Missouri, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Missouri, September 5, 1992

September 5, 1992 · NWS MCI · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Platte

When
September 5, 6:14 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -94.720

Hail, Clay

When
September 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.400, -94.580

Tornado, Clay

When
September 5, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
39.230, -94.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Platte

When
September 5, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Platte County
Coordinates
39.520, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Platte

When
September 5, 10:00 PM PST
Where
Platte County
Coordinates
39.420, -94.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Bates

When
September 5, 10:30 PM PST
Where
Bates County
Coordinates
38.370, -94.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Barton

When
September 5, 11:28 PM PST
Where
Barton County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
37.400, -94.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
September 5, 11:28 PM PST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
37.080, -94.520

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.

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Every storm in Missouri in 1992Every state in 1992This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Missouri, 1992Warnings in Missouri, September 1992

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: 10158133, 10158134, 10072203, 10072202, 10072204, 10072205, 10072206, 10072207.