.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Pemiscot

When
April 30, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Pemiscot County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
36.320, -89.930

Tornado, Oregon

When
April 30, 4:43 PM CST
Where
Oregon County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
36.450, -91.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When
April 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Coordinates
37.330, -91.970

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: 10060178, 10060179, 10060180, 10060181, 10060182, 10060183, 10060184, 10060185, 10060186.