Hail, Benton
- When
- August 16, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -93.200
Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 16, 1987
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- 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
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- August 16, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -92.830
Hail, Morgan
- When
- August 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -92.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- August 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Measured
- 69 kt (79 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -92.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Miller
- When
- August 16, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -92.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Camden
- When
- August 16, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Camden County
- Coordinates
- 38.100, -93.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Camden
- When
- August 16, 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Camden County
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -92.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- August 16, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -92.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Camden
- When
- August 16, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Camden County
- Coordinates
- 38.050, -92.720
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
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 16, 1987
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- Tornado in Montana, August 16, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 16, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 16, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 16, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 16, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 16, 1987
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: 10071324, 10071325, 10071326, 10071327, 10071328, 10071329, 10071330, 10071331, 10071332.