Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 13, 1987

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 13, 1987
Start: 1987-04-13T03:40
End: 1987-04-13T15:00
Location: Missouri

April 13, 1987 · NWS STL · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cape Girardeau

When: April 13, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.300, -89.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: April 13, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Stone County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 36.730, -93.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Texas

When: April 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Texas County
Coordinates: 37.330, -91.970

Hail, Christian

When: April 13, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Christian County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.020, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: April 13, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 37.200, -93.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: April 13, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 37.200, -93.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: April 13, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Coordinates: 37.450, -93.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: April 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Coordinates: 37.680, -93.020

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, April 1987

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: 10070795, 10070796, 10070797, 10070798, 10070799, 10070800, 10070801, 10070802.