Missouri, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 12, 1990

May 12, 1990 · NWS SGF · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 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
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

5 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Webster

When
May 12, 3:09 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.450, -93.030

Tornado, Douglas

When
May 12, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F2
Path length
10 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
37.070, -92.650

Hail, Laclede

When
May 12, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Laclede County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
37.800, -92.520

Tornado, Wright

When
May 12, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Wright County
Rating
F2
Path length
8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
37.070, -92.430

Hail, St. Charles

When
May 12, 3:40 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.800, -90.700

Hail, St. Charles

When
May 12, 4:00 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.870, -90.730

Hail, St. Louis (C)

When
May 12, 4:50 PM CST
Where
St. Louis (C) County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.650, -90.250

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10069838, 10069839, 10069840, 10070696, 10070697, 10070910, 10070911.