Missouri, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 7, 1986

April 7, 1986 · NWS STL · 18 events in 12 counties and zones

13 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.

  • 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
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

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

Hail, Hickory

When
April 7, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Hickory County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.950, -93.300

Hail, Dallas

When
April 7, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.650, -93.100

Hail, Laclede

When
April 7, 1:25 AM CST
Where
Laclede County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.680, -92.670

Hail, St. Louis

When
April 7, 4:01 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.630, -90.450

Tornado, Jasper

When
April 7, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.080, -94.570

Tornado, Jasper

When
April 7, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
37.080, -94.520

Hail, Greene

When
April 7, 6:51 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.270, -93.350

Hail, Greene

When
April 7, 6:51 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.170, -93.480

Hail, Barry

When
April 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.820, -93.920

Hail, Greene

When
April 7, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -93.300

Hail, Webster

When
April 7, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.200, -93.070

Thunderstorm Wind, McDonald

When
April 7, 8:00 PM CST
Where
McDonald County
Coordinates
36.600, -94.380

Hail, Bates

When
April 7, 8:24 PM CST
Where
Bates County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.100, -94.370

Hail, Vernon

When
April 7, 8:34 PM CST
Where
Vernon County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.850, -94.330

Hail, Jasper

When
April 7, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.080, -94.580

Hail, Barton

When
April 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
37.500, -94.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When
April 7, 9:33 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Coordinates
37.500, -94.280

Tornado, McDonald

When
April 7, 10:00 PM CST
Where
McDonald County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
36.550, -94.300

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: 10060116, 10060117, 10060118, 10060119, 10060120, 10060121, 10060122, 10060123, 10060124, 10060125, 10060126, 10060127, 10060128, 10060129, 10060130, 10060131, 10060132, 10060133.