Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 17, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 17, 1988
Start: 1988-10-17T16:35
End: 1988-10-17T20:15
Location: Missouri

October 17, 1988 · NWS STL · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

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

Hail, Cooper

When: October 17, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Cooper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.770, -93.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Moniteau

When: October 17, 5:06 PM CST
Where: Moniteau County
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph)
Coordinates: 38.630, -92.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Cole

When: October 17, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Cole County
Coordinates: 38.580, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Callaway

When: October 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Callaway County
Coordinates: 38.600, -92.170

Hail, St. Francois

When: October 17, 8:15 PM CST
Where: St. Francois County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.900, -90.570

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 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, October 1988

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: 10070849, 10070850, 10070851, 10070852, 10070853.