Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 24 to 25, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 24 to 25, 1993
Start: 1993-04-24T17:54
End: 1993-04-25T00:10
Location: Missouri

April 24 to 25, 1993 · 33 events in 18 counties and zones

17 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 31 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $1.9 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:16 UTC.

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Event by event

17 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When: April 24, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Davis
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 24, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Joplin
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusts to 67 mph were reported at various areas of Joplin as thunderstorms moved through the area. One gust was recorded at the Joplin Regional Airport. Numerous roofs were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 24, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Joplin
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusts to 67 mph were reported at various areas of Joplin as thunderstorms moved through the area. One gust was recorded at the Joplin Regional Airport. Numerous roofs were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: April 24, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Walnut Grove
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down. At Fair Grove, several small sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 24, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Joplin
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusts to 67 mph were reported at various areas of Joplin as thunderstorms moved through the area. One gust was recorded at the Joplin Regional Airport. Numerous roofs were damaged.

Hail, Newton

When: April 24, 8:16 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Diamond
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dade

When: April 24, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Dade County, Lockwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: April 24, 8:27 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, New Haven
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Franklin County EOC reported wind gusts to an estimated 60 mph along Highway 100.

Hail, Warren

When: April 24, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Warren County, Pendleton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Penny-size hail was reported via the St. Charles County EOC.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When: April 24, 8:40 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County, St. Peters
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large tree branches were knocked down along Highway 94.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: April 24, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Halltown
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seven large barns were damaged.

Hail, Franklin

When: April 24, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Washington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ham radio operators reported 0.75-inch-diameter hail.

Hail, Greene

When: April 24, 8:56 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Walnut Grove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down. At Fair Grove, several small sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: April 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Fair Grove
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down. At Fair Grove, several small sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.

Hail, Greene

When: April 24, 9:19 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Springfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were blown down. At Fair Grove, several small sheds and outbuildings were destroyed.

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 24, 9:20 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Chesterfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm spotters reported hail 1.00 inch in diameter near Creve Coeur Lake.

Hail, Polk

When: April 24, 9:27 PM CST
Where: Polk County to Eudora
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covered the ground.

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 24, 9:28 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Chesterfield
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Storm spotters reported hail up to 1.25 inch in diameter near Creve Coeur Lake at 2128 CST. A roof was damaged on a restaurant on north Highway 67 in Florissant shortly after that. Emergency Management officials reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail up a foot deep along buildings in Bridgeton.

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 24, 9:30 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Bridgeton
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: April 24, 9:30 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Florissant
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Christian

When: April 24, 9:34 PM CST
Where: Christian County, Ozark
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported between Ozark and Campbell City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: April 24, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Monett
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downburst wind gusts to 70 mph uprooted numerous trees, damaged many roofs, and destroyed a mobile home.

Hail, St. Louis

When: April 24, 9:40 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Florissant
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An off-duty NWS employee in Florissant reported 1.00-inch hail.

Hail, Douglas

When: April 24, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Ava
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.933, -92.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roofs received minor damage.

Tornado, Laclede

When: April 24, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Laclede County, Competition
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 45 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.480, -92.430

A small tornado touched down destroying a mobile home and severely damaging a ranch house. Numerous outbuildings were damaged and a dump truck was rolled 300 yards. Two people were injured in the mobile home, one seriously and one minor. The county sheriff followed the tornado about 0.5 mile before it lifted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Phelps

When: April 24, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, Edgar Springs
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.877, -91.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were uprooted and buildings demolished by high wind gusts. A 96-foot greenhouse, three barns, a wellhouse, several windows, and fences were heavily damaged on one farm. A mobile home and two out-buildings were also damaged at a second location. Reported by the county sheriff office and a county newspaper.

Hail, Dent

When: April 24, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Dent County, Reported A Barn Blown to Salem
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.607, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff's office reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail at the north edge of the Montauk State Park. Power lines were also knocked down south of Salem.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dent

When: April 24, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Dent County, Cherryville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.607, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff's office reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail at the north edge of the Montauk State Park. Power lines were also knocked down south of Salem.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dent

When: April 24, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Dent County, Salem
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.607, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county sheriff's office reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail at the north edge of the Montauk State Park. Power lines were also knocked down south of Salem.

Hail, St. Francois

When: April 24, 11:45 PM CST
Where: St. Francois County to Bonne Terre
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to 1.00 inch in diameter was reported by the public. A small group of large trees was also knocked down 2 miles east of town.

Hail, Washington

When: April 24, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Leadwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 37.962, -90.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One-inch-diameter hail covered the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Francois

When: April 24, 11:53 PM CST
Where: St. Francois County, Bonne Terre
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to 1.00 inch in diameter was reported by the public. A small group of large trees was also knocked down 2 miles east of town.

Tornado, Washington

When: April 24, 11:55 PM CST to April 25, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Potosi
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 37.930, -90.800

A small tornado initially touched down near the intersection of Highway P and State Road 8, damaging a door and windows of a large garage. The tornado then traveled across a city park damaging several trees, sections of a chain-linked fence, and several advertisement bill boards. Before lifting numerous trees were downed, several mobile homes were flipped, and minor roof damage was caused to a service station just east of the intersection of State Roads 8 and 21.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Missouri, 1993 Warnings in Missouri, April 1993

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: 10331737, 10332096, 10332097, 10331991, 10332098, 10331868, 10332619, 10332579, 10334838, 10334299, 10332258, 10332580, 10331992, 10331993, 10331994, 10334889, 10334793, 10334890, 10334891, 10334892, 10332450, 10332259, 10334893, 10332637, 10331734, 10334642, 10332591, 10332592, 10332593, 10333257, 10334961, 10333258, 10334962.