Missouri, 1988

Tornado and Hail in Missouri, July 25, 1988

July 25, 1988 · NWS STL · 22 events in 16 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 9 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

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

Hail, Pettis

When
July 25, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Pettis County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.700, -93.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Pettis

When
July 25, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Pettis County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
38.680, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
July 25, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
38.430, -92.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Miller

When
July 25, 11:11 AM CST
Where
Miller County
Coordinates
38.350, -92.580

Hail, Franklin

When
July 25, 1:58 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.450, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 25, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
39.170, -90.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 25, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
38.950, -90.920

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When
July 25, 2:32 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
38.800, -90.700

Hail, Cedar

When
July 25, 2:56 PM CST
Where
Cedar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.870, -94.030

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When
July 25, 3:10 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Coordinates
38.670, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When
July 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County
Coordinates
38.720, -90.680

Hail, Vernon

When
July 25, 3:29 PM CST
Where
Vernon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.750, -94.320

Hail, Barton

When
July 25, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.580, -94.300

Hail, Barton

When
July 25, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Barton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.600, -94.530

Hail, Polk

When
July 25, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.730, -93.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
July 25, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
37.650, -93.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When
July 25, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Perry County
Coordinates
37.720, -89.870

Tornado, Cape Girardeau

When
July 25, 5:34 PM CST
Where
Cape Girardeau County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
37.230, -89.670

Hail, Vernon

When
July 25, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Vernon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.920, -94.370

Hail, Jasper

When
July 25, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
37.250, -94.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
July 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Coordinates
37.130, -89.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
July 25, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Coordinates
37.000, -89.530

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: 10069748, 10069749, 10069750, 10069751, 10069752, 10069753, 10069754, 10069755, 10069756, 10069757, 10069758, 10069759, 10069760, 10069761, 10069762, 10069763, 10069764, 10069765, 10069766, 10069767, 10069768, 10069769.