Tornado and Hail in Missouri, March 21, 1991

Name: Tornado and Hail in Missouri, March 21, 1991
Start: 1991-03-21T13:15
End: 1991-03-21T22:47
Location: Missouri

March 21, 1991 · NWS SGF · 27 events in 21 counties and zones

25 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

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

Hail, Taney

When: March 21, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Taney County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 36.730, -93.120

Hail, Christian

When: March 21, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Christian County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.830, -93.020

Hail, Barry

When: March 21, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Barry County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.680, -93.870

Hail, Douglas

When: March 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.030, -92.850

Hail, Texas

When: March 21, 2:16 PM CST
Where: Texas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.130, -92.100

Hail, Howell

When: March 21, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Howell County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.000, -91.970

Hail, Washington

When: March 21, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.950, -90.800

Hail, St. Louis

When: March 21, 3:03 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.500, -90.630

Hail, St. Louis

When: March 21, 3:15 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.670, -90.570

Hail, Jasper

When: March 21, 3:18 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.170, -94.320

Hail, St. Louis (C)

When: March 21, 3:21 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.650, -90.250

Hail, Jasper

When: March 21, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 37.330, -94.320

Hail, Shannon

When: March 21, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Shannon County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.150, -91.600

Hail, Dade

When: March 21, 3:37 PM CST
Where: Dade County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.380, -93.970

Hail, Jasper

When: March 21, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.200, -94.270

Hail, Polk

When: March 21, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.620, -93.420

Hail, Bollinger

When: March 21, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Bollinger County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.300, -89.970

Hail, Vernon

When: March 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Vernon County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.020, -94.150

Hail, Dallas

When: March 21, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Dallas County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.680, -93.020

Hail, Ozark

When: March 21, 7:28 PM CST
Where: Ozark County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.520, -92.150

Tornado, Howell

When: March 21, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Howell County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 63 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.530, -91.980

Hail, Howell

When: March 21, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Howell County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.700, -91.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: March 21, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.350, -91.200

Hail, Oregon

When: March 21, 8:34 PM CST
Where: Oregon County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.720, -91.620

Hail, Carter

When: March 21, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Carter County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.000, -91.020

Hail, Wayne

When: March 21, 10:43 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.100, -90.450

Hail, Bollinger

When: March 21, 10:47 PM CST
Where: Bollinger County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.320, -90.030

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.
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 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Missouri, 1991 Warnings in Missouri, March 1991

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: 10073230, 10073231, 10073232, 10073233, 10073234, 10073235, 10073236, 10073237, 10073238, 10073239, 10073240, 10073241, 10073242, 10073243, 10073244, 10073245, 10073246, 10073247, 10073248, 10073249, 10073250, 10073251, 10073252, 10073253, 10073254, 10069344, 10069345.