Missouri, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 13, 1986

May 13, 1986 · NWS COU · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Maries

When
May 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Maries County
Coordinates
38.100, -91.930

Hail, Phelps

When
May 13, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Phelps County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.900, -91.770

Hail, Phelps

When
May 13, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Phelps County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.830, -91.620

Hail, Texas

When
May 13, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.500, -91.870

Tornado, Dent

When
May 13, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Dent County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.650, -91.480

Hail, Texas

When
May 13, 8:53 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
37.330, -91.850

Hail, Shannon

When
May 13, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Shannon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.150, -91.370

Hail, Texas

When
May 13, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Texas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.250, -91.770

Hail, Shannon

When
May 13, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Shannon County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
37.000, -91.420

Hail, Howell

When
May 13, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Howell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.000, -91.720

Hail, Butler

When
May 13, 11:01 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
36.750, -90.400

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10072989, 10072990, 10072991, 10072992, 10072993, 10072994, 10072995, 10072996, 10072997, 10072998, 10072999.